Man shot dead by state police after gunfight in Rouseville :: exploreClarion.com
ROUSEVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – A 59-year-old Venango County man was shot and killed by state police Saturday morning during a standoff after he emerged armed with a handgun. PSP Franklin received a call around 11:00 pm on Friday, August 5th from a 32 year old woman from Oil City. The complainant reported her 59-year-old relative Douglas Stanton, of Rouseville, had been calling and texting her throughout the afternoon threatening to kill herself by shooting herself. The victim made statements that if any police officers showed up at his home, he would shoot them and then kill himself with his 9…
Read More »Multiple fights break out at Knott’s Berry Farm, prompting police to respond and the park to close early
Knott’s Berry Farm closed early Saturday night after a series of fights broke out inside the theme park, prompting a police response. Knott’s Berry Farm closed Saturday night after several fights inside the park. CBSLA According to the Buena Park Police Department, officers responded to reports of multiple fights at the park around 7:30 p.m., following multiple calls to 911, as well as being notified by security at Knott’s Berry Farm . Annette Duran, a CBSLA employee who was at the park Saturday night, described witnessing multiple fights and then stampedes by parkgoers trying to get out of the way….
Read More »NYC COVID: Former Mayor Bill de Blasio critical of current Mayor Eric Adams’ response to COVID
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio held a press conference Thursday to make some recommendations — and criticisms — regarding the city and its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest omicron subvariant, BA.5, has become the dominant strain in New York City. The infection rate has risen over the past two weeks to almost 20%, and experts warn that the number of cases could be significantly underestimated due to home testing. BA.5 can evade antibodies thanks to new mutations that help it spread rapidly. “I think city, state and federal leaders need…
Read More »Man dies after being shot multiple times, Orlando police say – WFTV
VIDEO: Man dies after being shot multiple times, Orlando police say A man is dead after being shot multiple times, according to Orlando police ORLANDO, Fla. – A man has died after being shot near Rosemont, according to Orlando police. It happened Friday evening in the 4500 block of Lake Martin Lane. When North Patrol officers arrived at the scene, they found a dead man with multiple gunshot wounds. READ: Downtown Orlando braces for new security measures starting this weekend The investigation is active. No further information was immediately available. Channel 9 has a crew on the scene gathering more…
Read More »John Rensenbrink, Maine political scientist and US Green Party co-founder, dies at 93 – Boston News, Weather, Sports
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — John Rensenbrink, a Maine political scientist and conservationist who co-founded the U.S. Green Party, has died. He was 93 years old. Rensenbrink, from Topsham, died in hospice, surrounded by his family, the national Green Party said. An obituary in the Bangor Daily News stated that Rensenbrink died of an illness on July 30. Rensenbrink helped convene the first Green Party meeting in the United States, which took place in Maine in 1984, the national party said in a statement. He also helped form the Maine Green Party, which was the first statewide Green Party and is…
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Unregulated campaign spending disenfranchises young people, women in Kenyan politics
Nairobi – Candidates in Kenya’s August 9 presidential election are wrapping up their campaigns after parties spent heavily on often lavish displays of wealth. Despite economic problems and a wide gap between rich and poor, Kenya’s election spending was among the highest in the world, raising concerns about its impact on the nation’s democratic development. “Kenyan elections are among the most expensive in the world in terms of cost [incurred by] the electoral management body, but also in terms of funding on the ground,” said Tom Wolf, an American pollster and political researcher in Nairobi. Derrick Makhandia, Program Officer at…
Read More »The Senate is on track for a key vote Saturday to advance Democrats’ health and climate bill
The package is the product of painstaking negotiations and will give Democrats a chance to achieve major policy goals before the upcoming midterm elections. Senate Democrats are using a special process to pass the package without Republican votes. Once the legislation has passed the Senate, it will need to be approved by the House of Representatives before President Joe Biden can sign it into law. The Senate is expected to take the first procedural vote to proceed with the bill sometime Saturday. A simple majority is required for the motion to proceed. A vote is not yet scheduled, but Senate…
Read More »Biden tests negative for the coronavirus, but will continue to isolate
WASHINGTON – President Biden finally tested negative for the coronavirus on Saturday, a week after his rebound case emerged, but the White House doctor said the president will remain in isolation “out of an abundance of caution” until a second negative test . Mr. Biden has stayed away from the Oval Office since he tested positive again on July 30, though he has tried to maintain a public presence through video appearances from the White House residence. The recurrence of the virus has kept him off the road for political events and also delayed summer vacation plans. The president has…
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