Month: June 2023

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…

When then-Vice President Mike Pence spoke outside Baltimore at the 2020 Republican National Convention, he declared, “America needs four more years of President Donald Trump in the White House.” This week, when Pence officially announces that he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, he will argue that he, not Trump, deserves four more years in the White House. Pence will enter a growing field of contenders seeking the GOP nomination, creating a historic rarity in which two former classmates become rivals. Pence’s allies see an affable candidate with a consistent conservative record who can carry out the…

WASHINGTON − Republican presidential candidates and other Republican leaders put aside their reluctance to criticize Donald Trump this weekend after the former president took on an unusual political topic: North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Trump’s praise of Kim for a new position at the World Health Organization drew attacks from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and other Republicans who said the former president’s foreign policy is reckless. “I was surprised to see that,” DeSantis told reporters in Iowa, where several GOP candidates were stumped over the weekend. DeSantis condemned…

Chuck Todd said Sunday he was stepping down from NBC’s “Meet the Press” after nine years in the moderator’s chair and would be succeeded by the network’s chief White House correspondent, Kristen Welker. Speaking at the conclusion of the show on Sunday, Mr Todd, 50, said he was aware that many leaders “overstay their welcome” and that he would rather leave “a little too soon than stay a little a little too long.” “I’ve let work consume me for almost 30 years,” said Mr. Todd, according to a copy of his prepared remarks. “I can’t remember the last time I…

NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Todd said Sunday he is leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous decade of moderating the NBC political panel show, to 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…

From the St. River Water Management District. Johns The St. River Water Management District. Johns will close the Lake Apopka North Shore Loop Trail from Magnolia Park to Conrad Road beginning June 5 until further notice due to construction in the area. Visitors are advised to use the entrance located on Lust Road. The Lake Apopka Loop Trail follows the lakeshore through the property, covering more than 20 miles and offering opportunities for hiking and biking. There are four trailheads for the Loop Trail, with restrooms at Green Mountain, the North Shore/McDonald Canal Boat Ramp, the trails at Magnolia Park,…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) – A Connecticut bakery suffered some property damage after an unexpected bear guest made a surprise visit. Taste by Spellbound, an Avon bakery, caught up with the furry guest on May 24. according to a Facebook post. The bread oven explained this a staff member was placing items in the store’s loading garage when he saw a bear in the garage. “He ran into the kitchen as fast as he could and closed the door leading into the cargo area and held it tight,” the bakery wrote. “Then the bear moved one of our coolers…

June 3, 2023 Breaking news Houston Chronicle A boy is in serious condition after being hit by a car in north Houston, authorities say. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote on Twitter that a 5-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle in a major crash Saturday night at 1499 Gears Road near Trickey Road. MORE ABOUT LOCAL: Houston man sentenced to 35 years in prison for stalking his ex Gonzalez said the vehicle that hit the boy fled, but has since been located. Gears Road east of Trickey Road was closed after the wreck. Shaniece Holmes-Brown is a Hearst colleague…