Archives for August 2022

An El Paso County grand jury has indicted Democratic state Sen. Pete Lee, chair of the chamber's judicial committee, on one count of voting outside the district where he resides in 2020, in violation of state law. Lee vigorously denies the charge, an attorney for the lawmaker says. … [Read more...] about Colorado Democrat indicted on voting charge

A third candidate for public office has come to forward to say a sheriff on Florida's Space Coast offered help in getting a job in exchange for leaving a race and backing his favored candidate. … [Read more...] about Sheriff accused of pressuring candidates to drop out of races

Former President Donald Trump showed again that his endorsements are game-changers in GOP primaries, scoring big wins in Connecticut and Wisconsin. … [Read more...] about Trump scores more wins in GOP primaries in Connecticut to Minnesota

Al Qaeda's top leader was hiding out inside the country with no apparent fear of arrest. Women and religious minorities face systematic oppression, international aid groups say, as the government rolls back basic human rights and steadily imposes a media blackout to cover it up. … [Read more...] about Bitter anniversary: Old fears resurface as Taliban mark year in power in Afghanistan

"El Jefe," a northern jaguar last spotted in Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains in 2015, has been spotted again, this time in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in Mexico's Sonora state. … [Read more...] about Wild jaguar last seen in Arizona in 2015 resurfaces south of the border in Mexico