Day: August 22, 2023

Food truck fire in Wisconsin leaves 3 burn victims needing life support

11:48 am August 22, 2023

A fire following a possible gas explosion in a food truck Monday left three people with severe burns and needing life support, authorities said. When fire crews arrived the fire already had been extinguished but three people needed life support at the scene before being transported to a hospital, the Sheboygan Fire Department said. DOZENS […]

Ramaswamy was already millionaire when he accepted Soros award he said he needed to pay for law school

11:00 am August 22, 2023

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was already a millionaire by the time he accepted the Soros scholarship he previously said he needed in order to pay for law school. Ramaswamy defended himself last month for accepting a $90,000 award from the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which was founded by Daisy and […]

‘Read the room:’ Biden jokes about the ‘hot ground’ while observing Maui fire damage

11:00 am August 22, 2023

President Biden joking about the “hot ground” in Maui didn’t go over well for many X users on Monday. Biden arrived in Hawaii that day to give remarks on the aftermath of that devastating wildfires that have taken the lives of over 110 people. Prior to his speech, he met and shook hands with a […]

Tennessee lawmakers not expected to touch on gun-control in special session despite Nashville school shooting

10:56 am August 22, 2023

Deeply divided Tennessee lawmakers returned to the state Capitol Monday, kicking off a special session that many hoped would address the state’s relaxed gun laws but instead quickly devolved into bitter fighting over procedural rules and limits on public access into the building. Months prior, Republican Gov. Bill Lee called the session in the wake […]

Judge to decide if Texas can keep buoy barrier installed along Rio Grande to prevent migrant crossings

10:56 am August 22, 2023

A case over whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border will land before a federal judge Tuesday as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott looks to keep the barrier amid efforts from the Biden administration and Mexico to remove it. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra will hear the lawsuit brought by […]