Day: August 21, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with local leaders, first responders as Tropical Storm Hilary hits state

9:48 am August 21, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, met with impacted communities across the southern part of the state Sunday night as Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall. The storm, which was preceded by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake at approximately 2:41 p.m. PT on Sunday, is expected to cause damaging rain and winds throughout the area through Monday. […]

William Byron picks up season-leading 5th NASCAR win as playoffs loom

9:41 am August 21, 2023

William Byron had the field covered at Watkins Glen International, delivering such a dominant performance that no other NASCAR driver even got to his bumper in the final third of the race. It was usual for the Cup Series and even more rare for Byron at a road course. The 25-year-old Byron won on a […]

Texas kindergartner dropped off at wrong bus stop, returned to school by strangers: mother

9:21 am August 21, 2023

A 5-year-old kindergartner in Texas, who was sent off on the bus for his first day of school, did not return home on the same bus that afternoon, according to his mother who was waiting for him at his stop. Corey, who goes by CJ, was taken to Faldyn Elementary in Katy, Texas, last Wednesday […]

Democrats ‘extremely lucky’ to run with Biden, ‘not grateful enough’: NYT columnist

9:00 am August 21, 2023

Democrats are “extremely lucky” to have President Biden as a candidate and should be more “grateful,” New York Times columnist David Brooks insisted on Friday. Brooks appeared on a segment of “PBS Newshour” where he and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discussed the upcoming Republican presidential primary debate. Host Geoff Bennett noted that despite concerns […]

Hawaii gov agrees climate change ‘amplified the cost of human error’ on Maui fires

8:00 am August 21, 2023

Climate change “amplified” the failures of officials to act properly on the Maui wildfires, Hawaii Democratic Gov. Josh Green suggested on Sunday. While appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Green discussed what some people have considered critical mistakes by both local officials and private companies regarding the disaster. Though Green acknowledged failures in decisions made […]