COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Lately, he’s increasingly taking that same approach against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Among the recent jabs, Trump this past week posted a roughly four-minute video online in which he called […]
Oklahoma voters now have another choice for president in November. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 70, completed his statement of candidacy and paid Oklahoma’s $35,000 fee to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate, Oklahoma State Election Board officials confirmed Thursday. The campaign said in a statement Oklahoma marks the fifth state where Kennedy and his running […]
The BBC’s coverage of migration contains “risks to impartiality”, an independent review has found. The report, which focused particularly on news and current affairs, was undertaken by policy specialist Madeleine Sumption, who spoke to more than 100 people inside and outside of the company. It concluded that while the corporation provides “a lot of excellent content […]
May 4—In the runoff election to be Anchorage’s next mayor, former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance has a sizable advantage in the amount of money being spent on her candidacy by independent expenditure groups. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson, who benefited from a deluge of spending on his behalf from political action groups in the 2021 runoff, […]
In a recent analysis of the second-hand car market, Independent Advisor Car Insurance reveals that Porsche owners are leading the pack in reselling their vehicles. The study, conducted by Independent Advisor, delved into Auto Trader, the second-hand car online marketplace, to examine the prevalence of 12 top car brands in listings compared to their registered […]
South Korea’s parliament has approved legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people. The single-chamber National Assembly passed the bill by a 256-0 vote. It will become law after it is signed by President Yoon Suk Yeol and promulgated by his government agency — steps that […]
Haley Osborn used to be a Democrat. But she just can’t do it anymore. In fact, she doesn’t want to be a part of any party. “I feel neither party is truly interested in fixing our society’s problems with crime, economic disparities, debt or the environment,” said Osborn, 36. “Rather, they are interested in maintaining […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament on Thursday approved legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people. The single-chamber National Assembly passed the bill by a 256-0 vote. It will become law after it is signed by President Yoon Suk Yeol and promulgated by […]
Documented liar and alleged fraudster George Santos has ended his independent bid for a House seat that he had little chance of winning, saying he did not want to split the vote with his Republican rival and risk electing a Democrat. Announcing the withdrawal of his candidacy for New York’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, […]
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 […]
Apr. 22—A man seeking to run as an independent candidate for New York’s 21st Congressional District has filed a lawsuit against a host of media companies, local governments in Texas and a former employer regarding his televised arrest in 2019. On Sunday, Scott Phillip Lewis, a resident of Lake Placid, shared a complaint with the […]
Your letters to the editor for April 21, 2024: ‘Problem-solving’ Dusty Johnson is gone When Dusty Johnson was first inaugurated to Congress in 2019, I was in my high school government class, preparing to graduate five months later. Naturally, Dusty came up from time to time. Although I’ve been left-leaning for as long as I […]