England will play Switzerland in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 in Dusseldorf on Saturday. Switzerland stunned defending champions Italy 2-0 in their last 16 tie in a result which demonstrates the danger they will pose to Gareth Southgate’s side. Here, we look at what England can expect next weekend. Key players Former Arsenal captain Granit […]
The far-right Alternative for Germany party has opened a convention after a strong performance in the recent European election, as opponents held large-scale protests and some demonstrators tried to block roads or clashed with police. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, took 15.9% of the vote to finish second in the European Parliament election on June […]
BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany opened a convention Saturday after a strong performance in the recent European election, as opponents held large-scale protests and some demonstrators tried to block roads or clashed with police. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, took 15.9% of the vote to finish second in the European Parliament election […]
Two of four incumbent members of the Utah State Board of Education, all Republicans, appeared to lose their re-election bids in Tuesday’s primary election. Incumbent Brent Strate, who ran to return to the District 3 seat in portions of Davis and Weber counties, was defeated by Rod Hall, a youth pastor, who received about 55% […]
Fresh off last week’s historic guilty verdict, former President Donald Trump had a warning for his political opponents on Tuesday. In an interview with the conservative outlet Newsmax, Trump seemed to float the possibility of imprisoning his political opponents if he becomes president again. “So, you know, it’s a terrible, terrible path that they’re leading […]
Opponents of Oklahoma County’s plans to build a jail at 1901 E Grand Blvd. are escalating their efforts to get the project stopped. Two Del City residents — Mayor Floyd Eason and Gina Standridge, a member of the Mid-Del Public Schools’ Board of Education, filed a complaint with an Oklahoma County sheriff’s deputy May 16 […]
LONDON (AP) — British police say four people were hurt and one was arrested when supporters of Iran’s authorities clashed with anti-government protesters at a London event marking the death of President Ebrahim Raisi. The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called Friday evening to “reports of disorder” at a venue in the west London […]
May 22—A Lebanon man is launching an effort to overturn a new Maine law that would have the state pledge all of its electoral votes in presidential races to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. James DuPrie submitted paperwork to the Maine Department of the Secretary of State this month to initiate the […]
It’s not often that statehouse elections in rural Texas steer the national conversation about school choice. But things might change later this month. On May 28, voters will choose Republican candidates in 13 of the state’s 150 House districts. Four are currently held by representatives targeted by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for persistently stymying his […]
May 17—WATERFORD — Residents battling the plan to locate a data center on Millstone Power Station land called Thursday night for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to block the proposal. After picketing outside Town Hall prior to a public meeting hosted by NRC officials, more than a dozen residents put down their placards to attend […]
Terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, the closest of three large international airports to, Washington, D.C. (Carol Highsmith/Library of Congress) WASHINGTON — After hours of uncertainty Thursday, the U.S. Senate struck a deal to reauthorize several Federal Aviation Authority programs for the next five years, though Maryland and Virginia senators were […]
The legal organization defending Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject an “unjust delay” on the ban requested in separate motions by state Attorney General Kris Mayes and Planned Parenthood Arizona. It’s unknown when the court will rule on the requests. But if the court turns them down, the […]