Members of the Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association are set to gather 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Lubbock County Courthouse to read in public the country’s founding documents ahead of the July 4th holiday. Lubbock attorney Chuck Lanehart speaks in 2021 about the significance of reading the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights […]
Insights from La Dépêche du Midi, Le Figaro, and Bloomberg The News France’s far-right National Rally party dominated in the first round of legislative elections, receiving about 34% of the vote compared to about 20% for President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance, according to exit polls by Ipsos-Talan for France Télévisions and Radio France. Runoff elections […]
Looking to get away from the bustle of the city? Suburbia just not for you? An off-grid lifestyle might appeal to you. According to a recent poll, three Illinois counties are among the best for off-the-grid living, including one in the top 10: Top Illinois counties for off-grid living In its poll of 3,000 people […]
Looking to get away from the bustle of the city? Suburbia just not for you? An off-grid lifestyle might appeal to you. According to a recent poll, three Ohio counties are among the best for off the grid living. Top Ohio counties for off-grid living In its poll of 3,000 people nationwide, BusinessElectric.com says these […]
The former UN special envoy for Sudan, Volker Perthes, is warning of a further deterioration in the humanitarian situation created by the country’s civil war. “It’s getting worse because famine is looming,” the political scientist told the German broadcaster ZDF on Wednesday. He said that 18 million people, almost half the population of the country […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Wednesday that he is getting tough on officials he suspects are shirking their duties in the war with Russia that is now in its third year. Zelenskyy and Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian ground […]
An old picture showing heavily submerged streets has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely linked it to deadly flooding in southern China in June 2024. The photo was taken in Xiamen city in southeastern Fujian province after Typhoon Megi hit the country in September 2016. “Pray for China, which is experiencing intense floods due […]
Looking to get away from the bustle of the city? Suburbia just not for you? An off-grid lifestyle might appeal to you. According to a recent poll, three Ohio counties are among the best for off the grid living. Top Ohio counties for off-grid living In its poll of 3,000 people nationwide, BusinessElectric.com says these […]
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — When the nursing home in southern Mexico began to bake in the country’s ongoing heatwave, staff cycled their elderly residents through the few cooling options they had. First, some would sit in front of fans buzzing in the sweltering heat of Veracruz. Then they’d be moved in front of the building’s […]
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Ten men were convicted Wednesday in Peru for raping nine teenagers while serving in the military during the country’s armed conflict decades ago. Judge Marco Angulo, of Peru’s First Superior Criminal Court, ordered the former soldiers to serve time in prison, with sentences ranging between six and 12 years. Authorities accused […]
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was granted release on bail hours after he was formally indicted on Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. Thaksin, an influential political figure despite being removed from power 18 years ago, reported himself to prosecutors […]
By Sethuraman N R, Nandan Mandayam and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Hyundai Motor’s India unit sought regulatory approval on Saturday for a stock market listing in Mumbai which could be the nation’s biggest and will see the South Korean parent sell a stake of up to 17.5% in the company. The IPO will make […]