Month: June 2023

Roanoke College professor Todd Peppers’ long-standing scholarship on the federal judiciary has been recognized with an award recognizing work that made a lasting impression on the field. Peppers was part of a team of co-authors awarded the “Lasting Contribution Award” by the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association. The annual award is reserved for a journal article or book that was published at least a decade ago and has stood the test of time. This year’s title was a 2001 treatise, “Selection of Federal Judges: A Note on Policy and Partisan Selection Agendas,” written by Emory…

DENVER (AP) – A shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship victory was likely prompted by a drug deal gone bad, police said Tuesday. The violence left 10 injured, including one of the two suspected shooters. All of the injured are expected to survive, including five or six people who police believe were bystanders who are not involved in drug dealing, Chief Ron Thomas said at a news conference. He said 20 rounds were fired at the scene, about a mile from Ball Arena, where the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat on Monday night. Police…

In news you rarely see, a government agency said, “Hey, this could be done cheaper if you cut my hours and my benefits.” 20 hours per week reflects the actual needs of the county’s veterans, according to Cara Martin, director of Veterans Affairs for Benton County. In a refreshing move, Martin decided the county should reduce its hours. Because of this, you will lose your full-time salary and all benefits, vacation time, paid time off, sick days, paid vacation, as well as any other government benefits. Martin currently has 129 pending cases with Veterans Affairs that will add a new…

DENVER (AP) – A shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship victory was likely prompted by a drug deal gone bad, police said Tuesday. The violence left 10 injured, including one of the two suspected shooters. All of the injured are expected to survive, including five or six people who police believe were bystanders who are not involved in drug dealing, Chief Ron Thomas said at a news conference. He said 20 rounds were fired at the scene, about a mile from Ball Arena, where the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat on Monday night. Police…

Holly interviews US state president Leigh Brown, a tireless term limits advocate, sums it up perfectly: “Want something better? Roll up your sleeves and be part of the solution.” The North Carolina State House has passed the US term limits resolution under House Speaker Tim Moore. The North Carolina state Senate should pass the US term limits resolution any day now. US Term Limits Resolutions introduced in the US House of Representatives HJR11, we have 99 co-sponsors and counting. US Senate Resolution SJR2 sponsored by Ted Cruz has 16 co-sponsors, including Senator Tim Scott, who has announced his 2024 presidential…

With two $100,000 Mass Cash prizes still unclaimed, a Hudson man came forward Tuesday to claim a $50,000 Powerball prize he won with a ticket for a June 22, 2022 drawing, just nine days before the ticket expired. Danny Thomas of Hudson claimed the Powerball prize at the Massachusetts State Lottery office in Braintree on Tuesday, state lottery officials said. Thomas told lottery officials that he and his wife found the winning ticket after hearing about unclaimed lottery prizes on the radio. The couple then checked the numbers on the state lottery website and discovered they had won, lottery officials…

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy pledged to pardon former President Trump if elected to the Oval Office and challenged his opponents to make the same vote. During a press conference Monday at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. US Courthouse. in Miami, Florida, Ramaswamy said that if elected president, he will pardon Trump on his federal charges. Trump will go on trial today after a federal grand jury indicted him on Friday on 37 counts related to his withholding of sensitive documents. Trump’s accusation has led to calls for Hur to bring similar charges against Biden. GOP HOPEFUL RAMASWAMY SEARCHES COMMUNICATIONS…

It looks like General Hospital fans will have to wait to see what happens next on the hit soap opera after today’s episode was anticipated due to a special report by ABC News. The show, which normally airs weekdays at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, was interrupted by the network’s coverage of former President Donald Trump’s appearance in a federal courtroom in Miami, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him for his handling of classified documents. Instead, the episode of General Hospital that aired today will air on Wednesday (June 14) during its regular timeslot, before…