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Ex-lawmaker Ray Holmberg pleads guilty to going to Europe to pay for sex with minor
A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, was indicted in October 2023 for travel with
Mom-to-be who accused boyfriend of domestic abuse was stabbed to death hours later, allegedly by his brother
A Massachusetts mom-to-be was stabbed to death hours after accusing her boyfriend of punching her in her pregnant belly — allegedly by the boyfriend’s homeless brother, whom they’d taken in, according to authorities. Brianna Welsh, 25, was found dead with “multiple sharp force” injuries at her home in Lynn on July 31, according to the
Ohio ban on trans treatments for kids and trans athletes in youth sports can take effect, court rules
Ohio’s contested ban on giving transgender treatments to kids and trans athletes in youth sports can take effect after a judge ruled after striking down a challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday. The bill — which originally passed the Ohio House and Senate on December 13, 2023 — makes it illegal in
Trump leads Harris in North Carolina’s first statewide poll since switch
Originally Published by: (The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris by 3 points in the newest statewide polling of North Carolinians. The consensus battleground state, sending electoral college votes to Republicans in 12 of the last 14 cycles dating to a Lyndon B. Johnson win in 1964, has been
Physician assistant spent $30K to relocate for new job at Texas Children’s Hospital only to have embattled facility pull gig: ‘A betrayal’
A physician assistant who spent around $30,000 to relocate her family for a new job at a controversial Texas hospital claims she was betrayed by the medical facility when it pulled the opportunity just hours after giving her a start date. Mojgan Pedram was ready to start a new chapter with Texas Children’s Hospital after
Kamala Harris doesn’t necessarily inspire black voters in Michigan, but many stick with her for now: ‘She ain’t gonna give me my 40 acres and a mule’
DETROIT — William Majors, 59, will vote for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket in November. But he has curbed his expectations for what would happen if Harris ascends to the White House. “She ain’t gonna give me my 40 acres and a mule, like Obama should have,” Majors said Tuesday after voting at Detroit’s Northwest
Mysterious deaths near Brooklyn Mirage still haunt ravers: ‘We never leave each other alone’
The party isn’t over at the Brooklyn Mirage, and regulars at the open-air summer venue say they want to keep it that way — as long as their guards stay up. It’s been nearly a year since two of the isolated Bushwick hot spot’s ravers were found dead in a creek just weeks apart, yet
Pennsylvania House Dem cheered sharing of Mitch McConnell’s address: ‘Someone should take out a billboard’
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — For her Republican opponents, Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild’s personal Facebook account is the gift that keeps on giving. Resurfaced screenshots show the Dem congresswoman cheered on the publication of then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s address during the federal government shutdown in January 2019. Then a first term rep, Wild made two comments
Armed Texas woman charged with making threats against former President Trump
An armed woman from Texas has been arrested after threatening former President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, authorities said. Christina Montoya, 41, was busted last Friday in northeastern DC after local cops were tipped off about her by the Secret Service and opened an investigation, according to a report from the Metropolitan Police Department of DC. “Through the detectives’
‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she’ll be ‘extra-involved’ in Kamala Harris’ campaign — and hints at DNC appearance
There’s going to be more than one veep involved in the Kamala Harris’ campaign. “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus promised to be “extra-involved” in the vice president’s presidential run and even teased a possible appearance at the Democratic National Convention later this month. Louis-Dreyfus made her remarks to The Sunday Times and later cut an advertisement