DECEMBER 5, 2022
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed sympathetic Monday to a evangelical Christian graphic artist from Colorado who does not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples, despite the state’s protective antidiscrimination law.
Those justices seemed amendable to businesswoman Lorie Smith’s argument that the state may not compel her to create speech that violates her religious belief that...
DECEMBER 5, 2022
FILE - Former President Donald Trump announces a third run for president as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. A prosecutor on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, said Trump “knew exactly what was going on” with top Trump Organization executives who schemed for years to dodge taxes on company-paid perks. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,...
DECEMBER 5, 2022
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wears a “One Love” armband as she stands with German Football Association President Bernd Neuendorf. (Annegret Hilse/Reuters)
DOHA, Qatar — What does it mean to wear an armband? At the World Cup, it could mean provoking a clash of civilizations.
On the field, the tournament has thrilled fans with chaotic matches, upsets and a...
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Sunday said that the era of American internet was ending with the arrival of India and China, which now account for nearly 50 per cent of global mobile traffic.
"It's the end of American Internet as we knew it," he tweeted in response to a graph shared by industry analyst Benedict Evans....
DECEMBER 4, 2022
It was a secretive and low-key trip this writer and mid-day photojournalist Shadab Khan were invited to follow—the journey of our checked-in baggage to the airplane—and we went along for the ride. The bags are handled in the heart of the airport, and we had to undergo rigorous screening by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to...
DECEMBER 4, 2022
House Democrats Hold News Conference Following Leadership Election
Newly elected House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries defended past remarks calling Donald Trump’s 2016 election “illegitimate” against Republican criticism, noting that he voted to certify his presidency.
“I will never hesitate in criticizing the former president,” Jeffries said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. “I think I’m in good company there...
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Donald Trump holds a press conference at Trump Turnberry. (Shutterstock.com)
In a column for the highly conservative Hot Air, Republican speechwriter David Strom expressed his disgust at Donald Trump's call for "the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution" because he thinks the 2020 election was stolen from him.
As Strom sees it,...
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Sundar Pichai one of the most renowned CEOs in the world has been awarded Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards.
India's ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu awarded the civilian award to Google and Alphabet CEO in San Fransisco.
Sandhu on Twitter said, "Delighted to hand over Padma Bhushan to CEO @Google& Alphabet @sundarpichai in San...
DECEMBER 3, 2022
A state board voted not to reaffirm the Leesburg Police Department's accreditation this week citing previous administrative errors from the police department.
LEESBURG, VA — The Leesburg Police Department is no longer accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. The commission voted not to reaffirm the police department's accreditation on Thursday.
In a news release, the Leesburg...
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Shah Rukh Khan was in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan just completed a holy pilgrimage at Mecca in Saudi Arabia after wrapping up the shoot of Rajkumar Hirani's upcoming movie, Dunki. Khan was seen in a white cloth with a mask on his face. The fans applauded him for making the pilgrimage which...
