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UN food chief: Billions needed to avert unrest, starvation
By EDITH M. LEDERER today UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning U.N. World Food Program warned Friday. David Beasley praised increased funding from the United States and Germany last year, and urged China, Gulf nations, billionaires and other countries “to step up big time.” In an interv ...
Sharon Acker, Actress in 'Point Blank' and 'Perry Mason,' Dies at 87
Story by Mike Barnes • 3h ago Sharon Acker, the Canadian actress who portrayed Lee Marvin’s unfaithful wife in the 1967 neo-noir classic Point Blank and the right-hand woman Della Street opposite Monte Markham on a rebooted Perry Mason in the 1970s, has died. She was 87. Acker died March 16 in a retirement home in her native Toronto, her daughter Kim Everest, a casting director, told The Hollywood Reporter. Star Trek fans know Acker for her January 1969 turn as Odona, a desperate woman from a ...
US says far-right activist convicted over 2016 voter suppression scheme
A social media influencer who once had 58,000 Twitter followers was convicted by a federal jury of election interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race over a voter suppression scheme, the Justice Department said late on Friday. Douglass Mackey, also known as “Ricky Vaughn,” was convicted of the charge of conspiracy against rights stemming from his scheme to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote, the Justice Department said in a statement. Mackey faces a maximum of 10 ye ...
Arizona governor must appear in court on pause of executions
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs must appear in court Thursday in her effort to halt pending executions because of questions about the rights of death row prisoners Via AP news wire 1 hour ago Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has been ordered to appear in court Thursday in her efforts to halt pending executions because of questions about the rights of death row prisoners. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz said late Friday that Hobbs and Ryan Thornell, the state's prison director, must sho ...
No handcuffs but a mug shot: Trump to be arraigned Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will be formally arrested and arraigned next Tuesday in his hush money case, court officials said — an announcement promising the historic, shocking scene of a former U.S. commander in chief forced to stand before a judge. As the Manhattan court confirmed the timing on Friday, the streets outside had calmed from earlier in the week. There were no large-scale demonstrations for or against Trump, though tourists stopped to take selfies and throngs of ...
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman discharged from hospital
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has been discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, his office announced Friday. Fetterman had been undergoing treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed since checking himself into the hospital in February at the recommendation of the attending physician of the U.S. Congress. "I am so happy to be home. I'm excited to be the father and husband I want to be, and the senator Pennsylvania deserves. Pennsylvanians have always had m ...
Dozens hurt when tornado strikes Little Rock as dangerous storms spread across 15 states
A tornado plowed through Arkansas' capital and surrounding areas Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. reported on Twitter Friday evening that at least 24 people had been hospitalized with storm-related injuries. He added that officials were "not aware of any fatalities...at this time." He described the property damage as "extensive." The Little Rock ...
Dominion's historic defamation case against Fox News will go to trial, judge rules
New York CNN -- Dominion Voting Systems' historic defamation case against Fox News will proceed to a high-stakes jury trial in mid-April, a Delaware judge ruled Friday, in a major decision that dismantled several of the right-wing network's key defenses. The judge's decision is a painful setback for Fox News and sets the stage for an agonizing, weekslong trial, where the network's highest-ranking executives and most prominent hosts could be called to the stand to testify about the 2020 electio ...
Minnesota's 21-year age minimum for handgun carry permits struck down
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday struck down a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public, finding it violated the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The order by U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez in St. Paul is the latest in a series of legal defeats for state gun control measures following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanding gun rights nationwide. The state's 21-year age ...
Trump Goes On Manic Posting Bender After Indictment
(Mediaite) Former President Donald Trump went on a manic posting bender following his indictment that extended into the wee hours of the morning with an all-caps reference to Hunter Biden. The media went into overdrive when News broke on Thursday afternoon that Trump has been indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s grand jury investigating the circumstances around hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. But so did Trump, who reacted in short order with a lengthy statement lashing out in familiar language about persecution and attacking Bragg, as well as President Joe Biden.
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Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind
5 hrs ago - By CHRIS MEGERIAN LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia’s capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secu ... (AP)
Arizona governor must appear in court on pause of executions
10 hrs ago - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs must appear in court Thursday in her effort to halt pending executions because of questions about the rights of death row prisoners Via AP news wire 1 hour ago Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has been ordered to appear in court T ... (Independent/Associated Press)
US says far-right activist convicted over 2016 voter suppression scheme
10 hrs ago - A social media influencer who once had 58,000 Twitter followers was convicted by a federal jury of election interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race over a voter suppression scheme, the Justice Department said late on Friday. Douglass Mackey, ... (Reuters)
UN food chief: Billions needed to avert unrest, starvation
11 hrs ago - By EDITH M. LEDERER today UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of ... (AP)
Sharon Acker, Actress in 'Point Blank' and 'Perry Mason,' Dies at 87
13 hrs ago - Story by Mike Barnes • 3h ago Sharon Acker, the Canadian actress who portrayed Lee Marvin’s unfaithful wife in the 1967 neo-noir classic Point Blank and the right-hand woman Della Street opposite Monte Markham on a rebooted Perry Mason in the 1970s, ... (Hollywood Reporter (via msn))
Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrest
15 hrs ago - By KARL RITTER an hour ago KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery, Ukraine’s top security agency notified a leading priest on Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia’s aggression, a criminal offense, Me ... (AP)
Federal judge blocks Tennessee law restricting drag shows
18 hrs ago - A federal judge temporarily blocked a Tennessee law restricting drag shows on Friday, the day before it was set to go into effect. U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the law for two weeks, ... (The Hill)
Trump campaign says it raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours after his indictment
20 hrs ago - Former President Donald Trump raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours after news of his indictment in Manhattan became public, according to figures released by his campaign Friday. The Trump campaign said that more than 25% of the donations came ... (NBC News via AOL)
At least 18 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South (UPDATED)
21 hrs ago - By ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO 11 minutes ago WYNNE, Ark. (AP) -- Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 18 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, ... (AP)
Omaha Central High students walk out of class to protest trans youth bills
22 hrs ago - By Lauren Wagner Mar 31, 2023 Updated 6 hrs ago As many as several hundred students at Omaha's Central High School braved dropping temperatures Friday and walked out of class to protest two pending bills in the Nebraska Legislature. Armed with brig ... (Omaha World Herald)
Pope Francis leaves hospital after recovering from bronchitis
Yesterday - March 31, 2023, 11:50 PM Pope Francis left hospital on Saturday morning after spending three days recovering from bronchitis, according to the Vatican press office. The pope, standing on his feet, answered reporters' questions outside Rome' Gemelli ... (ABC News)
As Wisconsin braced for tornadoes, Republicans text 'Wisconsin voter alert' complete with emergency
Yesterday - As Wisconsin braced for tornadoes, Republicans text 'Wisconsin voter alert' complete with emergency tones Molly Beck Published 6:58 p.m. CT March 31, 2023 MADISON –.................................. The text message included a video that us ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
1 dead, 28 injured as roof of Belvidere's Apollo Theater collapses in storm
Yesterday - BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — One person was killed and 28 injured at the Apollo Theater on Friday after a roof collapsed on concertgoers as a powerful storm and high winds swept through the area. The heavy metal band Morbid Angel was scheduled to perform ... (WGN9)
Social Security Reserves Projected to Run Out Earlier Than Expected
Friday - An economic slowdown, persistent inflation and weaker productivity growth will hurt Social Security’s finances, draining its reserves one year earlier than previously estimated, the government said Friday. Social Security won’t have enough money to ... (Wall Street Journal)
Minnesota's 21-year age minimum for handgun carry permits struck down
Friday - (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday struck down a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public, finding it violated the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitut ... (Reuters)
Many electric vehicles to lose big tax credit with new rules
Friday - WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit later this year, and many will get only half that, under rules proposed Friday by the U.S. Treasury Department. The rules, required under last year’s Inf ... (AP)
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman discharged from hospital
Friday - Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has been discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, his office announced Friday. Fetterman had been undergoing treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed since checking himself into the ho ... (CBS News)
Dozens hurt when tornado strikes Little Rock as dangerous storms spread across 15 states
Friday - A tornado plowed through Arkansas' capital and surrounding areas Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. reported on Twitter F ... (CBS News)
No handcuffs but a mug shot: Trump to be arraigned Tuesday
Friday - NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will be formally arrested and arraigned next Tuesday in his hush money case, court officials said — an announcement promising the historic, shocking scene of a former U.S. commander in chief forced to sta ... (Associated Press)
Dominion's historic defamation case against Fox News will go to trial, judge rules
Friday - New York CNN -- Dominion Voting Systems' historic defamation case against Fox News will proceed to a high-stakes jury trial in mid-April, a Delaware judge ruled Friday, in a major decision that dismantled several of the right-wing network's key defe ... (CNN Business)
We haven't seen indictment, says Trump lawyer
Friday - Donald Trump's lawyer has said the ex-president's legal team has not seen the indictment against him and has only media reports to go on. Joe Tacopina was speaking after a grand jury voted to indict Mr Trump in connection with a $130,000 pay-out to ... (BBC)
Biden administration appeals Texas court decision striking down free Obamacare coverage of preventiv
Friday - preventive care The Biden administration on Friday appealed a Texas federal judge's decision to strike down free Obamacare coverage of preventive health-care services ranging from screenings for certain cancers and diabetes to HIV prevention drugs. ... (CNBC)
Biden visits Mississippi town pummeled by deadly tornado
Friday - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden touched down in Mississippi on Friday, nearly a week following a severe string of tornadoes that tore through the South left at least 26 dead. The first couple will tour Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a delt ... (ABC News)
Millions set to lose Medicaid coverage as pandemic-era rule expires
Friday - A pandemic-era rule that protected people from losing their Medicaid coverage will expire Friday, putting millions of peoples’ health insurance coverage at risk. edicaid provides free health insurance to people with low incomes. Usually, Medicaid r ... (NBC News)
Biden marks International Transgender Day of Visibility by blasting Republicans targeting trans yout
Friday - Biden marks International Transgender Day of Visibility by blasting Republicans targeting trans youth By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Updated 12:09 PM EDT, Fri March 31, 2023 President Joe Biden is using International Transgender Day of Visibility on ... (cnn)
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