President Joe Biden is running against a man with 34 felony convictions, two impeachments and a historically bungled attempt to manage a pandemic. Even worse, former President Donald Trump is the only president to ever refuse to accept the results of an election if he lost, a petulant and politically perilous practice in which Trump has […]
British prime minister Rishi Sunak repeatedly refused to say whether he told his parliamentary aide about the date of the UK election, as the Metropolitan Police said they were investigating a “small number” of bets on the July 4th poll. Police are examining whether offences beyond cheating using inside information had been committed, while the […]
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – French prime minister Gabriel Attal accused his far-right and leftwing political opponents of “promising the moon” in a three-way televised debate on Tuesday ahead of next Sunday’s first round of early parliamentary elections. In a muddled, confusing TV debate between leaders of the three top-polling blocs, Attal came under […]
Jun. 22—LEWISTON — Police responded to a possible shooting early Saturday morning on Blake Street, according to officials. Lewiston police Lt. Derrick St. Laurent confirmed Saturday afternoon that police responded to the area of 54 Blake St. just after midnight for reports of a possible shooting. When first responders arrived on the scene, they located […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Thursday rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon‘s bid to stay out of prison while he fights his conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack. Bannon is supposed to report to prison by July 1 to begin serving […]
A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday evening after he was shot by a Wake County Sheriff’s deputy, but his condition is unknown, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The man’s injuries are reported to be “serious,” according to ABC11, The News & Observer’s newsgathering partner. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. following a nearly […]
A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday evening after he was shot by a Wake County Sheriff’s deputy, but his condition is unknown, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The man’s injuries are reported to be “serious,” according to ABC11, The News & Observer’s newsgathering partner. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. following a nearly […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a challenge to an agreement that gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to handle online sports betting in Florida, dealing a blow to the deal’s opponents. The nation’s highest court denied a petition from opponents of the compact, which promises […]
An Athens man recently entered a guilty plea in Clarke County Superior Court to three felony crimes and three misdemeanor crimes stemming from the burglary of an Athens home in September 2023. The plea was negotiated between District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez and Western Circuit Assistant Public Defender Matthew Lester. But the decision ultimately lay with […]
He’s so grounded. A ten-year-old traveler was tossed from an airplane after throwing a tantrum when asked to buckle up for takeoff. The infuriating episode unfolded aboard a short-haul Latam flight in Colombia, after the cheeky child failed to heed crew member instructions — or his parent’s pleadings. A ten-year-old traveler was tossed from an airplane […]
Conservatives are calling for a boycott of department store Kohl’s over its refusal to sponsor the Republican National Convention, which is being held in the state where the retailer is headquartered. Some posters have even pledged to “Bud Light the f*** out of” Kohl’s in reference to the boycott that took a massive bite of […]
A young male black bear spotted in western Mecklenburg County this week is likely the same one that people reported swimming across Lake Norman a couple of weeks ago, a state wildlife officer said. Why the bear has remained in the area remains a mystery to N.C. Wildlife Resources Officer Sampson Parker. Most young male […]