Author: Press Room
April is ending with showers in hopes of bringing May flowers, as much of Iowa received rainfall over Easter weekend.On Easter Sunday, Iowa City received 1.61 inches of rain and Coralville 1.8 inches, respectively, while some areas of the state received more than 2 inches. Tornado warnings were issued around the Quad Cities as storms pushed out of the state in the evening of April 20.Reports of heavy rain northeast of the rural Johnson County town of Oakdale reported 1.85 inches of rain.Flash flood warnings were also issued for northwestern Johnson County late Sunday night. No official reports of flooding…
Washington reportedly plans to pressure nations seeking tariff relief to reign in their turnover with Beijing Beijing has issued a warning to countries considering limiting their trade with China in hopes of gaining tariff relief from the US, saying it will retaliate against any such moves.The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to pressure other countries into limiting trade with China, including imposing monetary sanctions, in return for better trade terms, according to media reports.China “firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests,” the Commerce Ministry said in a statement on Monday, adding that…
While Catholics around the world are still impacted by the death of Pope Francis, there is another piece of news that’s bound to fly under the radar, but that deserves attention. Under the late Pontiff, many ‘progressive’ clerics have been put in key positions to further transform (many will say ‘destroy’) the ancient Church teachings. That is the case of the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Georg Bätzing, a man who has supported blessing for gay couples, ordaining women priests, abolishing celibacy… all the ‘novelties’ introduced by Francis. He also opposes ‘racism’ and ‘far-right nationalism’: he is the ugly…
The IRS gets a favorable ruling on charging orders.getty A charging order creates a lien on the interest of a debtor who owns an interest in a limited liability company and an order that distributions will be paid to the creditor until the judgment is satisfied. Many states have modified their LLC laws to prevent that lien from being foreclosed and the interest sold. One of those states is New Jersey, the LLC Act of which also provides that a court may not order a debtor’s LLC interest to be foreclosed upon. But how will that stand up to an…
Controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney appears to be set to permanently relocate his residence outside the U.S.A. In an interview with the UK-based gay website, Pink News, Mulvaney insisted that he is looking to permanently relocate to England. “I’m trying to move here permanent,” he explained ahead of taking on the lead role in the musical stage play We Aren’t Kids Anymore at London’s Savoy Theatre. @pinknews Is @Dylan Mulvaney ready to leave the US?! PinkNews spoke to Dylan ahead of starting in the upcoming West End show ‘WE AREN’T KIDS ANYMORE’ about her potential move to the UK. As…
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned countries around the world that “appeasement cannot bring peace, and compromise cannot be respected” in an ominous message on Monday apparently intended to have a chilling effect on global enthusiasm for renegotiating trade deals with the United States. The Commerce Ministry’s statement was published as a response to a journalist asking for comment on President Donald Trump’s economic policy changes this month in which he announced reciprocal tariffs on nearly every country that trades with America, including China. Countries with the most unbalanced trade with the United States received the highest tariff rates, reaching as…
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that it was not legal or appropriate to send U.S. citizens to foreign prisons. Host Kristen Welker said, “Do you believe that President Trump is following the orders of the courts right now?” Kennedy said, “Yes. And I don’t believe that President Trump will defy a federal judge; if he does, I’ll call him out on it. I believe what I said in the clip. I love the rule of law. I love it like the devil loves sin. I think if we start not following a federal judicial…
The UN’s humanitarian agency, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Gaza’s civil defence service have rejected the findings of an Israeli military investigation that concluded the killings of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in Rafah last month were caused by “professional failures”.Eight Palestine Red Crescent paramedics, six members of the civil defence rescue agency and one employee of Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, were carrying out two rescue missions when they were shot and killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza in the early hours of 23 March.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at first claimed the…
ATLANTa (AP) — Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves announced on Monday that he’s running for governor in 2026, entering a field that remains murky for his party after two top potential candidates backed away from a run.The 41-year-old state senator, also a lawyer and business owner, remains largely unknown outside his state Senate district, which includes parts of Fulton and Cobb counties. An early announcement could help him to raise money and increase his visibility.He’s likely to emphasize his biography, including his young children and his past service as a public school teacher. Esteves has also served as treasurer of the…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., met last week with mistakenly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, and he joins Morning Joe to discuss his meeting, the death of Pope Francis and why he says when the rights of one person are threatened the rights of all citizens are threatened. Read the full article here