WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (AP) — Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently. Some residents worry the hospital’s sudden closure last […]
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has warned prosecutors to get their star witness, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, to stop his taunting posts and jabs at the former US president. Judge Juan M Merchan’s comments came as a dramatic and consequential week in the first criminal trial of a former American president […]
Former President Trump on Friday complained that it was a “joke” and a “disgrace” after the judge overseeing his hush money trial directed prosecutors to inform Michael Cohen, their star witness, to stop speaking publicly about the case as his testimony approaches. “There is no gag order for Michael Cohen. What the judge did was amazing, actually. […]
Web Summit must disclose various documents sought by two minority shareholders in support of their separate claims that the firm has been damaged by social media posts chief executive Paddy Cosgrave made in the wake of Hamas’s October 7th attack on Israel, the High Court has ruled. Web Summit co-founders Daire Hickey and David Kelly […]
Apr. 18—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday sent a letter directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a task force to address healthcare workforce shortages in order to meet the demands of our growing state and provide students with the tools they need to succeed. “The State of Texas has invested millions […]
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat’s free newsletters here. After a court defeat, Pennsylvania voting rights organizations are trying to convince a larger group of federal appellate judges that the state shouldn’t be allowed to reject […]
The White House has tasked NASA with creating a new time zone for the moon by the end of 2026, as part of the United States’ broader goal to establish international norms in space. The direction to set up a lunar time zone comes amid growing global interest for humanity to establish a long-term presence […]
By Joey Roulette and Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies. The head of the […]
Middle-class families will face the brunt of changes to how the U.S. Department of Education calculates federal financial aid eligibility for college students using the newest version of the FAFSA form, some experts say. The redesigned and updated FAFSA — released Dec. 31 to implement changes established in the 2020 FAFSA Simplification Act passed by […]