Month: May 2023

Jon Rahm doesn’t care which tour players compete when it comes to the Ryder Cup. He wants the best players from Europe and the United States to face each other in what he calls a “beautiful” event. The Europeans were beaten two years ago at Whistling Straits, but Rahm teamed up with fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia to take three of his team’s nine points. That partnership will not be rekindled in Italy this year, with Team Europe captain Luke Donald of England telling Garcia he will not be considered. Garcia left LIV Golf last year and recently stepped down from…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was removed from office on Saturday. Many of the members of the Texas House who voted to impeach him were Republicans themselves. The poll reveals a sharper divide between the far-right and moderate wings of the GOP. Loading Loading something. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the application After eight years of surrounding himself with controversy but never getting into trouble, Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general closely tied to the MAGA movement, was swiftly ousted on Saturday. On Wednesday, a Texas House…

A Washington-Liberty High School student was killed in a double homicide in Fairfax County yesterday. Braden Deahl, 18, was a outstanding football player to the WL varsity team that had committed to play at St. Mary’s College of Maryland earlier this month, according to a athletics website. Deahl’s death was announced in an email to WL families this afternoon. “It is with great sadness that I inform you that one of our seniors, Braden Deahl, passed away on Monday,” Principal Tony Hall wrote. “Braden was a beloved member of the Washington-Liberty family and touched the lives of many of our…

Chicago sees record violence over Memorial Day weekend Despite new city and police leadership, Chicago just experienced the most violent Memorial Day weekend on record. CHICAGO – Despite new city and police leadership, Chicago just experienced the most violent Memorial Day weekend on record. “Our public safety agencies have plans in place this weekend and throughout the summer months to ensure everyone can enjoy our city in peace,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said last week. During the first major test, these plans fell well short. Fifty-three shooting victims and 12 murders in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, worst yet. Most of…

A grand jury indicted a third man for Jam Master Jay’s murder. According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, prosecutors charged a man named Jay Bryant in the Jam Master Jay murder case. Bryant’s co-defendants Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington were accused in 2020. Bryant was charged with murder while engaged in drug trafficking and murder involving firearms. Prosecutors said he helped Jordan and Washington kill Jam Master Jay, whose real name was Jason Mizell. Prosecutors claimed Bryant admitted to participating in the fatal shooting. “On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, Mizell was present at his recording studio located on…

COVINGTON, Ky. – Normally fun and boisterous events at the NKY Pride Center took on a sense of nervousness Tuesday as Frankfort lawmakers passed legislation targeting LGBTQ+ children and rights. President Bonnie Meyer said they’re still here to be proud and recognized, but the stakes have definitely been raised. Drag performer PHDee performed at Tuesday’s Pride Youth Party and said she recognizes that conversations around trans people, especially trans youth, have increased. “Resources like this, they’re here to uplift and celebrate, and also to fight when needed. These days, I think it’s necessary,” he said. The Kentucky Legislature passed Senate…

Des Moines, Iowa CNN — In his first official campaign stop, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to a stage in Iowa, implicitly mocked his main rival, former President Donald Trump, and painted a dark picture of the country that he said it’s “going in the wrong direction.” and “infected” by “leftism”. “We must choose a new direction for our country,” DeSantis said at the nation’s first state GOP caucus, insisting he could put the country on “a path that will lead to a rebirth of American greatness “. Reading from a printed copy of a speech, DeSantis offered familiar culprits…

On May 24, 2023, the Washington State Building Code Council (the “Council”) delayed implementation of the updated Washington State Building Code from July 1, 2023 to October 29 of 2023. This delay was a direct response to the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in California Rest. Ass’n v. City of Berkeley, no. 21-16278, 2023 US App. LEXIS 9068 (April 17, 2023). The proposed code update would have required the use of heat pumps or other electric systems instead of natural gas systems. The Council has directed staff to convene two technical advisory groups to consider modifications to reduce the risk of federal…