LEBANON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police officer was killed and two officers were injured Thursday during a shooting while responding to a domestic disturbance, Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said. Police went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call. Nearly an hour later gunfire broke out and officers radioed…Continue Reading
A state supreme court judge in New York ordered the legislature to redraw the state’s new voting map’s lines after ruling in favor of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the recently approved redistricting plan for U.S. House districts. Judge Patrick F. McAllister, based out of Steuben County, stated in his ruling that the map’s…Continue Reading
The White House pulled out the stops for the International Transgender Day of Visibility, announcing administrative changes and firing a warning shot at Republican-led states fighting the gender-identity agenda on health care, education and women’s sports. The Biden administration heralded the coming “X” gender option on U.S. passports and TSA PreCheck documents; flew the pink, white and…Continue Reading
The National Community Church, a multisite congregation based in the District, has a timely message planned for its members this Sunday: Give former prisoners a second chance. The Rev. Mark Batterson, the Assemblies of God minister who leads the congregation’s 5,000 members, said it is “a pure expression” of the Christian gospel to help those…Continue Reading
President Biden on Thursday took the unprecedented step of releasing 1 million barrels of oil per day from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, his most aggressive bid yet to soothe Americans who are seething about soaring gasoline prices. He plans to release about 180 million barrels from the reserve over six months. That would bring…Continue Reading
While many institutions in Tirupati, be it a university or State-run college or government hospital, are named after ‘Sri Venkateswara’, the district headquartered at the temple city is quite uniquely named as ‘Sri Balaji’, albeit another name for the Lord of Seven Hills.The carving of ‘Sri Balaji’ district out of Chittoor has been on the…Continue Reading
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday opposed a petition by journalist Rana Ayyub seeking to quash a look-out circular (LOC) issued against her barring her from travelling abroad.The ED alleged before the High Court that Ms. Ayyub was involved in a serious offence regarding funds involving over ₹1 crore.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh granted time to…Continue Reading
The Kerala High Court on Friday permitted the Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital Superintendent to do the needful in accordance with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act on a plea by the parents of a minor girl for termination of her pregnancy.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan while disposing of a writ petition seeking permission to terminate the pregnancy…Continue Reading
The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (APIIC) is in advanced stages of creating facilities in 11 MSME Parks out of 31 proposed to be developed across the State. These works are poised to be completed in three to six months.The 11 MSME Parks are coming up at Gurrampalem (Visakhapatnam district), Palamaner (Chittoor), Rapthadu (Anantapur),…Continue Reading
A day after holding talks with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the US Consul General in Chennai, Judith Ravin, met Governor Arif Mohammed Khan at the Government Guest House here on Friday. The Governor apprised her of the rapid strides that Kerala had made in education, health, social welfare, and women’s empowerment and in upholding secularism.…Continue Reading
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