A growing number of Americans say they are struggling to pay their bills, battered by inflation and the loss of federal pandemic aid. About 36% of consumers say it has been “somewhat” to “very difficult” for them to pay their usual bills in the last seven days, according to the …
Read More »Federal manhunt underway for man who was former Gov. Larry Hogan’s chief of staff
A federal manhunt is underway for Roy McGrath, once the chief of staff to ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, after he failed to appear in court Monday for the first day of his trial on wire fraud and embezzlement charges. FBI and U.S. Marshals are both working on the search, according …
Read More »Routine traffic stop ends in “largest fentanyl seizure in Michigan”
A traffic stop in Michigan led to the seizure of four kilograms of fentanyl, a potentially deadly synthetic opioid. According to law enforcement, this is the largest seizure of fentanyl in the state’s history. Troopers on I-94 near Paw Paw Township pulled over a driver for a routine traffic stop, …
Read More »McConnell suffered concussion in fall, will remain hospitalized for several days
Washington — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after tripping at a Washington hotel on Wednesday and is expected to remain hospitalized for several days, a spokesman for the senator said. The senator from Kentucky, 81, was attending a private dinner when he tripped. He was taken to a …
Read More »Slap fighting turns heads as Dana White looks to make it the next major U.S. sport
Cornhole tossing and pickleball have both matured into organized, professional sports in recent years. But another emerging competition trying to horn in on the action asks participants to demonstrate an altogether different kind of skill: the ability to slap someone silly. Slap fighting is a one-on-one competition in which opponents strike each …
Read More »Basal cell carcinoma: What to know following Biden’s treatment
President Biden had a small skin lesion with cancerous tissue removed from his chest during his physical exam in February and “no further treatment is required,” the White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a letter released Friday. After the tissue was excised during a procedure at Walter Reed …
Read More »Mormon TikTok influencer Taylor Frankie Paul charged with domestic violence and child abuse
Taylor Frankie Paul, a Mormon influencer known for her viral content on the social media platform TikTok, has been charged with domestic violence and child abuse, court records show. Paul was charged Tuesday with two felony counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and one felony count …
Read More »Gang of 8 to be briefed on Trump, Biden and Pence documents
The top eight congressional leaders known as the “Gang of 8” will be briefed Tuesday on the documents with classified markings that were found at the residences and offices of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence, according to multiple sources familiar with the …
Read More »United Airlines will no longer charge families extra to sit with young children
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday said the DOT is slated to launch a new dashboard showing which airlines guarantee families can sit together for free. American Airlines and Frontier Airlines have both already guaranteed that family members will be seated in adjacent seats on flights for no …
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court race could have big implications for abortion, election laws
Wisconsin voters winnowed a field of four state Supreme Court candidates to two on Tuesday in a critical race to determine which party will hold the majority on the state’s highest court. Liberal Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz and the conservative former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly have …
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