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 […]
A man has questioned whether he was wrong to refuse to switch seats with a fellow passenger on his flight. In a post to the Am I the A**hole forum on Reddit, a husband wrote about a flight he took with his wife from Dublin, Ireland, to Washington, DC. The thirtysomething couple discovered they had […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointed a bankruptcy attorney Friday to replace a conservative-leaning Universities of Wisconsin regent who is refusing to step down, setting up another potential confirmation stalemate in the Republican-controlled state Senate. Evers announced that he has appointed Tim Nixon to succeed Robert Atwell. Nixon works on law firm […]
Bob Atwell A conservative University of Wisconsin regent is refusing to step down even though his term expired this month, continuing a recent trend of holdover appointees. Then-Republican Gov. Scott Walker appointed Bob Atwell to the UW Board of Regents in 2017. His seven-year term ended May 1 but Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has yet […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent says he won’t step down when his term ends this month. Then-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, appointed Robert Atwell to the Board of Regents in May 2017. His seven-year term ends this month. Atwell sent an email to Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman, regents […]
A Frontier Airlines passenger refused to comply with exit row instructions from a cabin crew member forcing everyone on the flight to deboard. In a viral TikTok posted on 9 May, travel blogger Tia (@travelwithtia23) shared with viewers how an unidentified woman in glasses argued with airline employees. Meanwhile, her fellow passengers were pleading with […]
Photo: ERIN SCHAFF / Contributor (Getty Images) Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court justice who loves road trips in his RV almost as much as he loves stripping people of their rights, got himself into some hot water recently when the New York Times revealed the money for the RV came from a wealthy friend who […]
Hunt points to Labour’s tax policies as the key deterrent to investors. – Hollie Adams/REUTERS The US oil giant Chevron has announced it will quit the North Sea after 55 years, the day after Jeremy Hunt turned down industry pleas for support at a private meeting. Chevron said that it had decided to leave the region following […]
The High Court has refused horse trainer Tony Martin’s bid for a pause to a three-month suspension he received from the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) for an alleged breach of anti-doping rules. Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy rejected Mr Martin’s claims regarding the IHRB’s use of a UK barrister at his appeal of the temporary […]
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – A 20-year-old man from Fond du Lac reportedly fled from officers after crashing into a light pole and refusing help, the pursuit eventually led to his arrest and an OWI charge. According to the Fond du Lac Police Department (FDLPD), officers responded to the area of North Peters Avenue […]
One mom-to-be says “no thanks” to being her husband’s spokesperson. “So, I refuse to be the primary communicator with my husband’s side of the family,” Morgan Elisa Strickell, who is 12 weeks pregnant with her first child, said in a TikTok video. “A few weeks ago, my mother-in-law was on the phone with us and […]