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Year: 2024

Pennsylvania appeals court says dating requirement for mail ballot envelopes violates state Constitution

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania appeals court said Wednesday the requirement that mail-in voters handwrite the correct date on their ballot violates the state Constitution, but it is not yet clear how the ruling will apply going forward. The ruling comes in a dispute over ballots that were rejected in a previous election in

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North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development. Austin was speaking at a press conference in Washington with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, as concerns grow about

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Road to 270: Kamala Harris and the Democratic Vision of Progress and Unity vs. Trump’s Return to Chaos

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     October 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — As America’s 2024 election approaches, the road to 270 electoral votes lays out two starkly different visions for the nation’s future. Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party offer a steady hand, steering the country toward stability, economic

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26-year-old charged in Missouri standoff after reportedly holding twin toddlers hostage

By Nick Sloan & JoBeth Davis Click here for updates on this story     PLEASANT VALLEY, Missouri (KMBC) — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office took an armed suspect into custody overnight after he barricaded inside a Pleasant Valley home following an alleged domestic assault. Officers from both Claycomo and Pleasant Valley were originally called to the

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‘Death can still bring life’: Alabamians encourage eye transplant donation in national campaign

By Magdala Louissaint Click here for updates on this story     BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Two Alabamians are featured in a this year’s national campaign by Advancing Sight Network to celebrate recipient’s and donors’ families. November will soon serve two purposes for U.S. Army Veteran Josie Evans, Veterans Day and National Eye Donation Month. “It makes

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Police say the man behind ballot box fires has metalworking experience and might plan more attacks

Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators believe the man who set the incendiary devices at ballot boxes in Portland, Oregon, and nearby Vancouver, Washington, had a

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Massachusetts ratepayers to pay extra $512M for transmission line for Canadian hydropower

Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three Massachusetts utilities and a transmission line developer have agreed to pass along $512 million in added costs to Massachusetts ratepayers for an electric transmission project in western Maine. The power transmission line will allow Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid. The project’s cost grew from

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