Huntington, WV mayor launches longshot bid for governorship

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams has filed paperwork to raise money to run for West Virginia governor in the wide open Democratic race. Williams said he filed his pre-candidacy papers Thursday after announcing his intentions last month during the United Mine Workers of America 84th Annual Labor Day Celebration in Racine. “I’m running for Governor because […]

Jill Biden Unveils ‘Well Versed,’ a Modern ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’

First Lady Jill Biden joined forces Friday with Nickelodeon and ATTN: on National Civics Day to introduce an educational initiative, “Well Versed,” aimed at teaching young learners the principles of civics in a fresh and engaging way, reminiscent of the iconic “Schoolhouse …[#item_full_content]

Day 2: Authorities Scour Maine Woods, Water, Homes for Suspect

Authorities scoured the woods, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river, and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of a search for a man accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine.[#item_full_content]

Authorities Name All 18 Shooting Victims, Lift Shelter-in-Place

Maine’s public safety commissioner has named all 18 victims of the mass shooting in Lewiston and said all of their families have been notified.Photos of the victims were posted on a board behind Commissioner Mike Sauschuck as he read the names at a news conference Friday. A…

Sen. Schmitt sounds alarm over Eventbrite’s ‘liberal-progressive agenda’ after pulling Riley Gaines event

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is confronting Eventbrite for its “liberal-progressive agenda to silence and unpublish events that express conservative viewpoints,” after the event management company pulled tickets to a Riley Gaines speaking tour it claimed did not align with its community guidelines. In a letter directed to Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz Friday, Schmitt questioned the […]

WH Rips Speaker Johnson Over ‘Heart’ Comment on Guns

The White House on Friday called “offensive” new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s remarks that the problem with gun violence, and mass shootings in particular, is with the human heart and not with the guns themselves. It is the White House’s first rebuke…[#item_full_content]