Day: August 24, 2023

Tennessee judge allows people to bring signs back into state House hearing during gun control debate

1:11 pm August 24, 2023

A judge ruled to let people bring signs back into the Tennessee House’s hearings on Wednesday, followed hours later by more disarray during a committee debate on allowing more guns into schools in a special session in reaction to a deadly Nashville school shooting in March. When a bill that would let people with carry […]

Russian court rules WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, facing espionage charges, can remain detained till November

1:10 pm August 24, 2023

A Russian court has granted a request by investigators to extend the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was jailed by Russian authorities earlier this year on espionage charges. The Lefortovo District Court, during a closed hearing, ruled Thursday that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) could keep the 31-year-old Gershkovich behind bars […]

Washington police detective shot in shoulder, 2 juvenile boys taken into custody shortly after

1:10 pm August 24, 2023

A police detective in western Washington state was shot in the shoulder on Wednesday, and two juvenile boys were later taken into custody, according to police. The Tacoma Police Department said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that one of their detectives was shot about 2:45 p.m. while “on a contact.” Police didn’t release further […]

Washington Post columnist calls out fact-checkers over claim Democrats don’t support abortion up until birth

1:02 pm August 24, 2023

Washington Post contributing columnist and National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru called out the media and fact-checkers over the Democratic Party’s abortion stance He noted a recent interview Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did with NBC’s Dasha Burns, during which he said a lot of the left supports abortion up until birth. “There’s no indication of […]

Vermont flood shortens season for prominent theater, actors must now figure out how to rebuild the playhouse

1:01 pm August 24, 2023

Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential rains and flooding forced them to flee, with water inundating the playhouse’s vast basement of dressing rooms, costumes and props and reaching into the first floor. The July storms left the large, column-fronted white Greek Revival building with layers of mud […]