WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday…… Continue Reading
Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody…… Continue Reading
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.20%, its lowest level since February 2023
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell this week to its lowest level in 19 months, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week. The rate fell to 6.20% from 6.35% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.18%…… Continue Reading
Peraton Appoints Steve Schorer as Chief Executive Officer
RESTON, Va., Sept. 3, 2024 — Peraton, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital and next-generation technology provider to government customers announced today that Steve Schorer has been appointed Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will be joining the Company in this capacity on September 9, 2024…… Continue Reading
9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together at ground…… Continue Reading
Ohio is sending troopers and $2.5 million to a city that has seen an influx of Haitian migrants
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governor of Ohio will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in healthcare resources to the city of Springfield as it faces a surge in temporary Haitian migrants that has landed it in the national spotlight. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday he doesn’t oppose the Temporary Protected Status…… Continue Reading
Israeli defense chief says a temporary truce with Hamas is possible. Ending the war is another story
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister says the window is closing on an opportunity to reach a temporary cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that he believes could also bring calm to the country’s volatile northern border with Lebanon…… Continue Reading
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Liz Cheney, who herself endorsed Harris on Wednesday, first announced her father’s endorsement when asked by Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic magazine during an onstage interview…… Continue Reading
Courtroom clash in Trump’s election interference case as the judge ponders the path ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first court hearing in nearly a year, a lawyer for Donald Trump clashed on Thursday with the judge in the federal election interference prosecution of the former president after suggesting the government was rushing forward with an “illegitimate” indictment at the height of the White House campaign. Prosecutors and defense lawyers are…… Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE: Demi Tebow’s “A Crown That Lasts” leads the Fall Lineup for WMAL’s “The All-American Book Club.”
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 – Demi-Leigh Tebow’s new book “A Crown That Lasts” will lead the September Fall lineup for WMAL’s The All-American Book Club. Tebow, former Miss Universe, and Miss South Africa, confesses the danger of tying our identities to our accomplishments. Her book talks about discovering the truth of who you were created to be…… Continue Reading
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