Several people have been arrested after Oklahoma police say a group of upset McDonald’s customers ran into the restaurant and attacked the workers, news outlets report. The group of five was going through the drive-thru at a McDonald’s on the southeast side of Tulsa at about 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, when they became upset […]
Election filings for the March Republican and Democratic primaries, including a number of local, state and federal offices, closed last week. Folks on the South Plains will decide who represents who represents their political party in the November general election for state legislators, congressmen, district judges and more. Below is a list of who filed […]
The so-called “initiative group of voters” has supported the candidacy of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin as a self-nominated candidate in the upcoming Russian presidential election in March 2024. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agencies Interfax and TASS Details: A gathering of the “initiative group of voters” on Saturday, 16 December, saw Mikhail Kuznetsov, Head of the […]
two people walk a paved city street towing luggage When it comes to talking about artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft often dominates the conversation, and rightly so. Early on, the company partnered up with OpenAI, a start-up that’s capturing the imaginations of investors worldwide. But let’s put Microsoft aside for a moment. Many stocks can benefit […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request from Oregon Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature to be allowed on the ballot after their terms end. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken issued the decision Wednesday. State Sens. Dennis Linthicum, Brian Boquist and Cedric Hayden were among the plaintiffs who filed […]
California’s chief elections officer said late Friday that Bakersfield Republican Vince Fong cannot appear on the ballot for a Central Valley congressional seat because he is already running for reelection to the state Assembly, a decision the state lawmaker vowed to challenge in court. When Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) announced his retirement earlier this month, […]
Hallmark’s popular, if painfully corny, Christmas movies, definitely have a casting formula for their heroines: Mostly white, clean-cut, and of an in-between age. That is, young enough to be plausibly short of middle age, but old enough to sell the standard Hallmark plot: Urban professional leaves the city to get a new lease on life, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry on Wednesday announced a Democratic run for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Rep. Mark Green, seeking a political comeback more than five years after the fallout from an extramarital affair cut her tenure short. In an announcement video, Barry cited several reasons for trying to […]
WASHINGTON — Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood) said she would run for Congress, entering what could become a crowded race to replace Tony Cárdenas as the San Fernando Valley-based 29th District’s representative. Cárdenas has told The Times he will not run for reelection in 2024 and will endorse Rivas to replace him in Washington. Rivas, 49, […]
The Colorado case, however, is on the fastest track, and the challengers there may have one of their most favorable venues: All seven justices of the Colorado Supreme Court are Democratic appointees. During Wednesday’s argument, those justices will face two weighty questions: whether Trump provoked and participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the […]