(The Center Square) – Tragic stories continue to flow from western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene slamming the Appalachian Mountains nearly two weeks ago. So, too, is the assistance. The General Assembly convenes Wednesday, with disaster assistance legislation expected to swiftly be passed. Gov. Roy Cooper toured the area on Monday with […]
(The Center Square) — As another batch of municipal pension audits get released, Auditor General Tim DeFoor warns of shortfalls. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial burdens on local taxpayers,” DeFoor said in a press release. “Nearly a quarter of all the pension plans […]
(The Center Square) – As states rush to either affirm or ban children from undergoing sex reassignment procedures, new data shows Oregon among U.S. states providing the most such procedures. Data published by the Do No Harm, a nonprofit group of physicians and other medical professionals opposed to such procedures on children, shows that roughly 13,394 minors underwent […]
More than 2,400 flights into and out of the United States were canceled in anticipation of Hurricane Milton on Wednesday. These cancellations began Tuesday as Milton fluctuates between being a Category 4 and Category 5 storm. Flight delays also increased, with nearly 3,000 reported by flight tracking data site FlightAware. Much of the Southeast is […]
Election effects of Oct. 7 The horrific terrorist attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, has left deep scars on the world. The most immediate effect of the bloody event that left 1,200 Israelis dead and more than 200 captured and held as hostages was a stark warning about the threat Israel faces as a […]
WOODWARD’S ‘WAR’ ON TRUMP: In his forthcoming book War — which the Trump campaign has already dismissed as “made-up stories” — journalist Bob Woodward paints a picture of Donald Trump essentially conducting a shadow presidency as he waits to regain political power. The book comes out next Tuesday, but the Washington Post and CNN — […]
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 Israelis in a terrorist attack, the likes of which the country had never seen. Since then, Israel has been determined to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, while fending back attacks from Iran and its proxies. The aftermath of the attack has strained relations between the United States and […]
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over Jewish voters in Arizona, dispatching prominent Jewish leaders and her husband to the Grand Canyon State to ease concerns over her support for Israel. In the year since Hamas terrorists massacred an estimated 1,200 people in Israel on Oct. 7, […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday is poised to consider the fate of death row inmate Richard Glossip, a rare death penalty case with even more unusual support from Oklahoma Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond. Drummond and defense attorneys for Glossip are set to appear at the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a new trial for […]
Gas prices increased again on Wednesday, marking the third straight day of increases at the pumps. The new national average for regular gas rose to $3.205 per gallon, according to AAA. This represents an increase of more than three cents since Monday, when gas was $3.174 per gallon. The average price for a gallon of […]
