West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appoints wife Cathy to state education board after U.S. Senate win
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board about a day after a decisive victory in a U.S. Senate race against his Democratic opponent. The 73-year-old Republican governor
Blinken names ambassador to coordinate State Dept transition to Trump administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appointed Ambassador Stephen Mull to coordinate the transition to Donald Trump’s administration on behalf of the State Department, spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Thursday, after Republican
CNN must face Project Veritas’ defamation lawsuit, US appeals court rules
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a defamation lawsuit accusing CNN of defaming Project Veritas in its explanation of why the conservative group, which is often accused of using deceptive tactics, was suspended from
Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump’s 2020 defeat toast his White House return
WASHINGTON (AP) — As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the Capitol riot popped a bottle of Trump-branded
Bribery charges brought against Mississippi mayor, prosecutor and council member
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, the top prosecutor in the state’s largest county and a Jackson city council member have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in a case that has
Michigan official at the center of 2020 election controversy loses write-in campaign
BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — An election official in a small Michigan county that was a cradle for unfounded election conspiracy theories in 2020 lost a write-in campaign to keep her job. Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy had
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises for 6th straight week
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the sixth straight week, returning to its highest level since early July. The rate ticked up to 6.79% from 6.72% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie
Democrat Laura Gillen wins US House seat on Long Island, unseating GOP incumbent
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrat Laura Gillen has defeated U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito in a congressional race on Long Island, flipping a third House seat in New York for Democrats to partially reverse a red wave that
A murder trial is closing in the killings of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A murder trial in the small Indiana town of Delphi was wrapping up Thursday after weeks of testimony and evidence surrounding the fate of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike in
A green giant: This year’s 74-foot Rockefeller Christmas tree is en route from Massachusetts
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Christmas tree was en route to New York City on Thursday from its tiny Massachusetts hometown. The 74-foot-high (23-meter-high) conifer was
