How do you sound the alarm when people have gotten used to the ringing? That is the challenge for former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who has had to update even her sense of alarm as Donald Trump's effort to overthrow the last election has not stopped him from becoming the GOP presidential favorite; as an election denier has become Speaker of the House; and as prominent Republicans have come to embrace election conspiracies as the route to political glory. Thanks to The Rotunda at the University of Virginia
The "Golden Bachelor" himself, Gerry Turner, as well as his new fiancée Theresa Nist, are finally addressing bombshell claims made by Turner's ex-girlfriend.
Washington — Long before Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, before the series' "Dopesick" and "Painkiller" brought the Sackler family and devastation of the opioid crisis into Americans' living rooms, and before her son died of a drug overdose at the age of 33, Ellen Isaacs was sounding the alarm about the opioid epidemic.
FILE - Karla Finocchio, 55, talks about her homeless days when she lived in her truck on Jan. 24, 2022, in Phoenix. FILE - Charles Sanders, 59, sits in his tent inside a homeless encampment called 'The Zone,' July 14, 2023, in downtown Phoenix. FILE - Kevin Hendershot pours ice into a bucket outside his tent in 'The Zone' homeless encampment, July 14, 2023, in downtown Phoenix.
FILE - Soldiers loyal to Burkina Faso's latest coup leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traore, are pictured in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 14, 2022. FILE - Nigeriens, some holding Russian flags, participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, on July 30, 2023. FILE - United Nations peacekeepers stand guard at the entrance to a polling station covered in separatist flags and graffiti supporting the creation of the independent state of Azawad, in Kidal, Mali, on July 27, 2013.
The Americans had 20 shots and only allowed two
At 6:30 a.m. on April 25, 2010, Heidi Firkus called 911 after her husband, Nick Firkus, said an intruder was breaking into their Saint Paul, Minnesota, home. She was shot and killed. Nick Firkus told investigators that his gun discharged when he struggled with the intruder – but something in his story struck police as odd. NICK FIRKUS (to 911): Ahh, please, please, somebody just broke in our house and shot me and my wife. SGT. KANE (at the hospital): Like I said, we'll do our best to find out how, how Heidi is doing, OK? SGT. GRAY (police interview) You know, I know this is a very traumatic situation, OK? And, I'm just going to try and ease into it, OK? NICK FIRKUS (police interview): I go back to sleep. I just kinda fitfully sleep for 10 or 15 minutes, and then I heard the screen door open. … kinda let it go for a little while, but then I started hearing fiddling with our doorknob. NICK FIRKUS: I keep two shells for just in case things go weird … So when I heard things, this morning, I did load it. … and then I wake up Heidi. HEIDI FIRKUS (911 CALL): Someone's trying to break into my home. SGT GRAY: Alright. So, you are going first down the stairs, or is she, is she behind you, or she in front of you, or what? NICK FIRKUS (police interview) The guy was there … I think he — he grabbed the barrel. … I don't remember exactly but the gun went off. So, my finger slipped onto the trigger. HEIDI FIRKUS (to 911): [Heidi screams] SGT. GRAY (police interview): You come upstairs, you know, I hate to tell you this but my house, you know … I'm justified in killing you if you come breaking into my house. NICK FIRKUS: If we can save ourselves, let's, let's do that instead of getting in a situation where — SGT. GRAY: You guys, uh, have any problems or anything like that? SGT. GRAY: Well, that's kind of, I mean, kinda close notice. NICK FIRKUS: Well, I just wanna know the final answer on, ah, the final answer on Heidi. SGT. GRAY (police interview):, I, you know, part of me wants to ask you this question … Did you have anything to do with this? SGT. GRAY: Now what they were doing? I mean, were they just going like this? (jiggles door knob in the interview room) NICK FIRKUS (police interview): She was running away so it definitely hit her in the back … RACHEL FIRKUS (on audio recording): Your actions have caused me to just distrust you completely. RACHEL FIRKUS (on audio recording): And the fact that your lying was so easy for you to do in front of me over and over and over. Makes me think — NICK FIRKUS (911 CALL): Somebody just broke into our house and shot me and my wife … NICK FIRKUS (police interview): He just came in … NICK FIRKUS (police interview): The guy that was there, I think he, he grabbed the barrel … OFFICER (hospital interview): And what else can you describe from him … NICK FIRKUS (TO 911): Somebody just broke into my house and shot me and my wife. 911 OPERATOR: Someone's trying, west ... NICK FIRKUS (TO 911): Hello, please, please … somebody just broke in our house and shot me ... 911 OPERATOR: Where's the guy that shot you?
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis completed a presidential campaign milestone Saturday afternoon by visiting all 99 counties in Iowa, former President Donald Trump largely ignored his GOP opponent by taking aim at another rival, President Biden, as the two candidates held dueling rallies in the state.
FILE - Participants wave rainbow flags during the opening ceremony of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Nov. 4, 2023. FILE - The delegation of Hong Kong arrives at the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Nov. 4, 2023. FILE - Participants hold the rainbow flag at the AIDS Quilt Memorial Ceremony ahead of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Nov. 4, 2023.
If anyone knows the meaning of loss, it's Necia Ethridge. Her dad, bass guitarist Chris Ethridge, was an early founding member of the late '60s band The Flying Burrito Brothers, which was the first to introduce rock and Southern soul to country music. He toured with the likes of Linda Ronstadt and Willie Nelson.
Weißensberg (dpa/lby) - Bei einem Zusammenstoß zweier Autos auf einer Bundesstraße bei Weißensberg (Landkreis Lindau) ist eine Frau gestorben und vier weitere Menschen sind verletzt worden. Wie genau es am Sonntag zu dem Unfall kam, sollte ein Gutachter klären, wie ein Polizeisprecher sagte. Demnach wurde der Fahrer des einen Wagens, ein 55-Jähriger, schwer verletzt. Seine 56-jährige Beifahrerin starb an ihren Verletzungen. Im zweiten Auto wurden ein 45-Jähriger und seine Kinder im Alter von 13 und 10 Jahren mittelschwer verletzt. Sie kamen in Krankenhäuser.
Forest dept. launched "Ayyan" app to assist Sabarimala pilgrims; 1.71 lakh downloads in a month. App provides info on services available at Pampa, Sannidhanam, Swami Ayyappan road, Pampa-Neelimala-Sannidhanam, Erumely-Azhutakadav-Pampa & Sathram-Uppupara-Sannidhanam routes. Works in online/offline mode; provides info on food, water, medical service & emergency help. Updated version to be launched for next pilgrimage season; available in 5 languages.
Chennai's Sruthilaya Kendra awarded veteran percussionist Mannargudi A. Easwaran and film/theatre artist Delhi Ganesh with 'Guru Surajananda Award' and 'Gowri Manohari Award' respectively, as part of its 36th Winter Music Festival. Tripunitura Sasi Kumar and K. Sooreyakanthan received endowment prizes. N. Ravi, Director of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited, remembered the contributions of the late mridangam maestro Karaikudi Mani to the field of music. The award ceremony was held by Kendra's trustees.
Coastal AP Collectors review situation ahead of Cyclone Michaung; take measures to prevent loss of life, property. Collectors, DROs visit villages, ask people to follow special officers' suggestions. Command Control Room set up at Machilipatnam Collectorate; control rooms at RDO, MRO offices. West Godavari Collector directs Medical, Health and Revenue officers to shift pregnant women to hospitals. Nellore Collector asks district admin to gear up to tackle cyclone; villagers asked to shift to safer places. Prakasam Collector interacts with fishermen's families; Eluru Collector asks farmers to shift paddy stocks to mills.
Merseburg (dpa/sa) - Mit zwei Tagen Verspätung ist in Merseburg die Eisbahn eröffnet worden, nachdem kurz vor dem Start das darüber aufgespannte Zelt eingestürzt war. Man sei sehr froh, dass die Eröffnung ohne Dach jetzt so schnell geklappt habe, sagte eine Sprecherin der Stadtwerke am Sonntag. Mehr als 100 Besucher hätten die Eisfläche zum Ersten Advent gestürmt. Auch Bob-Olympiasieger Thorsten Margis habe an der Eröffnung teilgenommen. Am Donnerstag war das Zelt über der Eisfläche aus bislang unbekannter Ursache eingestürzt.
TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu received warm welcome in Visakhapatnam to offer prayers at Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam. He thanked supporters for standing by him during tough times & sought blessings of Lord for well-being of AP. He refused to talk politics & said Panchagramalu issue yet to be resolved.
Mizoram's Assembly election results on Dec 4 may surprise. 3 parties contesting all 40 seats: MNF, ZPM, Congress. MNF, ZPM upbeat; Congress hopes to upstage MNF. Polls on Nov 7 saw 80.43% turnout. MNF, ZPM confident; Congress accepts whatever seats won. In 2018, MNF won 26, ZPM 8, Congress 5. BJP hopes to increase tally on strength of MNF defectors. Results to decide fate of 174 candidates.
Minister Nageswara Rao urges farmers in Godavari region to take harvested paddy to nearby rice mills to prevent crop damage due to cyclone. He inspects post-harvest activities in Attili and appeals to millers to procure paddy on emergency basis. Urges farmers to postpone harvesting until weather improves.
2024 लोकसभा चुनाव में नरेंद्र मोदी को सत्ता से हटाने के लिए बनी इंडिया गठबंधन की आखिरी बैठक 3 महीने पहले हुई थी जिसके बाद अब तक एक भी बैठक नहीं हुई है और इसी को लेकर पिछले दिनों मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने भी कांग्रेस पर करारा हमला बोला था. गौरतलब है, 2 नवंबर को पटना में CPI द्वारा आयोजित एक एक जनसभा को संबोधित करते हुए नीतीश कुमार ने कांग्रेस पर तंज कसा था
A three-day Agri Tech-2023 conference and exhibition began on the Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) campus at Lam in Guntur district on December 3 (Sunday). Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy also launched Agro Chem Federation of India’s (ACFI’s) ‘Jago Kisan Jago’ campaign on the occasion. He flagged off five mobile vans as part of the ACFI’s extensive outreach campaign to educate farmers on the importance of using high-quality genuine agricultural inputs for maximising crop yield.
Starnberg/Mühldorf am Inn (dpa/lby) - Nach den starken Schneefällen vom Samstag bleiben in zwei oberbayerischen Landkreisen am Montag die Schulen geschlossen oder bieten nur Distanzunterricht an. Für die öffentlichen Schulen im Landkreis Mühldorf am Inn ordnete das dortige staatliche Schulamt für Montag Distanzunterricht an. Die Entscheidung sei angesichts der winterlichen Straßenverhältnisse zum Schutz der Schülerinnen und Schüler getroffen worden, hieß es am Sonntag.