Rep. Katie Porter shuts down Fox News reporter’s attack on Biden without breaking stride
Rep. Kate Porter (D-Calif.) had a short and blunt response to a Fox News reporter approached with a question about a unexpected root canal dental procedure that President Joe Biden suffered earlier this week. Hillary Vaughn pointed out to Porter how Biden “had to take time off work” for treatment, then appeared to push the right-wing talking point that Biden is unfit for office when she asked, “Do you think does he have the stamina for a second term?” Porter, without breaking stride, replied, “Have you ever had a root canal?” The moment went viral on Twitter, racking up millions…
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Pinellas Park officer justified in fatal shooting, state’s attorney’s office says
A Pinellas Park police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man last month, Pinellas-Pasco State’s Attorney Bruce Bartlett has determined. Officer Cameron Williams fatally shot Jared Daniel Rudderham on May 30 after the 36-year-old pulled a gun on police during a domestic dispute, according to a letter Bartlett sent to Pinellas Park Police Chief, Michael Haworth. Rudderham showed up at the house where his ex-girlfriend lived with her grandmother at 5000 94th Ave. N and refused to leave, according to the letter. Rudderham was upset that his ex-girlfriend had started dating someone new. The ex-girlfriend called her mother,…
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Karl Rove in the Journal: Trump ‘will pay a heavy price’ in Mar-a-Lago case
Former George W. Bush aide Karl Rove warned in a new op-ed that the federal indictment of former President Trump over his mishandling of classified documents will come at a high cost to him and the country. “No matter the outcome, America will pay a heavy price for the reckless petulance of the former president. So will he,” Rove wrote in a Wall Street Journal Opinion Edition. Rove, who served as Bush’s senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, wrote that the country has been “plunged into an unprecedented crisis” after Trump was indicted on 37 felonies last week. The…
Read More »Global Edmonton honored for breaking news coverage with 2023 RTDNA Prairie Regional Award – Edmonton
Decrease the font size of the article Increase the font size of the article Global Edmonton has received an award through the 2023 RTDNA Prairie Regional Awards for its breaking news coverage of a fatal stabbing that had members of a northeast Edmonton neighborhood stuck on lockdown for hours . On Thursday, RTDNA Canada announced that Global Edmonton had won the Breaking News (Large Market) award in the video category for its coverage of what police said was a random attack in Edmonton’s Homesteader neighborhood. Global Edmonton crews rushed to the scene on September 7, 2022 after learning of a…
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Nathan Carman, man accused of killing mother at sea, dies while awaiting trial for murder – Boston 25 News
VERNON, Vermont – The man accused of killing his mother at sea during a New England fishing trip has died, officials announced Thursday. Nathan Carman, 29, of Vernon, Vermont, died “on or about June 15, 2023,” the Vermont U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed in a notice announcing the dismissal of an indictment accusing him of the death of his mother, Linda Carman. “The United States received information from the US Marshal that Carman died on or about June 15, 2023. Therefore, the assessment of charges against Carman is appropriate,” the notice said. Carman’s case, which attracted worldwide attention, went to trial…
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CTV Kitchener wins RTDNA Breaking News Award
CTV Kitchener has won a Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Canada Award for our coverage of the fire that destroyed the Old Marina restaurant on Lake Puslinch. Our station won in the Breaking News category for small/medium markets in the Central Region. CTV News crews were on the ground as flames tore through the local landmark on July 30. Reporting live from the scene, CTV News reporters were able to provide updates as new details emerged from firefighters and get immediate reaction from the community that valued the restaurant as a popular gathering place. Central Region Winners will now…
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How Trump’s legal woes are playing out in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary
CLEVELAND – Ohio’s 2024 Senate beer contest is becoming a real-time illustration of the different ways ambitious Republicans are navigating Donald Trump’s latest legal woes. And given how acrimonious and expensive (and Trumpy) Ohio’s last GOP Senate primary was, now-Sen. JD Vance eventually won Trump’s endorsement in the early primaries this foreshadowed how other Republican contests were going — The dynamics are worth seeing. A candidate vying to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, Republican businessman Bernie Moreno, was in the audience Tuesday night at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., where the former president addressed the his followers after…
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Trump’s impeachment spells political headaches for Biden
President Biden faces an unprecedented task without an easy solution: Dealing with the federal impeachment of former President Trump while fighting unfounded claims from the right that Biden is involved in the prosecution of his political opponent. A Fox News chyron called Biden a “wannabe dictator” during Trump’s speech Tuesday night after his appearance. Trump himself denounced Biden as a “corrupt sitting president” who, along with the Justice Department, was targeting the front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Meanwhile, Republicans on Capitol Hill have been constantly attacking the White House, accusing Biden of politicizing the Justice Department. Biden and…
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