Jan. 13—California native Judy Villalobos says her church has helped her discover talents and abilities within herself. Villalobos was 14 when she moved to Muskogee with her family from Bakersfield, California. She soon joined God’s Powerhouse church, where she got involved with a leadership program, praise and worship and children’s ministries. She said the church […]
President Joe Biden said Friday that he has confidence in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after the Pentagon waited three days to tell the White House that the top defense official was in the intensive care unit. Biden also affirmed that Austin had a “lapse in judgment” by not telling the White House about his hospitalization […]
President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn in Washington, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, for a short trip to Joint Base Andrews, Md., and then on to Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that it was a lapse in judgment for Defense Secretary […]
Holly Bennett’s 5-year-old, MB, isn’t scared of zombies, towering playground structures or giant animals. She also can’t watch the movie Benji without crying out of love for the titular dog, and once attempted to resuscitate a dead mouse the cat killed. Described by Bennett as fiery and radiating “main character energy with a level of […]
I grew up in a very religious home that restricted me from playing sports and a lot of other activities. Everything I was allowed to do was mostly church-related. I often saw my cousins indulging in competitive sports while I sat wanting to join in. Finally, when I was about 16 or 17 years old, […]
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s chancellor used his New Year’s speech to call on his country’s citizens not to lose confidence in the future as they adapt to a world experiencing multiple crises and changing at an ever-faster pace. “So much suffering; so much bloodshed. Our world has become a more unsettled and harsher place. It’s […]
Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštravičius has said that signatures are being collected in the European Parliament for a vote of no confidence in the European Commission due to the unfreezing of €10 billion for Hungary on the eve of the recent Ukraine-focused EU summit. Source: Auštrevičius said this in an interview with Delfi, reports European Pravda […]
(Bloomberg) — US bonds rallied Wednesday, dragging down yields to levels not seen in months, as strong demand for an auction suggested that investors are confident inflation will keep decelerating. Most Read from Bloomberg Rates on five- to 30-year Treasuries declined by at least 10 basis points on the day, after an auction of five-year […]
Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, has said he is confident that the EU will decide to provide assistance to Ukraine at the beginning of 2024. Source: European Pravda, citing Zhovkva in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine news agency Quote: “There is confidence. There is a political solution. We all know that €50 billion […]
Lawyers debated whether two Arizona voting laws would suppress voter rights or boost confidence in elections during a daylong federal hearing Tuesday. The outcome of the case will have potentially profound effects on the state’s presidential election next year. At issue is a pair of bills legislative Republicans passed in 2022 and then-Gov. Doug Ducey […]
The European Council President Charles Michel is urging Ukraine to see a positive signal in the vote on budget support, even though Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán blocked its adoption on Friday night. Source: European Pravda citing Charles Michel after the meeting of EU leaders, which lasted until late at night Details: Michel claimed he aimed […]
A majority of voters across seven Western countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom, believe their democracy is in worse shape than it was five years ago, according to a poll whose results were seen by POLITICO. Nearly seven in 10 American respondents said the state of democracy had declined in recent […]