A judge ruled Friday that a security contractor can seek punitive damages against CNN over a November 2021 report about war profiteers who charged Afghans who were trying to leave their country after the U.S. military withdrawal. The contractor, Zachary Young, said CNN destroyed his business by including him in a segment by chief national … Read more
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. The dictionary publisher said Monday that “polarization” is its 2024 word of the year, defining it as “division into two sharply distinct opposites; especially, a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society … Read more
Criticism of Israel or the war in Gaza doesn’t amount to anti-Semitism, the foreign minister says, as Australia grapples with an increase in the vile sentiment. Many in Australia’s Jewish community are feeling scared and unsafe and anti-Semitism must be rejected at every turn, Penny Wong says. “We know that cruel acts of anti-Semitism evoke … Read more
The life story of Luigi Nicholas Mangione changed dramatically Monday. Eight years ago, he was the valedictorian at Gilman, an elite, all-boys school in Baltimore, where the tuition is more than $37,000 per year for ninth through 12th grades. In 2020, he graduated with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy … Read more
LOYAL – A Loyal woman won $10,000 playing a Wisconsin Lottery scratch game. According to Wisconsin Lottery, she won the $10,000 top prize playing a Cash Times 10 game. She purchased the winning ticket from Kwik Trip at 100 S. Main St. in Loyal. The $2 scratch-off game started in September and has three top … Read more
OTTAWA — The Métis National Council says it has elected a new president after months of turmoil that saw the once-united organization splinter and have its legitimacy questioned. In a news release, the council announced Victoria Pruden will be its new president, replacing Cassidy Caron, whose term expired in September. The Métis National Council has … Read more
Tampa state Rep. Susan Valdes on Monday switched her party registration from Democrat to Republican. The move expands the GOP majority in the House to 86-34, the largest Republican majority in the House, according to a memo from Speaker Danny Perez, R-Miami. In a statement, Valdes, who is term limited and was recently re-elected as … Read more
Luigi Mangione, a person of interest being questioned in connection with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had a ghost gun, a type of firearm that can be made at home, police said Monday. Mangione was detained on Monday at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, early a week after Thompson was killed in … Read more
Tampa state Rep. Susan Valdes on Monday switched her party registration from Democrat to Republican. The move expands the GOP majority in the House to 86-34, the largest Republican majority in the House, according to a memo from Speaker Danny Perez, R-Miami. In a statement, Valdes, who is term limited and was recently re-elected as … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers’ running back problems aren’t getting any better. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Monday that Isaac Guerendo sustained a foot sprain in Sunday’s 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears. With a short week ahead of them — the 49ers will take on the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night — it’s … Read more