Definition of ‘moderate’ scrambled in current GOP
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former Cranston, Rhode Island Mayor Allen Fung, a Republican, is running a strong campaign in a House district President Joe Biden won by 13 points in 2020, threatening an upset with a message of moderation.
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Fugitive captured at Disney World by inspector who signed his arrest warrant
Orange County Sheriff’s Office(ORLANDO, Fla.) — While a distinctive “H” tattooed on his neck may not stand for happiness, a fugitive on the run for a year was captured in the “Happiest Place on Earth,” according to authorities.
The wanted man, Quasho…
Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.9B after no ticket won Saturday’s drawing
Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress(NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1.9 billion for Monday’s drawing after no ticket won the world-record pot on Saturday, Powerball said.
Monday’s drawing has a cash option of $929.1 million, the lot…
Foreign fighters in Ukraine speak out on their willingness to serve: ‘I had to go’
Ashley Chan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) — When Andy Huynh watched the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, he started losing sleep. All he could think about was the struggle of the Ukrainian people against an a…
UN climate summit COP27 set to gather in Egypt amid year of climate and energy crises
Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images(SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt) — Negotiators from around the world are gathering in Egypt this week for this year’s biggest international climate summit, called COP27.
The United Nations recently warned the world …
Philadelphia shooting leaves 9 injured outside bar, multiple gunmen sought
kali9/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) — Nine people were wounded, two critically, when multiple gunmen fired a barrage of at least 40 shots at a crowd gathered on a sidewalk outside a Philadelphia bar Saturday night, authorities said.
The assailants fled …
Antisemitic threats spotlight America’s issue with hate
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When the FBI alerted New Jersey synagogues to a “broad threat” against their houses of worship, Jewish community centers and synagogues across the country heeded the warning.
On the othe…
FBI called to Kari Lake’s headquarters after ‘suspicious item’ found in mail
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — A campaign staffer for Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for governor in Arizona, allegedly opened an envelope holding a suspicious white substance delivered to Lake’s campaign headquarters in Phoenix, her cam…
Biden, Obama and Trump hold dueling midterm rallies in Pennsylvania
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) — Pennsylvania’s staking its claim as center of the political universe this weekend as presidents past and present campaign for their candidates ahead of midterms Election Day.
Preside…
Texas governor’s much-touted mental health care expansion falls short of local, state need
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — A white tent looms over the grounds of the Uvalde County Fairplex, a sparse multipurpose venue that previously hosted rodeos, quinceañeras and the annual firemen’s ball, now home to Texas’s newest trauma cent…