Month: June 2023

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX) – A man has been charged after his baby suffered multiple injuries. Edward Leary, 26, of Middletown, is accused of assaulting his four-month-old son on May 7, according to Warren County court records. County Attorney David Fornshell says Leary assaulted the baby because the child was crying while playing video games. The baby suffered a broken leg, three broken ribs and multiple bruises, prosecutor Fornshell said. Leary was charged with assault and child endangerment, court records show. See a spelling or grammar mistake in our story? Click here to report it and include the story title in…

CNN has lost its title as the go-to channel for breaking news to MSNBC, which drew the most viewers of any cable news network the day after former President Donald Trump announced his federal indictment and again when it was revealed. MSNBC led prime-time averages with 2.43 million total viewers Thursday when Trump first suggested he would be impeached. It was followed by FOX News, which garnered 2.15 million views, with CNN in third place, receiving just 1.13 million views. Then, when federal prosecutors unsealed the indictment against the former president on Friday, MSNBC once again had the highest total…

BOSTON – Mild drought conditions have been declared for Cape Cod and western Massachusetts, and state officials are urging residents in those regions to conserve water. The Level 1 mild drought condition for those regions was announced Tuesday after more than two months of below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures, state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper said , in a statement. All other regions of the state — Connecticut River Valley, Central, Northeast, Southeast and Island regions — remain at Level 0 normal conditions, Tepper said. A Level 1 mild drought “warrants detailed monitoring of drought conditions, close coordination…

Supporters of Trump and DeSantis argue outside the courthouse where the former president will be charged Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email to receive exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Donald Trump is back in custody after turning himself into a Miami court to face 37 charges over his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House, becoming the first current or former president to of the United States who faces federal criminal charges. The former president arrived for his arraignment in federal court in the Southern District…

Sen. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) said Tuesday he will oppose the nomination of Jared Bernstein to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. Manchin’s announcement means a close vote this afternoon on Bernstein and the possible need for Vice President Harris to break the tie on his nomination. Bernstein will likely need the support of all other Democrats and independents to reach the finish line. All Republicans are expected to oppose his nomination. The West Virginia centrist told The Hill that he and Bernstein simply have different economic philosophies. Centrist Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), meanwhile, said he is undecided about the nomination….

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Two North Carolina lawyers have pleaded guilty in federal court in Wisconsin to charges of creating a sham political action committee. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Milwaukee announced Monday that Jack Daly, 51, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and lying to the Federal Election Commission. Nathanael Pendley, 61, pleaded guilty to the same charges on Monday. The lawyers formed a political action committee in 2017 that they said was designed to convince former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke to run for the U.S. Senate, according to court documents. The committee raised more than…

Last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s message to Biden administration officials was simple, as New York continues to struggle with an influx of migrants. With President Joe Biden on speaker phone, White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and senior administration officials present, Hochul made a direct appeal for help. “I said ‘we need help, we need resources, we need federal facilities,’” Hochul told reporters Tuesday. Over the past month, the migrant situation has landed in Hochul’s lap following New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to voluntarily deport people who have arrived in the state, some seeking asylum, in the…

MEDFORD, Mass. – Commuters trying to get to Boston faced long delays on Interstate 93 in Medford Tuesday morning as a roadside death investigation unfolded, officials said. The right travel lanes were closed on the southbound side of the freeway near Somerville at Exit 21 for hours during the morning rush hour as detectives searched for clues in connection with the discovery of a body found around of 4:30 am, according to the state of Massachusetts. Police. The investigation’s findings indicated that a man “intentionally jumped from the overpass onto I-93 below, where he was struck by at least one…