TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (WPVI) — An 18-year-old from Maine on vacation with his family at the Jersey Shore was killed after he and his sister became trapped while digging a large hole in the sand, police said. Police and emergency medical services were called just after 4 pm Tuesday to the barrier island beach … Read more
CNN — Former Minneapolis Police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter Wednesday related to his role in the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement. “I am pleased Thomas Lane has accepted responsibility for his role in Floyd’s death,” Ellison said. “His acknowledgment he … Read more
Adam Kinzingertea Republican congressman from Illinois who has repeatedly separated himself from the party line when it has come to issues of donald trump and the 6 January attack on the U.S. Capitolwent on CNN to comment on Trump-endorsed candidate Madison Cawthorn losing his seat in the House. “It’s good for the country. It’s good … Read more
Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday nominated Donald Trump’s choice for governor, an election denier who was outside the Capitol on 6 January, but were divided over his candidate for Senate in a consequential round of primary contests that also saw the ousting of Madison Cawthorn, the scandal- plagued first-term congressman, in North Carolina. Voters in five … Read more
Fetterman checked into a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Friday as he was on his way to a campaign event. He was found to have had a stroke. Fetterman has been in the hospital ever since, and he underwent nearly three-hour surgery on Tuesday to implant a pacemaker that includes a defibrillator. Fetterman — surrounded … Read more
US Soccer, under the agreements, will become “the first Federation in the world to equalize FIFA World Cup prize money” awarded to the teams for participating in World Cups. “This is a truly historic moment,” said US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone in a statement on Wednesday. “These agreements have changed the game forever here … Read more
Edwards confirmed the call in remarks to supporters. “I received a call from Congressman Cawthorn just a few minutes ago. Just as I expected, he presented himself in a very classy and humble way and offered his support to our campaign in absolutely anyway that we can use him,” the state senator said. Edwards was … Read more
‘Great guy’: Trump endorses Dr Mehmet Oz in Republican primary for Senate race With almost all the results now in from Tuesday’s key primary elections, strong performances by several Donald Trump-backed candidates underscore the former president’s ongoing clout within the party – but it was far from a perfect scorecard, with North Carolina Republicans throwing … Read more
Placeholder while article actions load For hours, crews raced to rescue a woman whose faint voice could be heard from underneath mounds of rubble. She had somehow survived after Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., pancaked to the ground in the early morning of June 24, but she was trapped. Search-and-rescue dogs had picked up … Read more
For the first time, soccer players representing the United States men’s and women’s national teams will receive the same pay and prize money, including at World Cups, under landmark agreements with the US Soccer Federation that will end years of litigation and bitter public disputes over what constitutes “equal pay.” The revised pay structures are … Read more
