Man who fled California due to the ‘cost of living, politics, traffic and crime’ says he’s ‘much happier’ in Florida So much for “Go West, young man.” California now ranks as the top state Americans chose to leave in 2023. According to PODS Moving and Storage, the Golden State recorded a net loss of 91,000 […]
Elon Musk won two big shareholder votes at Tesla on Thursday, but that may not be good for Tesla shareholders. (Britta Pedersen / Associated Press) No one who has followed the career of that famously self-effacing and modest business leader Elon Musk could have expected him to boast openly about having secured approval from Tesla […]
It was early last year when Rep. Matt Gaetz learned that the Justice Department, which had been investigating him in a sex trafficking investigation, would not bring criminal charges against the Florida Republican. That was, of course, the good news for the far-right GOP congressman. The bad news for Gaetz, however, was that he still […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted and arraigned Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. He was granted bail. Thaksin is the unofficial power behind the party leading the government, Pheu Thai, despite being ousted from power […]
A Fresno man was sentenced Monday for raping a minor while he was out on bail after attempting to coerce a minor, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Christopher Contreras, 36, was sentenced to 15 years and nine months in prison for coercion and attempted coercion of minors, prosecutors said in a news release. He […]
The Supreme Court threw out a ban on bump stock devices. The devices allow rifles to fire bullets quickly and were used in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. Justice Samuel Alito wrote Congress would agree with a ban, but still struck the ban down. There’s “little doubt,” Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote, that Congress […]
Jun. 13—WILKES-BARRE — Nazareth “Naz” N. Shoffner was apologetic inside a Luzerne County Courthouse for selling a single fentanyl pill disguised as Percocet that resulted in the overdose death of an Edwardsville woman in 2023. On his way out of the courthouse, a shackled Shoffner, 35, said he was not happy with his sentence calling […]
The family of Susana Morales also addressed the court after the verdict GoFundMe, Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Susana Morales, left, and Miles Bryant A former Georgia police officer who killed a teenage girl and dumped her body was found guilty of kidnapping and murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Miles Bryant was found […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights groups urged Thailand on Thursday not to extradite a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, saying that he could be at risk if handed back to Vietnam. Y Quynh Bdap, who had United Nations refugee status in Thailand, was picked up by local police on Tuesday, the day after he had […]
Eric Hale, principal at Bryan Station High School, has been named the 2024 Kentucky Principal of the Year. The award is given by The Kentucky Association of School Administrators and recognizes those who have demonstrated “exceptional leadership” and commitment to “educational excellence.” Hale has been the executive principal at Bryan Station High School since he […]
A 29-year-old hunter boasted about his illegal kills online, leading to charges against him in western Washington, officials say. Investigators began looking into the man in 2021 after seeing a “multitude of successful harvest posts,” the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a June 7 news release. From there, wildlife police suspected he […]
Six years ago, Charlie Kirk, a right-wing provocateur who founded the conservative activist group Turning Point USA, strongly criticized the evangelical political movement he now helps lead. Kirk, known then primarily for his work mobilizing college-age Republicans, described Jesus as welcoming and tolerant and denounced Christians’ “sanctimonious approach” to homosexuality and other issues. He argued politics […]