BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his victory in an election that was criticized by most Western leaders. Orbán, widely seen as Putin’s closest ally in the European Union, sent the letter of congratulations to Putin on Thursday after the release of official election […]
Moscow sees Pope Francis‘ controversial comments on the war in Ukraine not as a call for Ukraine to capitulate, rather as a plea for negotiation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, according to Russian media. Pope Francis said, in comments which were made during a February interview with Swiss public television that came to […]
Moscow sees Pope Francis‘ controversial comments on the war in Ukraine not as a call for Ukraine to capitulate, rather as a plea for negotiation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, according to Russian media. In Pope Francis comments, which were made during a February interview with Swiss public television that came to light […]
A Kentucky Democrat is being widely criticized after implying during a legislative committee meeting last week that allowing pedophiles access to child sex dolls could help lessen their desire to abuse children. The comments from Sen. Karen Berg, D-Louisville, were in response to House Bill 207 from Rep. Stephanie Dietz, R-Edgewood, which would make it […]
In response to a critical post on X, formerly twitter, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker provided an update on the investigation into the shooting at Crown Center in January. “(A) recent tweet by the FOP that suggests charges are not being filed in the Crown Center shootings that occurred last month are misguided and […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s legal team is frustrated over the findings and tone of special counsel Robert Hur’s report, several letters leaked Thursday between Biden’s attorneys and top Justice Department officials show. A key exchange of letters viewed by NBC News occurred the day before the Justice Department released Hur’s report, in which Hur […]
Republicans in the New Mexico Legislature criticized their Democrat colleagues for blocking bills the GOP hoped would worsen penalties for fentanyl dealing and exposure of the drug to children. A Republican-sponsored memorial dedicating Oct. 14 to Oct. 18 as “Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week” did advance from the Senate Rules Committee Monday with unanimous, bipartisan support […]
A California teacher who publicly criticized his school district’s investment in a “Woke Kindergarten” program was placed on administrative leave Thursday, the teacher said. Hayward Unified School District teacher Tiger Craven-Neeley told the San Francisco Chronicle he was asked to hand over his keys and laptop and not return to his classroom at Glassbrook Elementary […]
Though it did not provide much additional detail about why Tyre Nichols was pulled over, the newly released footage of his beating offered a look at how some Memphis police officers viewed members of the SCORPION Unit. Other footage showed attitudes that officers from the Memphis Police Department had the night Nichols was beaten. Footage […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amid a tough reelection fight, Mayor London Breed has declined to veto a non-binding resolution from the San Francisco supervisors calling for an extended cease-fire in Gaza, a measure she blamed for inflaming tensions in the city. The first-term Democrat posted her decision online Friday, faulting the board for veering into […]
During a radio interview last week, Gov. Greg Abbott said that Texas has used every tool to control the border short of ordering officers to shoot migrants crossing over illegally, once again drawing concerns about the potential impact of his rhetoric around immigration. “The only thing that we’re not doing is we’re not shooting people […]
Jan. 11—There’s still no word from Leechburg Area School District officials on when or who will replace Superintendent Tiffany Nix. Nix, who announced this month that she’s resigning to become an assistant superintendent at Penn-Trafford School District, said Thursday she is not aware of the school board’s plan to select a replacement. No updates or […]