German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition suffered a stinging defeat at the European elections Sunday, all three parties in his government trailing the conservatives and the far right, preliminary results showed. The result sparked calls from victorious conservative CDU-CSU bloc for the centre-left Scholz to change course or pave the way for new elections. The opposition […]
The Danish Prime Minister’s office has said the premier has suffered minor whiplash but is otherwise fine after a man assaulted her in central Copenhagen. Police confirmed “there has been an incident” involving Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and that a 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday. Ms Frederiksen was rushed to a hospital for a […]
A man accused of running over a 2-year-child Thursday night in Springfield was in custody and the child is in a hospital suffering from a head injury, police said. >> Toddler missing in Urbana is located; police, children’s services open investigation The Ohio State Highway Patrol took the man into custody and were likely to […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)– In Iberia Parish, Rip Van Winkle Gardens is also recovering after the severe storm heavily damaged the botanical gardens. Most of the historic oak trees sustained some damage, with a few of the significant century trees being severely damaged. The oldest oak in the garden has catastrophic damage, according to one […]
Donald Trump has suffered a significant decline in the polls 48 hours after receiving a guilty verdict in his New York hush money trial. Since the trial concluded, Trump’s lead counsel, Todd Blanche, has disclosed that they plan to appeal the judgment “as soon as we can,” amid speculations he may not be able to […]
Jun. 2—1/1 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY RENDERING The $106 million Honokea surf resort project in Kalaeloa has been in development since at least 2020. This rendering shows what the site may look like. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? to continue reading. Get […]
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its absolute majority for the first time in three decades, the country’s electoral commission announced on Saturday following this week’s parliamentary polls. With 97.51% of the votes counted, the ANC stood at 40.11% on Saturday morning, the IEC electoral commission said. The preliminary partial result […]
Another legal disciplinary board in Washington has concluded that Rudy Giuliani, who sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, should lose his law license. On Friday, the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility recommended that Giuliani be disbarred for his involvement in a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s presidential election […]
Donald Trump attends his criminal trial in New York yesterday – Mark Peterson/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump has taken a $357m (£280m) hit as shares in his social media company dropped after the former president was found guilty of fraud. Shares in Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of Truth Social, fell by […]
Scott Peterson’s quest to prove his innocence in the notorious killing of his pregnant wife and unborn son has been considerably narrowed. A judge weighing evidence in a last-ditch bid to exonerate Peterson in the killings ruled this week that one item collected 20 years ago in connection with his murder trial could be retested […]
May 27—A Washington State Patrol trooper had a medical emergency while driving a patrol car Monday, causing him to collide with another vehicle on Interstate 90 sending both drivers to the hospital with minor injuries. Trooper Tod Surdam, 50, was driving west on I-90 when he had a medical emergency at around 10 a.m. while […]
The Justice Department is widening its antitrust crackdown as it goes after Live Nation (LYV), filing a lawsuit Thursday that seeks a breakup of the entertainment giant. US prosecutors and a group of states argue that Live Nation used its Ticketmaster ticketing monopoly to suppress competition. The lawsuit follows a two-year investigation into the company. […]