Category Archives: Headlines

Nebraska GOP State Sen. Flood Wins Ex-Congressman’s Seat
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska state Sen. Mike Flood won a special election Tuesday to replace former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a fellow Republican who was sentenced to two years of probation earlier i...
Syndicated Author Jun 29, 2022

A Look at Recent Amtrak Derailments and Other Crashes
An Amtrak passenger train struck a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing in a rural area of Missouri killing three people on the train and one in the truck. At least 150 others were injured. The cras...
Syndicated Author Jun 29, 2022

51 Migrants Die After Trailer Abandoned in San Antonio Heat
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who di...
Syndicated Author Jun 29, 2022

In Flurry of Court Activity, Rulings on Abortion Bans Mixed
SAN DIEGO, CA. (AP) — A federal court Tuesday allowed Tennessee to ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, while in Texas - which is already enforcing a similar ban based on an embry...
Syndicated Author Jun 29, 2022

Baltimore Council Passes Police Accountability Board Bill
BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore's City Council passed a bill Monday to create a police accountability board.The bill passed with several amendments, news outlets reported. The amendments include allowing f...
Syndicated Author Jun 29, 2022

Lawyer Who Advised Trump Says Federal Agents Seized Phone
WASHINGTON (AP) - A conservative lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump's efforts to undo the 2020 election results and who has been repeatedly referenced in House hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021...
Syndicated Author Jun 28, 2022

Jan. 6 House Panel to Hold Surprise Hearing, Present New Evidence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is holding a surprise hearing on Tuesday with an unidentified witness, cloaking the last-minute proceedings in extraordina...
Syndicated Author Jun 28, 2022

Police at Arizona Capitol Fire Tear Gas, Disperse Protesters
PHOENIX (AP) - Police fired tear gas to disperse abortion rights supporters demonstrating outside the Arizona Capitol Friday night, forcing lawmakers to huddle briefly in a basement inside the buildin...
Syndicated Author Jun 27, 2022

Wisconsin Democrats Focus Ire on Republican Sen. Johnson
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Democrats looking to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson focused their attacks on him Sunday, and not each other, as the eight candidates made their case to party activis...
Syndicated Author Jun 27, 2022

More Than 1 Million Voters Switch to GOP in Warning for Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) - A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party's gains in recent years are becoming Re...
Syndicated Author Jun 27, 2022
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