Throughout its 248-year history, America has witnessed dramatic, high-profile courtroom battles that test the laws and tear at its social fabric: from the Haymarket Square riot case and the Scopes Monkey Trial to the failed prosecution of Hall of Fame NFL running back O.J. Simpson in a grisly double murder. But the country has never […]
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan and China can peacefully resolve their differences, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, adding that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same culture and history. Ma, president from 2008 to 2016, last year became the first […]
Steve Garvey says he’s “working diligently” to resolve his tax debts by the end of the year. The Sacramento Bee reported last week that the Republican candidate for California’s U.S. Senate seat owed at least $350,000 and as much as $750,000 in back state and local taxes. On Monday, Garvey said, “We have been taking […]
The attorney for a North Texas mom who was charged with helping her son flee to Mexico after violating the terms of his probation in a fatal DWI crash says she is “relieved” to finally resolve the eight-year long case. Tonya Couch pleaded guilty to a charge of hindering apprehension or prosecution of a known […]
(Bloomberg) — Pressure is on Broadcom Inc. ahead of Thursday’s earnings to show investors that AI demand will offset a slump in computer and telephone sales. Most Read from Bloomberg With a gain of nearly 50% since its last quarterly report, the stakes have ratcheted up for the Palo Alto, California-based company at a time […]
The Polish government has asked the European Union’s executive arm to help resolve the dispute over Ukrainian grain shipments. Specifically, Poland wants the EU to introduce region-wide quotas on some Ukrainian products. Source: Bloomberg Details: Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi and his Polish counterpart, Czesław Siekierski, met on Wednesday in an effort to find an […]
Feb. 9—BEMIDJI — Among otherwise calm discussion, the process of selecting a board chair provided a contentious twist to Thursday’s work session for the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education. The topic of discussion came after its Jan. 22 work session, in which the board reached a stalemate in selecting a chair after several rounds […]
WASHINGTON — It was in a packed courtroom in Richmond, Virginia — the former capital of the Confederacy — in December 1868 where Chief Justice Salmon Chase concluded that Jefferson Davis, the defeated rebel president, should not face prosecution for treason. Little would anyone have known at the time that Chase’s decision —in addition to […]
The news is swirling with concerns about Arizona’s 2024 election timeline. Election officials have been at the forefront of this issue by raising concerns and offering solutions so Arizona will meet federal election deadlines. And while we rely on our lawmakers to enact a solution, it’s critical to remember that your local election officials are dedicated to ensuring […]
French farmers were gradually lifting their roadblocks around Paris and elsewhere in the country on Friday, a day after the French government offered more than €400 million in various measures meant to answer their grievances. The farmers are unhappy over low earnings, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad. On major highways around the French […]
On Jan. 21, Hamas took to Instagram, releasing a bilingual document in English and Arabic listing its five reasons for launching its onslaught against Israel during the wee hours of Oct. 7: Its need to combat Israel’s alleged plan to erase the Palestinian cause, Its responsibility to resist the “Judaization” of the land, Its undertaking […]
Ukraine and Hungary agreed to establish a special commission to deal with the unresolved issues of national minorities and to present a “concrete understanding” of this topic within 10 days, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Jan. 29. The comments came at a joint press conference with Kuleba’s Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto and Ukraine’s Presidential […]