House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended his decision to release the House for August recess early, over the fallout of the Trump administration’s non-release of the files related to disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Johnson said it was necessary because Democrats were looking to force votes on releasing the Epstein files in the House Rules […]
CIA Director John Ratcliffe suggested that statute of limitations protection would not affect the Trump administration in their effort to prosecute those involved in investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. Ratcliffe claimed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former CIA director John Brennan, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper could be prosecuted […]
President Donald Trump accused Hamas of “stealing” the food and aid meant for the Palestinians suffering from hunger in Gaza. Trump was in Turnberry, Scotland, along with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen when reporters asked about the recent aid distribution in Gaza. The president acknowledged “that whole place is a […]
(The Center Square) – Leasing on 54 acres for apartments, retail and a soccer stadium at UNC Asheville was given approval on Thursday by the University of North Carolina System. The Board of Governors authorized the university to lease the property to its endowment fund for $1 a year for 99 years. The endowment fund […]
(The Center Square) – Energy price increases are expected for a large portion of Illinois’ population. PJM Interconnection announced its capacity auction this week, and the price came at the cap of nearly $330 per MW-day. That’s up from the previous auction of $270 per MW-day. The grid operator said to expect a year-over-year increase […]
(The Center Square) – A legislative panel has floated ideas for how to change the school calendar from the required 180 days a year to a formula based on the number of instructional hours. Members of the Advisory Committee on Innovations in K-12 Education expressed concerns about how a change would work with local school districts. […]
Former late-night television host Jay Leno asked why comedians only “shoot for half an audience” in a recent interview, saying he doesn’t believe “anybody wants to hear a lecture.” Leno hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show from 1992 to 2009 before comedian Conan O’Brien briefly became the new host, with Leno hosting the show again from […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan (AP) — Authorities said Sunday they are seeking to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against a 42-year-old man accused of carrying out a knife attack at a Walmart store in Michigan. Chaos unfolded at the Walmart on Saturday after the suspect entered the store during a calm […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese voters rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in a recall election Saturday, dampening hopes for the ruling party to flip the balance of power in the self-ruled island’s legislature. The independence-leaning ruling Democratic Progressive Party won last year’s presidential election, but the China-friendly […]
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Islamic State-backed rebels attacked a Catholic church in eastern Congo on Sunday, killing at least 34 people, according to a local civil society leader. Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, in the Ituri province, told The Associated Press that the attackers stormed the church in Komanda town at around 1 a.m. […]
