Women’s college basketball: 3 things to watch when No. 3 Notre Dame faces No. 17 North Carolina
Sunday afternoon, No.3 notre dame fighting irish Head south to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and confront Route 17. north carolina tar heels. This is the first game in a week for either team, and the final week of the 2024 calendar will give both sides time to rest and relax. This matchup doesn't have a […]
Speaker Johnson faces year of tight votes and acrimony: ‘A lot of expectations’
The high-stakes battle for control of the House is over, but Speaker Mike Johnson's politically dangerous year is just beginning. Winning the speaker's gavel would be easy, given that Johnson, R-La., had no Democratic support and could only lose one Republican thanks to the razor-thin House Republican majority. It's not a thing. On Friday afternoon, […]
Johnson faces tough road on Trump agenda after dramatic Speaker vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) took the gavel amid threats from the House Republican right wing, but things won't get any easier for House Republicans from here. Friday's dramatic speaker's vote in the full House of Representatives saw three Republicans narrowly shielding Mr. Johnson from the gavel, with two of them pivoting to support him, […]
Man Faces 3 Murder Charges in Death of Woman Pregnant with Twins
A man was charged in October with killing a pregnant woman and her two unborn babies in Wentzville, Missouri. Grand jury indicts Darryl K. Tyson Jr., 39, in the death of 28-year-old Breanna Johnson, who was pregnant with twins, First Alert 4 reported He is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of […]
Olympic sprinter faces domestic violence, robbery charges from 2024 incident after getting tased during arrest
U.S. Olympic sprinter Fred Curley was arrested and taped up by police in Miami Beach on Thursday, body camera footage showed. Carly was subsequently charged in a separate case from last year. Police said via WSVN in Miami that the Olympic athlete approached the scene of an active investigation Thursday and parked his car nearby. […]
California gas car ban faces uncertain future
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‘Airbnb for Cars’ App Turo Faces Scrutiny After Renting Vehicles Used in New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks
Rental car app Turo, widely known as the “Airbnb of cars,” gained attention after the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas and the truck used in the deadly terrorist attack in New Orleans were both rented through the platform. Ta. business insider report Two separate incidents involving vehicles rented through the car-sharing app Turo […]
A federal telework success story faces uncertain future
Federal employees have found themselves at the center of discussions about telework as workplace dynamics have changed during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Labor is among the agencies responding to the situation with policies that increasingly draw workers back into the office. President Aliyah LevinAFGE Local 2391In her book, the organization, […]
GOP faces year of funding fights
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‘Gone Girl’ kidnapper Matthew Muller faces new charges tied to 2009 home invasions
“Gone Girl” kidnapper Matthew Mueller was indicted Monday on new charges in two home invasions that occurred nearly 15 years ago and six years before the infamous kidnapping of Vallejo woman Denise Haskins. California prosecutors announced. Mueller is already serving a 40-year prison sentence for kidnapping and sexually assaulting Haskin in 2015, which police initially […]