The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest, who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the grand finale, is likely to be charged with making illegal threats, Swedish police said. Joost Klein had failed to perform at two dress rehearsals on Friday and the organiser, the European Broadcasting Union, said that police were […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the grand finale will likely be charged for making illegal threats, Swedish police said Monday. Joost Klein had failed to perform at two dress rehearsals on Friday and the organizer, the European Broadcasting Union […]
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak was in high school the first time he left his home state of California. He was boarding a flight to Boulder to check out the University of Colorado campus with some friends. The electronics prodigy had designed his first computer at age 13, and by the time he applied to colleges, […]
During a sleepover in August 2017, three 14-year-old boys, two of whom were about to start attending St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, took a picture of themselves wearing dark green acne masks. One of the boys, who was hosting the other two, had severe acne, and his friends applied the masks in […]
A University of Mississippi student who was caught on camera making monkey noises at a Black, female protester during a campus Gaza demonstration has been named by the college’s NAACP chapter. The man has been identified as James “JP” Staples on the Instagram page of the university’s chapter of the human rights group, which named […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the 2024 ballot after overcoming a challenge from a Republican opponent. Earlier this year, Rep. Justin Jones submitted 26 signatures to Nashville election officials in order to qualify to run as a Democratic candidate. […]
Former New York Rep. George Santos announced Tuesday that he was ending his independent campaign for a seat in Congress. Santos, a Republican who was expelled from the House late last year, had said last month that he was running for New York’s First Congressional District as an independent. “I have decided to withdraw from […]
When former Republican Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress in December, he swore he would never return. “Why would I want to stay here?” he told reporters at the time. “To hell with this place.” Santos has alleged widespread corruption and inefficacy among his previous peers, calling Congress “the longest soap opera in the world” […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and faces federal charges of defrauding donors to his 2022 campaign, has announced he is running for the House again. Santos, a Republican who is just the sixth member to be ousted by fellow House members, posted Thursday night on […]
Expelled New York Congressman George Santos — who made a surprise appearance at the State of the Union — announced he is running for office again in 2024. “New York hasn’t had a real conservative represent them since I left office arbitrarily, thanks to RINO, empty suits like @nicklalota,” Mr Santos wrote on X. “He […]
House Republicans on Monday passed a bill to block local governments from reappointing legislators expelled for “disorderly behavior” by the Tennessee General Assembly, even after a legislative attorney last week advised lawmakers the effort is likely unconstitutional. Rep. Johnny Garrett, R-Goodlettsville, filed House Bill 2716, to prevent state lawmakers from being tapped to fill their own […]
Republicans lost George Santos’s seat in a special election on Tuesday. That cuts the House GOP’s majority down by one vote. Rep. Mike Collins is pointing fingers at the more than 100 Republicans who voted to expel Santos. Rep. Mike Collins is taking one lesson from Tuesday night’s special election in New York: Republicans shouldn’t […]