Month: June 2023

By DAVID BAUDERAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Chuck Todd says he is leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous decade of moderating NBC’s political panel show and will be replaced by Kristen Welker. Todd, 51, told viewers on Sunday that he “saw too many friends and family let their work consume them before it was too late.” Todd has often been an online punching bag for critics, including Donald Trump. There were rumors that Todd’s time on the show would be short when its executive producer was reassigned last year. It’s unclear when Todd’s last show will be….

NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Todd said Sunday he is leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous decade of nearly moderating NBC’s political panel showwho will be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker. Todd, 51, told viewers he had “seen too many friends and family let their work consume them before it was too late” and had promised his family he wouldn’t. Todd has often been an online punching bag for critics, including Donald Trump, during a polarizing time, and there were rumors that his time on the show would be cut short when its executive producer was…

Manchin: ‘Everything is on the table’ for him

Breaking news, Karim Benzema leaves Madrid and looks at his new team There is no going back for Real Madrid. Karim Benzema He will finally be leaving the club after spending 14 years at the club since 2009. The Frenchman will leave as the current Gold ball winner and as a global figure. At 35 years old, the former Olympique de Lyon wants to secure his future with a multimillion-dollar offer. This Sunday, the white club made its departure official through a statement on its website and which it subsequently spread across all its social networks: “Real Madrid C.F and…

Tampa police are investigating the death of a man who was found shot inside a car in northeast Tampa Saturday evening. Officers were dispatched to the 6700 block of Woodville Street, north of Hillsborough Avenue E, around 5:45 p.m. for a report of a shooting at the River Oaks apartment complex, the department said in a statement of press They found a man in his thirties dead inside a silver Nissan in the parking lot. “Detectives continue to collect evidence and develop leads in the case,” according to the news release. “Although early in the investigation, this does not appear…

Jerry Davich 219-853-2563 The large blue envelope arrived at The Times office with a two-word message written on the front: DO NOT DOUBLE. Inside were four colorful cartoons, each on a separate piece of paper and each with the same title: “One More Day.” The cartoons are original, not copies. One of them showed a father leaving the house as his son looked on near the front door. “Just leaving because you don’t know when to shut up,” the caption reads. One of four “Just Another Day” comics created and presented by Logan Howell, a 22-year-old aspiring cartoonist from Hammond….

CNN — Do you know who is in third place in the 2024 Republican presidential race? This may seem like an odd question given that the two leading candidates, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are the only ones who average more than 5% nationally. The answer, however, is former Vice President Mike Pence and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, both tied at just 4%. More troubling for Haley, who is participating in a CNN town hall Sunday evening, and other candidates outside the top two is the apparent nationalization of the GOP primary process this…

Joe Biden was not my first choice for president. When the 2020 race started, I preferred Sen. Elizabeth Warren or maybe Sen. Cory Booker. But his candidacies dwindled and it soon became clear that Biden would be the firebrand to defeat Donald Trump. As president, Biden has been somewhat boring but consistent. It doesn’t inspire, but it doesn’t shy away from the great moments either. Last week, the president had one of his best moments, and it gives me hope for a nation that revels in its divisions. Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy designed a bipartisan vote of…