Month: June 2023

VERNON, Vermont – The man accused of killing his mother at sea during a New England fishing trip died Thursday in jail while awaiting trial for murder, authorities said. Nathan Carman, 29, of Vernon, Vermont, died “on or about June 15, 2023,” the Vermont U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed in a notice announcing the dismissal of an indictment accusing him of the death of his mother, Linda Carman. “The United States received information from the US Marshal that Carman died on or about June 15, 2023. Therefore, the assessment of charges against Carman is appropriate,” the notice said. The U.S. Marshals…

The new Netflix documentary “Arnold” chronicles the multiple careers of Arnold Schwarzenegger. From his beginnings as a bodybuilder, to becoming the biggest box office draw, to being the only person to become governor of California through a recallable election. What you need to know Lesley Chilcott credits Schwarzenegger’s strong mindset as the reason he was able to succeed in three very different careers. “Bodybuilding is obviously a competition, I didn’t really know that Arnold looked at acting as a potential competition, and then he certainly looked at running for governor and being governor as a competition,” Chilcott said. The documentary…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Enough Republicans showed up in the Oregon Senate Thursday to end a six-week walkout that stalled the Legislature and blocked hundreds of bills, including some on abortion, the ‘transgender health care and gun safety. . The boycott, which prevented the Senate from reaching the two-thirds quorum needed to pass bills, was prompted by a sweeping measure on abortion and gender affirmation that Republicans said was too extreme. The walkout also blocked passage of the two-year state budget and a gun safety measure opposed by the GOP that would raise the purchase age for semi-automatic rifles to…

Former President Donald Trump’s support among Republicans has not wavered amid news of his latest impeachment. Results of a recent national survey by Quinnipiac University show that 53% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters support Trump over nine other Republican candidates, including Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis had the second-highest support among Republican voters, with 23% saying they preferred him as president. On Thursday, Trump was indicted on 37 criminal charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents in the Southern District of Florida. During a court appearance in Miami on Tuesday, Trump pleaded not guilty to the positions “Despite the…

Rep. Kate Porter (D-Calif.) had a short and blunt response to a Fox News reporter approached with a question about a unexpected root canal dental procedure that President Joe Biden suffered earlier this week. Hillary Vaughn pointed out to Porter how Biden “had to take time off work” for treatment, then appeared to push the right-wing talking point that Biden is unfit for office when she asked, “Do you think does he have the stamina for a second term?” Porter, without breaking stride, replied, “Have you ever had a root canal?” The moment went viral on Twitter, racking up millions…

A Pinellas Park police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man last month, Pinellas-Pasco State’s Attorney Bruce Bartlett has determined. Officer Cameron Williams fatally shot Jared Daniel Rudderham on May 30 after the 36-year-old pulled a gun on police during a domestic dispute, according to a letter Bartlett sent to Pinellas Park Police Chief, Michael Haworth. Rudderham showed up at the house where his ex-girlfriend lived with her grandmother at 5000 94th Ave. N and refused to leave, according to the letter. Rudderham was upset that his ex-girlfriend had started dating someone new. The ex-girlfriend called her mother,…

Former George W. Bush aide Karl Rove warned in a new op-ed that the federal indictment of former President Trump over his mishandling of classified documents will come at a high cost to him and the country. “No matter the outcome, America will pay a heavy price for the reckless petulance of the former president. So will he,” Rove wrote in a Wall Street Journal Opinion Edition. Rove, who served as Bush’s senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, wrote that the country has been “plunged into an unprecedented crisis” after Trump was indicted on 37 felonies last week. The…

Decrease the font size of the article Increase the font size of the article Global Edmonton has received an award through the 2023 RTDNA Prairie Regional Awards for its breaking news coverage of a fatal stabbing that had members of a northeast Edmonton neighborhood stuck on lockdown for hours . On Thursday, RTDNA Canada announced that Global Edmonton had won the Breaking News (Large Market) award in the video category for its coverage of what police said was a random attack in Edmonton’s Homesteader neighborhood. Global Edmonton crews rushed to the scene on September 7, 2022 after learning of a…