One wonders when, if ever, a US broadcast can win the same plaudits presenting the English league with a more American voice There they were again, signaling with their unchanging faces and voices and their unchanging studio backdrop that another Premier League season had begun. On Friday afternoon, and again on Saturday and Sunday morning, … Read more
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez renewed her membership with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) following a seven-year lapse as the organization’s national profile grows. The New York congresswoman, widely viewed as a potential 2028 presidential contender, rejoined DSA this month as the group builds momentum from a string of Democratic primary victories, including over several incumbents. … Read more
A Democratic prosecutor backed by George Soros faces a recall effort after an angel mom urged voters in her county to remove him from office “before another family pays the price.” Earlier this year, Stephanie Minter, 41, was stabbed and killed at a bus stop in Fairfax County, Virginia. An illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone, … Read more
Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboard The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the United States, Thai navy officials said, after spending more than 250 consecutive days at … Read more
Judge ruled Jeanine John Taele, discovered with firearm days before Trump visit, was unfit to face felony charge A judge in California has suspended criminal proceedings against a man found with a loaded gun near Donald Trump’s golf course in Los Angeles, and instead ordered him to undergo a mental health evaluation. Jeanine John Taele, … Read more
Move from USPS comes amid Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting in November’s midterms The US Postal Service (USPS) said on Thursday that new requirements for mail-in voting are now in effect as Donald Trump seeks to crack down on the practice. The move is expected to trigger a new round of legal challenges. … Read more
Plane was headed for airport in Seldovia from Anchorage, and was submerged in water after the crash A small plane carrying four people crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to officials. The Piper PA-24 was headed for the airport in the small … Read more
It’s about ‘kitchen-table populism’: focusing on Americans’ day-to-day economic struggles This year’s Democratic primaries look and sound a lot more populist than usual. Brian Poindexter, a union iron worker running on a “workers first” message, won a House primary outside Cleveland. Sherrod Brown is mounting a Senate comeback in Ohio on the same “rigged system” … Read more
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’ Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during two congressional hearings last year, when he told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation that a 2019 visit to … Read more
Florida is becoming the first state to impose sweeping new limits on how welfare cash can be spent, blocking recipients from using cash-assistance benefits loaded onto EBT cards for purchases like tattoos, theme park tickets, video games, vaping products and other items not generally considered “basic needs” under a plan the Trump administration is urging … Read more
