Day: January 25, 2024

Haley campaign lashes out at RNC, Ronna McDaniel over resolution to declare Trump presumptive GOP nominee

8:11 pm January 25, 2024

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s campaign lashed out at the Republican National Committee and its chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, Thursday over a resolution that the party is considering to declare Donald Trump the presumptive GOP nominee. “Who cares what the RNC says? We’ll let millions of Republican voters across the country decide who should be […]

Texas driver rescued from floodwaters after standing on roof of vehicle, video shows

7:16 pm January 25, 2024

A dramatic video has emerged showing a driver being helped from the roof of his SUV by first responders as floodwaters swept through the Houston area. The daring rescue unfolded along Spring Cypress Road in Spring on Wednesday, according to KRTK. The station, citing an employee from A.S.K. Towing and Recovery, reports that the driver […]

Herbert Coward, known as ‘Toothless Man’ in ‘Deliverance,’ killed in car crash

7:16 pm January 25, 2024

Herbert “Cowboy” Coward died in a car crash Wednesday, according to authorities. He was 85. The crash occurred as Coward and a friend, Bertha Brooks, left a doctor’s appointment, North Carolina Highway Patrol Sgt. M.J. Owens said. The actor pulled out onto U.S. Route 19 in front of a truck, which hit his vehicle. Both […]

Transgender veterans sue VA over delayed transition surgeries: ‘They are letting us die’

7:08 pm January 25, 2024

A group of transgender veterans is filing a lawsuit against the Department of Veteran Affairs over delays in gender-transition surgeries. “What am I supposed to tell my transgender veterans that are trying to commit suicide because they can’t see themselves in their body?” Bekky Eshler, the president of the Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA), told […]

All but two Senate Democrats sign on to Palestinian statehood measure

7:00 pm January 25, 2024

Senate Democrats have put forward a measure that endorses the creation of a Palestinian state backed by every member of their conference — with two notable exceptions. The proposed amendment to a pending national security supplemental package reaffirms that the United States supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, “that such a solution […]