Day: April 6, 2023

DeSantis visits Michigan amid 2024 speculation

2:17 pm April 6, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is visiting Michigan on Thursday, marking his first appearance there this year, amid speculation that he could enter the race for the White House in 2024. He is slated to speak at a Midland County GOP event and Christian Hillsdale College. In central Michigan, Midland-area Republican State Rep. Bill G. Schuette […]

2 dead after plane crashes in Gulf of Mexico shortly after taking off from Venice, Florida

2:15 pm April 6, 2023

The bodies of two men have been recovered from the Gulf of Mexico after their plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Venice, Florida, police say. The victims, who are believed to be in their 50s to 60s, were discovered late Wednesday about a half-mile away from the Venice Fishing Pier, according to the Venice Police […]

Stepmom on trial for murder of 11-year-old tells boy’s dad on tapped Valentine’s call: ‘I don’t kill people’

2:13 pm April 6, 2023

The Colorado stepmother on trial for the murder of her 11-year-old stepson told the boy’s National Guardsman father on a recorded Valentine’s Day call “I don’t kill people.” Letecia Stauch is accused of stabbing 11-year-old Gannon Stauch 18 times and shooting him in the head in his bedroom outside Colorado Springs a few hours before […]

Who is Brandon Johnson? What to know about Chicago’s next mayor

2:13 pm April 6, 2023

Union organizer and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson was narrowly elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, defeating moderate Democrat Paul Vallas, the city’s former budget director and Chicago Public School’s CEO. Johnson, who was backed by the Chicago Teachers Union and a coalition of progressive activists, was the second-place finisher in the February general election, […]

US-Philippines military exercise to be the largest ever amid rising tensions with China

2:04 pm April 6, 2023

The 38th annual joint U.S.-Philippines military exercises will be the largest ever, nearly doubling the amount of personnel that participated in last year’s event. Roughly 12,000 U.S. troops, 5,400 Philippine personnel and over 100 Australian military members are set to participate in the annual Balikatan Exercise between the countries, far surpassing the 9,000 that participated […]