Author: Press Room
The death of Pope Francis has reverberated around the world, with the Catholic leader remembered by millions as a Jesuit pontiff who pushed for social and economic justice.Here is how the major British newspapers responded to the news.“Groundbreaking head of Catholic church, Pope Francis, dies at 88”, says the Guardian, featuring a picture of the late pontiff in a white soutane with his arm outstretched to the crowd.“People’s pope”, writes the Mirror, of a pontiff who shied away from pomp and ceremony and instead became known for his humility and compassion for the most vulnerable, including the poor and marginalised.Over…
NEW YORK (AP) — Police arrested a 30-year-old person inside Trump Tower on Monday after getting a report of a disorderly person on an “elevated surface” inside the building, authorities said.New York City Police responded at around 4:30 p.m. to the skyscraper where President Donald Trump keeps a penthouse. The tower also houses private condominiums, restaurants, shops, and a soaring public atrium that is open to tourists.Independent journalists on the scene posted video of security officials evacuating people from the atrium and police officers later exiting the building. The officers were wearing helmets and safety harnesses of the kind used…
The state Supreme Court issued a public censure Monday of Questa Municipal Judge Michael G. Rael Sr., finding the judge abused the prestige of his office when he repeatedly mentioned his judicial title while speaking to officers investigating a fatal crash in which he was involved by referring to himself as “Judge Rael” and mentioning he was a judge in Questa.The Supreme Court’s formal reprimand — issued in response to a complaint filed with the Judicial Standards Commission — also finds Rael violated the rules of judicial conduct when he broke the law in the case by driving 55 mph…
Joe Biden is desperately trying to remain relevant in American politics. He recently gave some disastrous remarks in Chicago and is reportedly trying to charge $300,000 for speeches. Democrats, who are still furious about their 2024 loss, want Biden to just go away and stay out of the public spotlight and who can blame them? Every time Biden appears in public and opens his mouth, the American people are reminded that Democrats and the media openly lied to the public about his mental and physical decline. BREAKING: Democratic Party members are angry with Joe Biden and do not want to…
Chicago Cubs’ Matt Shaw during a baseball game against the Athletics, Monday, March 31, 2025, in … More West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Everyone loves prospects because of their potential. When teams promote their top young players, they expect them to hit the ground running, especially when their first promotion occurs on Opening Day. Converting potential into reality isn’t easy though, and some of baseball’s best prospects are struggling in their first taste of MLB action—including one who has already been sent back down to the minors. RHP Roki Sasaki, Los…
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against several American officials, including members of Congress, who allegedly “performed poorly” on issues related to Hong Kong. The sanctions were clearly in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s tariffs and for sanctions the U.S. brought against Chinese and Hong Kong officials in March for participating in “transnational repression.” The U.S. State Department brought sanctions against six officials in Hong Kong for abusing Hong Kong’s draconian “national security law” to “intimidate, silence, and harass 19 pro-democracy activists who were forced to flee overseas.” One of the activists was a U.S. citizen and four…
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Trump administration officials should be held in contempt of court for their actions in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Klobuchar said, “What you see right now is the courts doing their jobs. This is not just the district court. There is an appeals court with an opinion that was unanimous, written by a very conservative judge who had been appointed by Ronald Reagan. They made clear when you have something you did wrong, which the government did here, they admitted they shouldn’t have deported him. It…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge was asked Monday to strike down several restrictions on the Arkansas initiative process in a lawsuit that accused the state of violating voters’ constitutional rights.The League of Women Voters of Arkansas filed the lawsuit challenging four new laws on the initiative process as well as existing restrictions that the group says pose significant hurdles for citizens trying to put proposals on the ballot.“These laws interfere, restrict, hamper, and impair the freedom of the people in circulating and procuring petitions,” the group said in the lawsuit. “The laws do not facilitate the operation…
There’s been 4.5 billion years of Earth. But there’s only been a day to celebrate it for 55 years.Welcome to the first edition of “Earth, Wind and Fire,” The Santa Fe New Mexican’s weekly environment newsletter. Today marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, which was proposed by Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson in the wake of a devastating oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif.Twenty million Americans participated in Earth Day at the time. Santa Feans were aware and concerned; responses to a 1970 survey found that 80% of City Different residents were worried about pollution in general, although just a…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC News over the weekend and openly defied the recently announced strategy of DNC vice chair David Hogg, who is planning to primary members of his own party. This is the second time in a week that Hogg has been called out by a high level Democrat. Dem strategist James Carville called David Hogg ‘a contemptible little twerp’ during a recent appearance on NewsNation. The DNC made a huge mistake in appointing Hogg as vice chair. He is an activist. He has zero experience in getting people elected to office. The New York…