The stabbing of a Japanese mother and her son went viral in China after a local woman died protecting them. Her death ignited a clash between praise for the 55-year-old and a resurgence in anti-Japan posts. Tech giants finally intervened in a rare rebuke, deciding that the nationalism had gone too far. It’s no secret […]
Jurors weighing the murder case against Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of running down and killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022, ended the week without a verdict Friday, their fourth day of deliberations after a trial that included dozens of witnesses and allegations of botched detective work. Read’s defense lawyers argued that the […]
If you’re someone who’s never had the misfortune of working for a truly terrible boss, then I’m very jealous of you. But, if you have, then you’re going to find this post VERY gratifying. Hulu Reddit user u/Wholikesfruits asked fellow Redditors, “What was your final ‘f— you’ to a boss you didn’t like?” And the […]
The soggy weather could be packing a more severe threat than just nuisance flooding with the National Weather Service in Miami saying the most “overachieving” storms could also spin up tornadoes. Meteorologist had issued a tornado warning for areas in Palm Beach County including Lion Country Safari, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Loxahatchee Groves, but […]
Tuesday’s primary runoffs in Texas were a victory for the GOP’s establishment — but it was far from a decisive show of force in its ongoing battle with the party’s insurgent hard-right wing. Moderate Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales fended off a far-right pro-gun YouTube star in his sprawling West Texas district. But it took a […]
Mixed message much? Donald Trump made a muddled pitch for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Truth Social Thursday, attempting to taint the political outsider’s independent appeal by comparing him to President Joe Biden and the Democrats. In a nearly three-minute video, Trump called Kennedy a “much better” option for Democrats than Biden, but warned viewers […]
The results of Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary were just messy enough that both sides could claim victory. But there was a clear warning for President Joe Biden from key elements of the Democratic coalition. More than 100,000 Michiganders took the time to vote for nobody instead of the incumbent president. In a battleground state Biden […]
A Michigan court has thwarted Kristina Karamo’s efforts to remain in control of the state Republican Party, issuing a preliminary injunction Tuesday that bars her from conducting party business. The decision from Kent County Circuit Judge J. Joseph Rossi came hours before polls closed in the state’s presidential primary and days ahead of a Michigan […]
Democrats were supposed to be gearing up for an all-out battle against incumbent GOP Rep. David Valadao for a coveted swing seat in California’s Central Valley. Instead, they are staring down the humiliating prospect of being locked out of the November runoff by Valadao and another Republican — and are blaming each other for bungling […]
SACRAMENTO — With less than three weeks until the primary, former California Assemblymember Rudy Salas is launching attacks on fellow Democrat Melissa Hurtado, going after her record on abortion rights as Democratic groups scramble to avoid being locked out of the November election for the swing House seat. Salas, who came within 3,000 votes of […]
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) launched a Senate bid on Friday and created a messy Republican primary in a must-win state — a move that Senate GOP leaders had been trying to prevent for months. Rosendale, a conservative hardliner who joined seven other Republicans to depose Kevin McCarthy last year, had told colleagues for months that […]
As Donald Trump works on locking up the Republican presidential nomination, he’s setting his sights on remaking the Republican National Committee in his own image. But it’s a task that is likely to come with some political peril, and it may not happen without a fight. Trump has said in recent days that he’s looking […]