[aggregation-styles] New York Times Joe Biden has won absentee ballots counted in Pennsylvania by an overwhelming margin so far, according to data from the Secretary of State early Wednesday. If he carried the remaining absentee ballots by a similar margin, he would win the state. President Trump leads by nearly...
Bakersfield Police Investigate Tense Confrontation Between Trump Supporters, BLM Activist Caught on Camera
[aggregation-styles] KGET.com A confrontation caught on camera between supporters of President Trump and a Black Lives Matter activist is under investigation by the Bakersfield Police Department. Activist Erika Harris recorded the confrontation, which happened Sunday night on Panama Lane. Harris says she was part of a Black Lives Matter demonstration...
Will Judge Amy Coney Barrett Be a Solid Conservative Vote? ‘There’s No Guarantee’ Says Law College Alum.
When it comes to serving on the highest court in the land, nothing is guaranteed until it's in writing. GV Wire℠ spoke with Fresno attorney Mark King, an alum of the San Joaquin College of Law to gain his perspective. King says history indicates that a Supreme Court justice's personal...
Valley Children’s Hospital Says It’s Seeing More Kids With COVID-19
Like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube, Valley Children's Hospital is tired of hearing a narrative that kids aren't affected by COVID-19. Todd Suntrapak, president and CEO of Valley Children's Healthcare called statements that youngsters don't get the coronavirus or suffer consequences "a disservice to our children." Though...
$1,200 and a ‘Back to Work Bonus’ Could Be in Next Stimulus Bill
A proposed stimulus package from U.S. Senate leaders has been quietly crafted behind closed doors for weeks. It's expected to include $75 billion to help schools reopen, reduced unemployment benefits, and a fresh round of direct $1,200 cash payments to Americans, and a sweeping five-year liability shield against coronavirus lawsuits....
US Envoy Key to Ukraine Probe Distances Himself from Trump
WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to the European Union said Thursday that President Donald Trump directed him and other envoys to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukraine policy and that he disagreed with the directive. Gordon Sondland's testimony to House impeachment investigators was aimed at distancing himself...
'Greta': A Young Activist's Moment, Praised and Criticized
UNITED NATIONS — She stepped onto the biggest of global stages to face the most diverse of audiences, and she made it count. "How dare you?" she kept saying to some of the world's most powerful people. "You are failing us," she told them. Sometimes, a moment and a person...
Israel Bars US Congresswomen – with Nudge from Trump
JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday that it will bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country ahead of a planned visit over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement, a decision announced shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted that it would "show great weakness" to allow them in. The move...
Israel Bars US Congresswomen – with Nudge from Trump
JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday that it will bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country ahead of a planned visit over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement, a decision announced shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted that it would "show great weakness" to allow them in. The move...
Trump: Strikes on Iran 'Cocked and Loaded,' Then Called Off
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was "cocked and loaded" to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone, but he canceled the strikes 10 minutes before they were to be launched after being told 150 people could die. Trump's tweeted statement raised several questions, including...