Most of Marion County’s constitutional officers faced no opposition and were automatically re-elected on Friday. Qualifying period for local offices began noon June 10 and ended June 14 at noon. Since no challengers qualified, those guaranteed another four years are Greg Harrell, clerk of the circuit court and comptroller; Jimmy Cowan, property appraiser; Wesley Wilcox, […]
A video of a religious flag atop a truck has been shared in posts that falsely claimed residents of Bareilly city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state waved the flag of Muslim-majority Pakistan to celebrate the failure of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to secure a majority in the state after the country’s general […]
For the first time, a Columbia-area restaurant has won a prestigious James Beard Award. Lula Drake Wine Parlour, located on Columbia’s Main Street, was presented with the Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages honor at Monday night’s James Beard Awards ceremony at the Lyric Opera in Chicago. There were two James Beard finalists from the Midlands […]
Lando Norris felt he should have won the Canadian Grand Prix and dismissed suggestions he was unlucky with the timing of a safety car. The McLaren driver started third in wet conditions on Montreal’s Ile Notre-Dame but came alive as the track began to dry, surging past eventual winner and world champion Max Verstappen and […]
Virginia is a foundational piece of President Joe Biden’s road map for winning a second term. However, recent polling in the state shows Biden and Trump tied or nearly tied among voters. Republicans now believe Trump has a fighting chance in the state. In 2020, it was a foregone conclusion that Joe Biden would win […]
Reform UK’s Nigel Farage won the seven-party BBC debate on Friday night, according to a snap viewer poll. The line-up featured Penny Mordaunt, the Conservative Leader of the House of Commons, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth, Green Party co-leader […]
Narendra Modi is still in power, but now his allies can start making demands of him. These kingmakers want Cabinet positions and special funding, reports say. It’s a stark change from when Modi won easily in previous elections without needing his allies. As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assembles his next government, the calculus clearly […]
Only one of the Detroit Three automakers can claim it has a 2024 Top Safety Pick award for its full-size SUV from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Stellantis, which makes Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Fiat brands. On Thursday, IIHS released the results of testing it did on the three most popular large SUVs […]
Jun. 5—All but seven Democratic incumbent legislators beat back challengers in Tuesday’s primary, with Republican voters in southeastern New Mexico ousting two recent Republican appointees of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to select their own candidates. With the unofficial statewide voter turnout of just under 23%, or a fifth of registered voters, progressives had some potential […]
We have a winner! A single winning ticket in Illinois clinched the estimated $560 million Mega Millions jackpot after Tuesday’s drawing. The winning numbers were drawn at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and we have the results below. The lucky player could walk away with an estimated cash value of $264 million in a lump-sum […]
The Mega Millions jackpot has been won! One ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing to win the estimated $560 million jackpot, according, according to the Mega Millions website. The winner can also choose the cash option estimated at $264 million. The winning ticket was purchased online through the Illinois […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Credit – Manish Swarup—AP Photo Political pundits and exit polls were quick to predict that Narendra Modi was poised to clinch a third term as India’s prime minister in this year’s elections, […]