Day: June 2, 2023

Belarusian tennis player skips French Open presser citing ‘mental health’ concerns: ‘I did not feel safe’

10:01 pm June 2, 2023

Aryna Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, skipped her post-match press conference after defeating Kamilla Rakhimova in the third round of the French Open on Friday, citing her “mental health and well-being.” Sabalenka, the world’s No. 2 player, faced questions on Wednesday on whether she would denounce the war in Ukraine, as well as her relationship […]

Trump’s attorneys file motion calling on New York judge to recuse himself, citing ‘conflict of interest’

9:06 pm June 2, 2023

Former President Trump’s attorneys filed a motion in court on Wednesday asking for New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan to recuse himself from the ongoing criminal case in the Manhattan district related to alleged hush-money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. In the filing, Trump’s attorneys state that Merchan has a […]

Biden warns of ‘armed hate groups’ targeting transgender marchers, endangered LGBT kids as Pride Month begins

9:00 pm June 2, 2023

President Biden claimed that transgender children are in danger from “armed hate groups” across the country in a recent proclamation for Pride Month. The proclamation, released one day before the start of Pride Month, focused on “transgender youth” and children, declaring that such young people “in over a dozen States have had their medically necessary […]

Florida AG Moody moves to block DHS from releasing migrants into interior with court dates

8:58 pm June 2, 2023

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is expanding a court challenge against the Biden administration’s policy of releasing migrants into the interior without court dates, arguing that a separate policy of releasing migrants into the interior with a notice to appear in court is also illegal. Moody successfully challenged the Biden administration’s “parole with conditions” policy, […]

Historic Massachusetts church built in 1743 catches fire as crews work to extinguish blaze

8:53 pm June 2, 2023

Fire crews in a central Massachusetts town were responding Friday to a blaze at a centuries-old historic church after the building was struck by lightning during a storm. The Spencer Fire Department said firefighters responded to the First Congressional Church around 3 p.m. for a report of a fire in the steeple. Flames and smoke […]