A number of the bills that passed during the 2024 Florida legislative session are taking effect July 1. And some of the most high-profile legislation involves the constitutionally protected right to free expression — and possibly even collides with it. They implicate areas ranging from strip clubs to campaign advertisements, from schools to emergency scenes. […]
On June 15, Amy Smith had the police called on her as she stood outside Gateway Church in Southlake, protesting the sex abuse scandal involving the church’s founder and then-senior Pastor Robert Morris. A week later — with Morris no longer the pastor after confessing to molesting a girl in Oklahoma starting when she was […]
Jun. 17—Nearly 3 in 4 New Hampshire traffic deaths in 2022 occurred in accidents caused by an impaired driver, a higher percentage than in preceding years. Authorities at the state and local levels say they are working more aggressively to crack down on distracted drivers, speeders and impaired drivers. “Distracted driving coupled with speed with […]
“Saturday Night Live” took on one of the top news stories of the past week on its latest episode, when cast members played concerned parents of New York City college kids involved in protests in the cold open over the weekend. On Saturday’s episode – which was hosted by Dua Lipa (who also acted as […]
Driving without a license and crashing is common in Texas, a new study revealed. Texas topped the list of states where a driver without a license was most likely involved in a fatal car accident between 2017 and 2021. The study, which was done by the personal injury office of the Connecticut Trial Firm using […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a defiant, closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs teeters on the brink of collapse. “I am here today to provide the committees with the one uncontestable fact that should […]
Kyiv will “firmly respond” to any attempts to involve the Russian-controlled Moldovan region of Transnistria in Russia’s war against Ukraine and destabilize the situation in Moldova, the Foreign Ministry said amid increased Russian pressure on the Eastern European country. Transnistria is internationally recognized as part of Moldova. Russian troops have occupied Transnistria since the early […]
Feb. 19—TRINITY — A 53-year-old Trinity man arrested last week in eastern North Carolina with a 16-year-old Thomasville girl now faces charges in Randolph County regarding images or recordings of sexual activity involving a minor. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office did not say the two arrests are related, but Lawrence Nathaniel Chandler was arrested Feb. […]