SpaceX returned four air-and-space” target=”_blank”>astronauts<in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot in 1968. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m., ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk’s company. It was an express trip home, lasting just 6 1/2 …
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Texas special election: Susan Wright advances to runoff for late husband's seat against fellow Republican
Republicans Susan Wright, the wife of the late Republican Rep. Ron Wright, and Jake Ellzey advanced this weekend to a runoff election for Texas’ Sixth Congressional District, which many see as a bellwether for future contests. Ellzey defeated Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez by less than 400 votes for the second runoff spot. The New …
Read More »Wisconsin casino shooting: 3 killed, including gunman, after targeted attack
Police inus-regions said they fatally shot a gunman who opened fire inside a casino in Green Bay, killing two and injuring a third in what has been described as a targeted shooting. The shooting broke out at the Oneida Casino and prompted a massive law enforcement response. Brown County Sheriff’s Lt. …
Read More »Top teachers union lobbied CDC on school reopening
The nation’s second-largest teachers union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), regularly communicated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House on education” target=”_blank”>school reopening< through a Freedom of Information Act request issued by the conservative group, Americans for Public Trust, showed numerous emails between …
Read More »Minnesota AG Ellison argues convicted murderer Derek Chauvin acted with 'particular cruelty,' abused authority
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison laid out the prosecution’s case Friday for a tougher sentence than the 12 1/2 years that are recommended for former minneapolis-st-paul” target=”_blank”>Minneapolis<, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter on April 20 in the death of george-floyd” target=”_blank”>George Floyd<, Chauvin will only be sentenced for the most serious …
Read More »Foreign companies could make millions, while destroying Maine's forest in the name of green energy
A green energy plan in Maine could destroy both thousands of acres of the largest continuous forest east of the us-regions, and the livelihoods of the area residents. In the latest episode of “Tucker Carlson Originals,” Carlson investigates what he calls an “attack against rural America and the people who live …
Read More »Romney booed while on stage at Utah GOP convention
Republican Sen. mitt-romney” target=”_blank”>Mitt Romney< GOP convention Saturday. Romney has faced negative backlash and a censure threat by the GOP delegation for his votes to impeach Donald Trump. But Chairman of the Utah GOP, Derek Brown, interrupted Romney’s speech to tell the rowdy crowd to simmer down. ROMNEY RECEIVES JFK …
Read More »Secret Service agent dies training at Bush compound in Maine
A service is being held Saturday in us-regions for a 50-year-old secret service agent who died while training during his shift at the george-w-bush” target=”_blank”>Bush< Mills’ death is considered a line-of-duty death. The Portland Press Herald reports a service is being held Saturday at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco with a heavy …
Read More »Illegal immigrant struck by Border Patrol vehicle near Texas border dies
Two immigration” target=”_blank”>migrant< in southern us-regions, authorities said Saturday. Border Patrol agents (BPAs) near Kingsville, Texas were tracking the prints through tall grass and vegetation by foot and in vehicles Thursday when they found two separate groups of migrants. A third group reportedly emerged after burrowing themselves in tall grass …
Read More »Taliban issues attack warning as May 1 deadline for US troop removal passes
The conflicts sent a warning of “counteraction” to the U.S. Saturday, as the original May 1 date for U.S. and NATO troop removal from Afghanistan passed. President Biden pushed back the original May deadline, agreed upon under the Trump administration, to Sept. 11, 2021 — leaving roughly 2,500 U.S. troops and …
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