When a public official in a small Oklahoma city faced a censure vote that condemned his recent ties to White nationalism, he was saved – at least temporarily – by a Black man. Several residents in Enid blasted city council commissioner Judd Blevins at a public meeting last fall for participating in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rallies […]
Mar. 23—With a Monarch butterfly wing print cape over her shoulders and antennae dangling from the top of her head, Mary Hogue was a fitting representative for the national grassroots Pollinator Pathway organization. Hogue and fellow Pollinator Pathway board member Jackie Algo, whose yellow and black striped scarf mimicked the colors of a bee, sang […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan GOP convention in Grand Rapids on Saturday will allocate 39 of the state’s 55 GOP presidential delegates, but a significant portion of the party’s grassroots force won’t be attending due to the lingering aftereffects of a months-long dispute over who is leading the party. Still amid the division, chaos […]
MOSCOW, Feb 29 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday urged Palestinian groups holding talks in Moscow about the formation of a unified government to set aside their differences and unite for the sake of the Palestinian people. The talks between representatives of Hamas and the Fatah political faction come days after Palestinian […]
Scientists have determined a way to measure gravity on microscopic levels, perhaps bringing them closer to forming a theory of “quantum gravity” and to solving some major cosmic mysteries. Quantum physics offers scientists the best description of the universe on tiny scales smaller than atoms. Albert Einstein‘s theory of general relativity, on the other hand, […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is facing criticism from Republican and Democratic rivals over comments he made at a candidate forum this weekend calling into question the fairness of special benefits for veterans. During a panel for gubernatorial candidates at the annual Missouri Republican Party Lincoln Days in Kansas City over the weekend, Ashcroft was […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While there are many donation options to support the victims of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting, there’s one that is bringing local churches together. ‘The Church Loves Kansas City’ is a website dedicated to donations in response to the shooting. The website is sponsored by many local churches and non-profits […]
Claim: Angelina Jolie said, “Arabs and Muslims are not terrorists. The world should unite against Israel.” Rating: Rating: Misattributed The protracted, often bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded into a hot war on Oct. 7, 2023, when the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel and Israel retaliated by bombarding the Gaza Strip. More […]
By Jennifer Rigby CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) – Two laboratories in Britain and South Africa, which were at the forefront of tracking new coronavirus variants during the pandemic, have teamed up to keep the focus on genomic surveillance globally as the COVID emergency recedes. The teams said they were worried governments and funders may pull back […]
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Wednesday blasted the Republican National Committee chair for her assertion that it’s time for Republicans to unite around Donald Trump following his New Hampshire primary victory. “With all due respect to Ronna McDaniel, to say that we’re just going to call it after two states … saying we don’t […]
Dec. 6—Some Vandergrift business owners are hoping their new initiative to raise money for the borough’s library can revamp how the town thinks about supporting its nonprofits. Throughout the year, customers at Chris Kakias’ G&G Restaurant had the option to donate to the Vandergrift Public Library through a wall-mounted box placed near the restaurant’s exit. […]