Joseph de Soto, a newly elected delegate from West Virginia, was officially removed from office Wednesday while under house confinement. De Soto, 61, is facing charges stemming from alleged terroristic threats against several state lawmakers.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass traveled to Ghana on Tuesday as part of a U.S. delegation attending the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama, sparking frustration as her city faced devastating wildfires. The taxpayer-funded trip, led by Shalanda D. Young, director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, also included U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia E. Palmer and Frances Z. Brown, a senior director for African affairs.
The contentious North Carolina Supreme Court race between incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin remains unresolved, with litigation now spanning both state and federal courts. The outcome of Seat 6 on the state’s highest court has been in limbo for three months since Election Day.
Mayor Linda Gorton declared a snow emergency in Lexington, Kentucky this week as the city continues to experience heavy snowfall, with more expected in the coming days.
A powerful winter storm swept across central and southern states to the East Coast on Monday, creating dangerous travel conditions, power outages, and widespread disruptions. Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures caused schools, businesses, and government offices to shut down across multiple states.
A severe winter storm swept across the central United States on Sunday, causing hazardous conditions, widespread disruptions, and prompting warnings from authorities. The storm, impacting states from Kansas to New Jersey, brought snow, ice, and high winds, while the South faced tornado threats and freezing temperatures. Over 60 million people remained under weather alerts as the storm tracked eastward.
A team of high school students from Centreville High School in Virginia, collaborating with the FDA, has uncovered concerning levels of DNA contamination in Pfizer’s experimental and commercial mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
In recent weeks, a mysterious fog with a strong chemical odor has spread across multiple U.S. states, raising public health concerns and prompting speculation about its origins, including theories of bioweapons following reports of drone sightings in the affected regions.
