Month: June 2023

DES MOINES, Iowa — Amid platters of sliced ​​pork, statement leather ensembles and piles of political T-shirts, eight Republican presidential hopefuls descended on Iowa to pitch to voters and, in Mike Pence’s case, climb a motorcycle Former Vice President and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among the White House candidates who appeared at a rally at the state fairgrounds near Des Moines, organized by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. Its annual political event, the “Roast and Ride,” a combination barbecue rally and motorcycle ride, kicks off a busy summer campaign season heading into the state’s first caucuses in early next year…

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s 2024 bid is likely to put his criticism of Donald Trump at the fore, offering a test of how hungry the GOP is for an explicitly anti-Trump candidate. Christie’s long-awaited presidential bid has been met with skepticism by Republicans, some of whom suggest that his candidacy is simply a vanity project, while others are quick to point out that Christie, though now a critic Trump spokesperson, had worked closely to help re-elect the former president. in 2020. But even some of those Republicans acknowledge that the former New Jersey governor’s pugilistic style could have…

The University of Virginia already tracks the gender and race of its students, but some of the newest members of the school’s governing body want to know why it doesn’t also track their religious and political affiliations. All of these details, they say, are needed to better inform how the school is increasing diversity on the grounds. At a Board of Visitors meeting Friday, Douglas Wetmore, Centauri Health Solutions’ senior vice president of business development who was appointed to the board by Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year, asked why the diversity panel of the school does not include a student…

WASHINGTON – President Biden signed the debt ceiling bill into law on Saturday days ahead of a default deadline set by the Treasury Department. >> Read more trending news The White House announced Saturday that Biden signed the legislation privately at the White House, it said The Associated Press. The bill passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday night. “I just signed a bipartisan budget deal that prevents a first default while reducing the deficit, protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and fulfilling our fearful obligation to our veterans.” Biden said on Twitter accompanied by…

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Ten people were taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in Phoenix Saturday afternoon. Emergency responders were called to a five-vehicle crash near 67th Avenue and Coolidge Street, south of Camelback Road, around 12:45 p.m. Phoenix Fire says a total of 10 people were injured and hospitalized. Two adults are in extremely critical condition, two adults and a teenager are in critical condition, and five adults suffered non-life threatening injuries. Phoenix police officers are investigating and there is no word on whether impairment was a factor in the crash. Drivers are asked to avoid the…

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Joel Elkanah Jr., 25, as a suspect in a fatal shooting Friday night in the 12100 block of Nebraska Avenue. The sheriff’s office said Elkanah was wanted on charges of first-degree murder. Joel Elkanah Jr., 25, was named by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as a suspect in a fatal shooting. [ Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office ] “While we believe this is an isolated incident at this time, Elkanah Jr. is considered armed and dangerous, and we are dedicated to ensuring he is arrested for his crime,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a news…

BREAKING NEWS: Real Madrid agree to RIP UP Eden Hazard’s contract a year early to end his Spain nightmare… with retirement now ‘an option’ for the 32-year-old Belgian. Eden Hazard’s contract at Madrid has been terminated by mutual agreementThe Belgian winger had suffered a nightmare with the Spanish giants Reports now suggest retirement has become “an option” for the Belgian By James Cohen for Mailonline Published: 2:24 PM EDT, June 3, 2023 | Updated: 3:49 PM EDT, June 3, 2023 Eden Hazard’s Real Madrid nightmare will finally end after both sides agreed to terminate his contract on Saturday. The Belgian…

FRANKLIN, NH – A man who was being sought as a person of interest in two suspicious deaths in Franklin, New Hampshire, has been found dead, authorities said Saturday. Jamie Bell, 42, who was considered armed and dangerous, was being sought by authorities after two bodies were found at a home on Elkins Street, the attorney general’s office said. “There is no known threat to the general public at this time,” a spokesman for Attorney General John Formella said in a statement around 6 p.m. Saturday in announcing that Bell had been found dead. No further details were released. Authorities…