Day: April 11, 2024

Rhode Island transit chief resigns after he’s accused in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru

11:12 pm April 11, 2024

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday just two weeks after he was accused in a hit-and-run in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick. The announcement came the same day as the RIPTA board of directors met behind closed doors […]

Nearly 10% of Florida children 4 and under weren’t counted in 2020 census

11:03 pm April 11, 2024

Children age 4 and under in Florida were undercounted by almost 10% during the 2020 census, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau said the estimated error was the largest undercount of young children by any U.S. state. More than 112,000 children age 4 or younger were overlooked in Florida […]

FBI Director Christopher Wray cites increased foreign threats in FISA reauthorization plea: ‘Rogue’s gallery’

10:11 pm April 11, 2024

FBI Director Christopher Wray told the House Appropriations subcommittee on Thursday that there is an increasing concern of a potential coordinated attack in the U.S., similar to the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) attack last month at a concert hall in Russia. Wray, who spoke before lawmakers to discuss the FY25 budget, said his […]

Conservative activist subpoenaed by Dems in SCOTUS ethics probe refusing to comply: ‘Politically motivated’

10:07 pm April 11, 2024

Conservative activist Leonard Leo has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee related to an investigation into Supreme Court ethics in what he calls a “politically motivated” move that he will not abide by. “Today, I received an unlawful and politically motivated subpoena from U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin,” Leo said in […]

More aid is supposed to be entering the Gaza Strip. Why isn’t it helping?

10:06 pm April 11, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Under heavy U.S. pressure, Israel has promised to ramp up aid to Gaza dramatically, saying last week it would open another cargo crossing and surge more trucks than ever before into the besieged enclave. But days later, there are few signs of those promises materializing and international officials say starvation is widespread […]