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The Libertarian Party on Sunday nominated party activist Chase Oliver for president, rejecting former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after they each spoke at the party’s convention. Third parties have rarely been competitive in U.S. presidential elections and the Libertarian candidate four years ago won 1% of the vote. But the party’s … Read more
Nearly 400,000 people in Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky have no power after severe storms and tornadoes swept through the region Saturday and continued into Sunday. Additionally, more than 53,000 people are without power in Texas as well as more than 31,000 in Tennessee, while over 16,000 customers have outages in Kansas and over 12,000 in … Read more
Dangerous severe storms with possible tornadoes swept across parts of the U.S., including in Texas and Oklahoma, on Saturday night. Federal forecasters issued tornado watches and warnings for parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas, with the National Weather Service office for Fort Worth, Texas, urging residents in the path of unstable thunderstorm cells … Read more
The Birmingham-Southern College Panthers advanced to the Division III College World Series next week — and will play for a school that no longer exists. Jakob Zito’s two-run triple keyed an early three-run outburst as the Panthers beat Denison University in Granville, Ohio, 7-6, on Saturday. Birmingham Southern won Game 1 of best-of-3 series, 10-1, … Read more
Bodies lie in the pockmarked streets, smoke billows from the ruins of homes, fences sit flattened: A new video offers a rare view inside a front-line city that has taken on the brunt of the fighting as Russia presses on with its offensive in northern Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities have reported that the town of Vovchansk, … Read more
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — An American man who was facing up to 12 years in jail on this Caribbean island for bringing 20 rounds of ammunition on a vacation has been freed after a court ruling Friday. Bryan Hagerich was arrested in February while on a vacation with his wife and two children. He pleaded … Read more
A Florida priest is accused of biting a woman during a dispute at Sunday Mass and could be charged with battery. The woman attended a 10 a.m. service at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in St. Cloud on Sunday and tried to take Communion, the Diocese of Orlando said. She had a brief discussion with the … Read more
The Nasdaq Composite rose to a new record Thursday on better-than-expected quarterly results from Nvidia. The broader market, however, struggled to stay in positive territory. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.3% to an all-time high. The S&P 500 declined 0.3%, pulling back from its all-time high reached earlier in the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, losing 472 points, or 1.2%. The 30-stock index … Read more
SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCIA, Mexico — A high gust of wind toppled the stage at a campaign rally Wednesday evening in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, killing at least five people, injuring 50 and trapping others, the state’s governor said. The collapse occurred during an event attended by presidential long-shot candidate Jorge Álvarez … Read more
No matter how much closer the country gets to the 2024 election, Donald Trump can’t stop looking back to the one four years ago. On the campaign trail, the former president consistently brings up his unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him by Democrats. This past weekend in Minnesota, he falsely told … Read more