Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday that he is willing to endorse Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte‘s bid to become the next secretary general of NATO. “Hungary is ready to support PM Rutte’s bid for NATO Secretary General,” Orbán said on X, alongside a copy of a letter from Rutte promising to respect […]
The Reading Public will celebrate Juneteenth this week with a series of special activities and programs. Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of the Civil War. The holiday marks the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United […]
Jun. 16—Prosecutors want to reschedule the trial of former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave to a later date as plea negotiations continue. More charges could also be filed against Brave, 38, depending on plea negotiations, according to a recent court filing. The final pretrial hearing was set to take place July 25, with a trial […]
Mark Zuckerberg is planning a 75,000-square-foot compound in Lake Tahoe, news site SFGate reported. The Meta CEO laid the groundwork by buying adjacent properties in 2018 and 2019 for $59 million. The compound will include a bunkhouse, a guesthouse, and a gym, per documents seen by SFGate. For years, people have been wondering what Mark Zuckerberg […]
California’s COVID numbers are on the rise thanks, in part, to new subvariants, suggesting an earlier-than-normal start to the summer season. The percentage of COVID tests coming back with positive results in the state rose to 5.3% for the week that ended June 3, up from 2.2% the month before. The numbers are still relatively […]
The leadership of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) plans to honour former party leader and chancellor Angela Merkel with a reception to mark her 70th birthday. The art historian Horst Bredekamp will give a lecture at the ceremony at the Academy of Sciences in Berlin, CDU leader Friedrich Merz announced at a meeting of […]
President Joe Biden just hit an all-time low in one approval rating tracker. According to FiveThirtyEight, Biden’s approval on Monday is the lowest of his presidency. Biden’s previous dips occurred during a spike in gas prices and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains severely underwater just under five months before […]
Mark Cuban’s Advice For Lotto Winners: Cash Or Annuity? The Mega Millions jackpot hit $1.1 billion in March 2024, becoming the fifth-largest jackpot ever. The last two billion-dollar jackpots were in 2023; there was one each in 2022, 2021, and 2018. More frequent billion-dollar winnings raise the question: Which payout option is better? Cash or […]
Donald Trump on Sunday joked that he didn’t care about his supporters ― but screen icon Mark Hamill and other critics of the former president said there was more than a little truth in the crack. Trump made the remark as he urged fans to stay safe at an outdoor rally in Las Vegas, where […]
John Lamparski/Getty Images Mark Cuban pays out bonuses to his employees every time he sells a company. The billionaire said his payout practice has helped hundreds of people become millionaires. Cuban told Business Insider he thinks it’s “the right thing to do.” Billionaire Mark Cuban isn’t opposed to sharing the wealth. In a Tuesday post on […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman who was convicted of lying on the witness stand in the O.J. Simpson trial three decades ago, is now barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias. Fuhrman, […]
FILE – White House former chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. Meadows appeared by videoconference, Friday, June 7, 2024, in Phoenix, pleading not guilty to nine felony charges stemming from their roles in an effort to overturn Trump’s election loss in Arizona to […]