Month: January 2022

Former President Donald Trump speaks at rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) (The Hill) – Former President Trump said late Sunday that he wanted former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election while highlighting congressional efforts to reform the Electoral Count Act. Trump, in a statement dispatched by his

Global retail sales climbed 12 percent to 245,000 vehicles in the quarter, driven by robust demand in North America and Southeast Asia, despite tepid deliveries in Japan and Europe. Revenue increased 39 percent to 525.5 billion yen ($4.57 billion) in the three months. North American retail sales surged in the quarter to 40,000 vehicles, from

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After issuing a preliminary February outlook on Jan. 20, the Climate Prediction Center has issued its final monthly forecast for February. February is the final month of meteorological winter which runs from Dec. 1 through Feb. 28. So far our winter has been dominated by a La Niña weather pattern that has

Elton John is back on the road and soon will be on his way to Chicago. The legendary musician resumed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour with a packed performance in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Saturday after a bout with COVID-19 led him to cancel shows in Dallas. Come later this week, John will perform

New York’s congressional districts were supposed to be crafted by a panel known as the Independent Redistricting Commission, which was created after the last redistricting cycle in 2012. But that commission failed to come up with a single, unified plan, as the five Democrat-aligned commissioners and five Republican-aligned commissioners reached deadlock earlier this month. That

Rabbi Levi Notik had just finished preparing meals at the F.R.E.E. Synagogue food bank on Devon Avenue Sunday when he stepped outside and saw a yellow swastika spray-painted on the side of the building. Across the street, he saw someone yell racial slurs at a young Jewish man and then tackle him. Notik said he

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — What is the best way to ask for a favor? In person? Email? Maybe on social media? On Facebook, 7 On Your Side’s Michael Finney asked what is the best way to approach someone when you need help. There were plenty of opinions. “In Person,” “Text,” “Phone call,” “Online chat.” You

Former Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini, defeated for reelection in November, has joined an international law firm as a partner. Nixon Peabody LLP in Boston announced on Monday that Sini is working at its Jericho office in the litigation department, specializing in government investigations and white-collar defense. Monday was his first day. Sini, a

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It’s been nearly 30 years since the Super Bowl was last played in Los Angeles County, and as if that wasn’t enough to be excited about for L.A. football fans, a home team will be playing in the big game to boot. The NFC champion Los Angeles Rams will take on the AFC champion Cincinnati

Congress is facing a looming deadline to pass a spending bill and keep the government open past mid-February, but serious gaps exist between Democrats and Republicans over how to move forward. Lawmakers have to pass a spending bill by Feb. 18 or risk shutting down the federal government. While Republicans and Democrats say a shutdown

SAN JOSE — A motorcyclist killed in a crash last week on Highway 101 has been identified by authorities. Forty-seven-year-old Leonard Melo of San Jose died in a Jan. 28 crash, officials said. The collision was reported at 1:13 a.m. on southbound 101 in the area of Highway 87, according to California Highway Patrol officer

Colorado’s cannabis entrepreneurs can look forward to a new technical assistance program aimed at providing education on business development within the industry. The Cannabis Business Office, which announced the program Monday, plans to partner on the initiative with Make Green Go!, a firm that offers business development services to marginalized communities. The free program will

Sometimes it is difficult to believe that all dogs are related. How can the tiny chihuahua be from the same species as the massive Great Dane? A male beagle is usually between 14 and 16 inches tall; a male English Mastiff can be as tall as 28 to 36 inches. One does not see similarly

Local There is only one other state-run public bank, and it belongs to North Dakota. Bloomberg Only one other public bank exists in the nation, and it belongs to North Dakota. But if a group of Massachusetts lawmakers prevail, the Bay State will still have its own. At a virtual press conference last week hosted

The Pennsylvania bridge that collapsed Friday morning, hours before President Joe Biden was set to visit the state to discuss the benefits of the infrastructure law signed last year, was inspected in September and received a “poor” rating that wasn’t low enough to cause the bridge to be closed, according to the Associated Press. The