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Richard Drew/AP Fight misinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Fox News on the go On Monday, he announced that Tucker Carlson, by many measures America’s most-watched cable news star, is leaving. A reason was not immediately given. “Mr. Carlson’s last show was Friday, April 21,” a statement read. “Fox News Tonight will air live at 8:00 PM / ET beginning this evening as an interim lead-in show by rotating FOX News personalities until a new host is named.” The shocking announcement ends Carlson’s meteoric rise at Fox News, where his…

From staff reports, the Apopka Police Department and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office arrested a robbery suspect Monday who is also believed to be connected to a carjacking in Apopka and an aggravated battery in Lake County. David Flores, a 36-year-old Apopka resident, was arrested and charged with burglary in Seminole County. According to the SCSO statement and arrest report, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance after Flores was involved in an armed carjacking in their jurisdiction and fled to Seminole County . At approximately 7:55 p.m., SCSO deputies responded to the…

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Court records show a former UGA star was driving with a suspended license at the time of a crash that killed a teammate and injured a staff member in January. Jalen Carter, 22, was arrested in March and charged with street racing and reckless driving in connection with the crash that killed Devin Willock, 20, and Chandler LeCroy, 24, just hours after celebrating the his second consecutive win at the national championship. Police say Carter was racing LeCroy at the time of the Jan. 15 crash. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]…

Q1 ’23 UK GDP KEY POINTS (PRELIM): Recommended by Zain Vawda Get your free GBP forecast READ MORE: Bank of England raises rates by 25 basis points to 4.5%, Sterling rises further Q1 UK GDP quarterly estimates of UK real gross domestic product (GDP) show that the economy grew by 0.1% in the first quarter (January to March) of 2023, while estimates monthly data show GDP fell 0.3% in March 2023, after a 0.5% increase in January 2023. Customize and filter live economic data using our DailyFX Economic Calendar The services sector grew in the first quarter thanks to information…

Protesters filled the statehouse this week as Republicans pushed a resolution asking voters to block the constitutional amendment. Ohio learned why its lottery director abruptly resigned and the state House came close to banning transgender girls from women’s sports teams. We break down what it all means on this week’s episode of Ohio Politics Explained. A podcast from the USA TODAY Ohio Bureau Network that gets you up to speed on Ohio political news in 15 minutes or less. This week, anchor Anna Staver was joined by reporter Jessie Balmert. 1) August special elections Ohioans will hold a special election…

TALLAHASSEE — A Republican politician with no experience in higher education has become the sole finalist to lead a Central Florida state university after three other candidates abruptly withdrew from a selection process that has raised concerns about political influence. Republican state Rep. Fred Hawkins, a close ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, was elected by the South Florida State University District Board of Trustees Wednesday morning, two days after Hawkins filed his application and five days after the board voted to cut education. requirements for the position, a move that allows Hawkins to qualify. Hawkins is still considered a candidate…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A boycott by Republican state senators in Oregon threatens to derail dozens of bills, including gun control and abortion rights, as a deadline looms that could also alter the political future of the demonstrators. Democrats control the Statehouse in Oregon, but under the rules they still need a certain number of Republicans to be present in the chambers to pass legislation. Republican and Democratic leaders of the Oregon Legislature met behind closed doors for a second day Thursday to try to bridge the gap as the boycott entered its ninth straight day, with partisan abortion bills,…

CNN — Maybe Donald Trump just put Ukraine on the clock. The former president’s refusal to say whether he wants President Volodymyr Zelensky to win the war after Russia’s unprovoked invasion, along with his absurd claim that he could end the conflict within 24 hours, raised the possibility that the fate of Ukraine rests in the hands of the US. voters next year. The Republican front-runner’s comments, at a CNN town hall meeting in New Hampshire, were the latest sign that the politics of war in the United States could become more tense as the 2024 campaign drags on. creating…