By Sean Murphy, Associated Press writer Oklahoma City (AFP) – Republican Governor Kevin Stitt and Democrat Joey Hoffmeister easily won their primaries on Tuesday, both capitalizing on massive fundraising advantages over their opponents in a state where issues such as abortion, firearms and the death penalty are hot. The focus is likely to be in … Read more
Washington (AFP) – Outraged by price hikes at the gas station and supermarket, many consumers feel they know just where to blame: on greedy companies that are relentlessly raising prices and making profits. In response to that sentiment, last month the Democratic-led House of Representatives passed a party line vote — most Democrats in favor, … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) – After weeks of fierce fightingA regional official said, on Friday, that Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from a besieged city in the east of the country to move to stronger positions, a four-month sign of the Russian invasion. The planned withdrawal from Severodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, comes after … Read more
London (AFP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dealt a double blow as voters rejected his Conservative Party in a special parliamentary election dominated by questions about his leadership and morals.. He was further hurt when the party chief resigned after results came out early Friday, saying the Conservatives “cannot continue business as usual” … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) – The Russian army has extended its grip on the territory of eastern Ukraine As it seeks to cut supply lines and encircle Ukrainian forces on the front lines, the Ukrainian military on Thursday announced the arrival of powerful US multiple launch missile systems that it hopes will provide an advantage on … Read more
Written by Jim Vertuno and Jack Bleiberg, Associated Press Austin, Texas (AP) – The first public hearings in Texas for consideration Uvald school massacre They focused on a series of fatal law enforcement errors, school building safety and mental health care with little mention of the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and rifle repair. A day after … Read more
Washington (AFP) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has won praise for his shrewd leadership during the downward spiral of a pandemic recession. With threats to the US economy mounting, though, Powell increasingly shocked Fed watchers as being far less confident. Inflation proved to be higher and more stable What he or the Fed’s economists … Read more
Sheryl Greiner said Monday that Britney Greiner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the US Embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary on Saturday, but they never called because the embassy’s phone line was not staffed. . The pair have not spoken on the phone in the four months since … Read more
Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that the American people are “really, really disappointed” after two turbulent years with the coronavirus pandemic.fluctuations in the economy Now the price of gasoline is going up that criticize family budgets. But he stressed that recession was “not inevitable” and hoped it would give the country a … Read more
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on US oil refiners To produce more gasoline and diesel, saying that their profits tripled during the period of the war between Russia and Ukraine While Americans struggle with record price hikes at the pump. “The crisis families are facing deserves immediate action,” Biden wrote in a letter to … Read more
