by Laura Baigert | Jun 26, 2021
WELLINGTON, Ohio – Former President Donald Trump will be delivering remarks at his first post-presidential rally Saturday, June 26 at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, about 40 miles southwest of Cleveland. About 24 hours prior to the 7 p.m....
by Star News Staff | Jun 26, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan A biologically male runner has been banned from the women’s 400-meter Olympic hurdle event because the runner did not meet the World Athletics conditions on testosterone levels. “CeCe [Telfer] has turned her focus towards the future and...
by Star News Staff | Jun 26, 2021
by Steven Hall A majority of respondents believe that the federal government should push policies that reduce income inequality in the United States, according to a poll released Friday by Axios. The Axios poll shows 66% of respondents say the government should...
by Star News Staff | Jun 26, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci A key index used by the Federal Reserve to measure inflation showed that consumer prices leapt quicker over the last 12 months than they have in three decades. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index surged 3.9% in the 12-month...
by Star News Staff | Jun 26, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci Just 14 states saw positive employment growth between April and May while the majority of the growth was concentrated in a handful of states, according to the Department of Labor. Fourteen states led by California, Florida and Texas...
by Star News Staff | Jun 26, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said Thursday that opposition to Critical Race Theory is “rooted in racism.” “Opposition to critical race theory is obviously rooted in racism and has just become the newest dog whistle for racists,” the...
by Star News Staff | Jun 26, 2021
by Kendall Tietz Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, sold out all 1 million copies of its final edition by 8:30 a.m. Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The newspaper has been a frequent critic of Chinese and Hong Kong authorities trying...
by Star News Staff | Jun 26, 2021
by Chris Butler | Jun 26, 2021
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger reacted harshly Friday to news that U.S. Justice Department officials, under Attorney General Merrick Garland, will sue the Peach State over its new voting law Senate Bill 202. “The Biden Administration continues to...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 26, 2021
Bipartisan bills in the Ohio state House and Senate would allow last school year’s high-school seniors to voluntarily re-enroll in the fall, allowing them a second chance after a school year decimated by COVID-19 lockdown measures. “Under a measure...
by Eric Burk | Jun 26, 2021
It’s thought that there is a time capsule in the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond. The Virginia Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether or not the state can remove the monument, and in an announcement earlier this week Governor...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 26, 2021
A recipient of former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program benefits was arrested by Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents Wednesday. The suspect, a female citizen of El Salvador, along with a male counterpart who is a...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 26, 2021
162 Minnesota school principals have joined in an effort to decenter Whiteness, called Good (Trouble) Principals. Their website reads that the principals who commit to causing Good (Trouble) will work towards decentering witness by, “Understanding that...
by Chris Butler | Jun 26, 2021
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger this week said former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told “untrue statements about Georgia’s election” and suggested New York state officials were correct to suspend Giuliani’s ability to practice law. Raffensperger...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 26, 2021
The second autonomous zone in Uptown Minneapolis was the epicenter of another night of violence, despite law enforcement trying to keep the streets clear. The Uptown autonomous zone, or Boogie World, was established in early June after U.S. Marshals fatally...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 26, 2021
President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida on Friday in response to a multi-story building collapsing in Miami-Dade County. The declaration will allow FEMA to “coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of...
by Eric Burk | Jun 26, 2021
GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin rolled out a plan to combat human trafficking in Virginia. Youngkin’s plan calls for ramped up enforcement, survivor resources, and expanded education about human trafficking. “When I am governor, we will...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 26, 2021
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill on Thursday that will reverse the toll road expansion proposed earlier in the year. The bill, SB 100, sent by the state legislature to DeSantis’s desk earlier this month will end the Multi-use Corridors of...
by Rachel Alexander | Jun 26, 2021
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 25-5 Thursday to override Governor Doug Ducey’s veto of a bill that made technical corrections to previously enacted laws. Ducey vetoed SB1635 along with 21 other bills a month ago, following through on a threat he’d...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 26, 2021
Republican members of the Ohio House of Representatives selected a new state legislator to replace former Speaker of the House Larry Householder — who was expelled from his position earlier this month. The lawmakers selected Ohio State Highway Patrol staff Lt....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 26, 2021
The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to sue the state of Georgia over its recently-enacted election integrity law, according to Friday reports. SB 202, according to Washington Post, “discriminate[s] against Black Americans,” and is “is the...
