Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.Mary Altaffer/AP A woman who was excused from the potential jury pool in the criminal tax fraud trial of Donald Trump’s business said she can’t be impartial. “He’s guilty in my mind whatever the case is,” the Manhattan advertising executive said … Read more
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia at committee hearing June 24, 2022, at the US Capitol.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite One year ago, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene invested between $15,001 and $50,000 in a SPAC that wants to merge with Trump’s “Truth Social” platform. One year later, the value of the stock dropped more than … Read more
In a sign of the potential Republican gains in next month’s midterm elections, House Democratic campaign chief Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is in danger of losing his New York seat. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved their rating of the race for New York’s 17th District between Maloney, who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, … Read more
Courtesy of the Brown family If you or a loved one are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. McKenna Brown died by suicide in August during what should have been a joyful period for … Read more
It has been an eventful stretch for Chase Brown. The Illinois star became the season’s first 1,000-yard rusher in the Football Bowl Subdivision on Oct. 15 and only the third player in program history to reach the milestone in back-to-back years. He was named an Associated Press midseason All-American on Tuesday and the next day … Read more
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rishi Sunak, the former British Treasury chief who won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party and is likely to become the country’s next prime minister, is getting cheers from an unlikely place: India, its former colony. As the news became clear Monday, social media and TV channels in … Read more
NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart will make his drag racing debut this weekend at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stewart will compete for McPhillips Racing in a Top Alcohol dragster — the equivalent of NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series. “I’m excited and nervous at the same time,” Stewart said. “It’s definitely … Read more
Pontiac, Mich. (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty Monday to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting that killed four students and put an extraordinary focus on the boy’s home life and the alleged role of his parents in the tragedy. Ethan Crumbley, 16, pleaded guilty to all 24 charges, nearly a year … Read more
Emily Carey and Milly Alcock in House of the Dragon Credit – Ollie Upton—HBO Warning: This post contains spoilers for House of the Dragon. It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in the Season 1 finale of House of the Dragonbut Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey, then Olivia Cooke) gifts Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock, then Emma D’Arcy) a page … Read more
Beresford Hodge – PA Images LONDON—Rishi Sunak is to become Britain’s third prime minister of the year after winning a hastily arranged leadership contest on Monday in the wake of Liz Truss’ lightning downfall. After losing out to Truss in the summer, Sunak is on his way to Downing Street after his leadership race rival, … Read more