Florida under warnings as likely Tropical Storm Debby set to bring flooding rain
MIAMI – A tropical storm warning has been issued for parts of the Florida coast as a disturbance designated as potential tropical storm 4 is heading for the state. The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm will likely eventually become Tropical Storm Deby, threatening the state with heavy rain, strong winds and even a possible […]
Hunter Biden sentencing on gun charges set for Nov. 13
a A federal judge on Friday Hunter Biden’s sentencing on firearms charges is scheduled for Nov. 13, just one week after the Nov. 5 presidential election that his father, President Biden, recently withdrew from. Hunter Biden was convicted in June of illegally possessing a firearm after lying about illegal drug use when applying to buy […]
Hunter Biden’s sentencing date in gun case set for week after election
Hunter Biden, the eldest son, was convicted in a criminal case involving a gun purchase in 2018 and is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13, the week after the general election. In a court order Friday, Judge Mary Ellen Noreika set the sentencing date for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the J. Caleb […]
Despite tough times for Tesla, EV sales set new record in second quarter
EV sales increased by more than 11% in the second quarter. (iStock ) The electric vehicle (EV) market is booming around the world, despite tough times for EV giant Tesla, with research firm reporting that U.S. electric vehicle sales rose 11.3% in the second quarter of 2024. Report from Kelley Blue BookQuarterly sales reached a […]
A bedroom mirror set our house on fire — don’t make the same mistake we did
Bonfire of the Vanities? A British couple are warning the public to avoid exposing reflective surfaces to direct sunlight after a small vanity mirror placed too close to a window sparked a fire in their home. “This is not something you could ever imagine,” Sam Wilkinson, 48, told Southwest News Service about the freakishly devastating […]
McDonald’s worker set fire to clear out crowded restaurant
A trainee McDonald’s manager in Georgia has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for setting fire to a pile of trash cans to clear a steady stream of customers. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Joshua Daryl McGregor, 34, was working at a Savannah branch of the fast-food chain last April when he […]
Trump looks set to earn plenty of votes in Georgia — no need for controversial phone calls to election officials
Georgia has been an area of focus for Donald Trump since he narrowly lost it in 2020. This time around, polls suggest he won’t need to call state election officials after the election to collect votes — he has all the votes he needs to win on his own. The former president, RealClearPolitics Poll Average […]
Olympic tennis 2024: Men’s singles semifinals set after major upsets in quarterfinals
The semi-finals of the men’s singles tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics have been decided. There were two major upsets in the quarterfinals, but the final four places are Serbia’s No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic, Italy’s No. 11 seed Lorenzo Musetti, Canada’s No. 13 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Spain’s No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz. Musetti […]
Fighter Alleged to Have Male Chromosomes Set to Face Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori After Italian Opponent Only Lasted 46 Seconds
Imane Kherif’s first female opponent lasted just 46 seconds in the first round, and while we don’t know how long her next opponent will last, we do know who she’ll be facing. Kerif, who failed the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) gender eligibility test in 2023 but is still allowed to compete against women at the […]
Olympic tennis 2024: Iga Swiatek still the one to beat as women’s semifinals set
Tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics is rapidly drawing to a close with the women’s singles semi-finals already decided: Poland’s top seed Iga Swiatek will face China’s sixth seed Chen Qingwen, while Croatia’s Donna Vekic will face Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Szumidlova in the other group. Olympic tennis is like a Grand Slam final, except instead […]