PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence. “He will go there tonight,” government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot said after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday where the president […]
WASHINGTON — On the car ride from Trump Tower to the Manhattan courthouse Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was venting to Speaker Mike Johnson about the first 16 days of his hush money trial and how it’s kept him off the campaign trail. “He’s clearly frustrated that he’s been tied up now for the fifth […]
The Arizona Department of Transportation asked for patience from motorists using Valley roadways that had partial closures on Mother’s Day weekend. Work crews installed a closure on the southbound Interstate 17 in the north Phoenix and Anthem areas as a pavement improvement project begins, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Officials said the project, […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Aircraft delivery delays from Boeing are “extremely annoying” and cost Lufthansa lots of money, but the U.S. planemaker should be able to resolve its problems, the German airline’s CEO said in a newspaper interview. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr was direct when asked by Switzerland’s Neue Zuercher Zeitung how badly recent setbacks at […]
A state agency overseeing licensing for health care and occupational professionals is under scrutiny from lawmakers after missing a deadline in its quest to cutdown on delays and modernize services. Under legislation signed into by Gov. JB Pritzker in December, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation had 90 days, or until March 7 […]
In closed-door talks with U.S. officials, the Israeli government has expressed “deep frustration” at both the Biden administration’s delay of a weapons shipment and U.S. confirmations to the media of the once-private halt. The publicity, they argue, could jeopardize hostage negotiations. That message, detailed to POLITICO by three people from the U.S. and Israel familiar […]
WASHINGTON — Over the past several weeks, President Joe Biden has privately expressed confidence that he’s going to win the November election, according to three people familiar with his comments, in a shift from the frustration with the status of his campaign that he was venting to aides just a couple months ago. The turnabout […]
The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman and CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig talked about how tensions could surface between Donald Trump and his defense team during the former president’s upcoming criminal hush money trial, which is set to begin Monday. Haberman, on Kaitlan Collin’s “The Source” show, recalled Trump “literally poking” his attorney Alina […]
Good morning, Chicago. Already the Chicago area’s most closely watched primary campaign this year, the race for Cook County state’s attorney devolved into some confusion and much frustration this weekend as city election officials acknowledged a mistake in communicating how many vote-by-mail ballots were being counted and results between the two Democratic candidates continued to […]
A post from The New York Times shared on Reddit highlighted the divergence between the current economic indicators and Americans’ perception of the economy. Despite an ostensibly healthy economy, marked by strong consumer spending and the creation of 13 million jobs since President Joe Biden took office, public sentiment remains overwhelmingly negative. Don’t Miss: This […]
The missing 22-year-old University of Missouri student sent his last text to a woman, who apparently had a difficult time deciphering the message Christopher Whiteid Riley Strain, the missing student from the University of Missouri Riley Strain’s last text message was apparently sent to a woman, who was checking in on him the night he […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to mount, with the Democrat captured on a hot mic saying that he and the Israeli leader will need to have a “come to Jesus meeting.” The comments by Biden came as he spoke with Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., […]