by Admin | Dec 25, 2022
by Natalia Mittelstadt Following the November 8 midterm elections, officials in Pima County, Arizona, struggled to determine how to handle provisional ballots cast by unregistered voters, discrepant provisional ballot totals, and ballots cast by voters with old...
by Neil Jones | Dec 25, 2022
Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake had her election challenge dismissed by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson Saturday. Following the ruling, Lake tweeted that an appeal would be coming. “My Election Case provided the world with...
by Hannah Poling | Dec 25, 2022
Approximately 22,000 fentanyl pills and nearly 42 pounds of suspected fentanyl seized in a drug bust by the Central Ohio Major Drug Interdiction/HIDTA Task Force is proof we need a stronger southern border according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The task force,...
by Star News Staff | Dec 25, 2022
by Alexa Schwerha The University of Utah School of Medicine reportedly trained its faculty to acknowledge their own biases through diversity, equity and inclusion training modules, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...
by The Center Square | Dec 25, 2022
by Madison Hirneisen A Democratic candidate who appeared on the ballot in Tuesday’s 4th Congressional District firehouse primary filed a lawsuit accusing the Democratic Party of Virginia of placing an “unconstitutional burden” on voters due to the...
by Star News Staff | Dec 25, 2022
by Virginia Allen A hospital in Yuma, Arizona, is owed $20 million for medical services provided to illegal immigrants. “We’ve calculated that over a six-month period, from December 2021 to May 2022, we had $20 million in charges that we’re unable to bill...
by Just the News | Dec 25, 2022
by Joseph Weber Sen. Rand Paul on Friday released his annual federal spending audit in which the Kentucky Republican found what he considers about $500 billion in wasted taxpayer resources – from billions on COVID-19 relief funds to ineligible recipients to a...
by The Center Square | Dec 25, 2022
by Anthony Hennen A Pennsylvania city treasurer has been charged by the attorney general’s office for absconding with more than $100,000 of taxpayer money. Uniontown city Treasurer Antoinette Hodge is accused of stealing almost $107,000 in 2020-2021 while...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 25, 2022
Congressman John Rose (R-TN-06) led a group of Tennessee Congressional Delegation colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden condemning the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plan to send an unknown number of illegal immigrant detainees to...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 25, 2022
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) terminated “planned intermittent interruptions,” known as rolling blackouts, across Tennessee and beyond on Saturday. TVA thanked the public for its “patience,” adding that the blackouts were necessary to “maintain grid stability...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 25, 2022
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and his wife, First Lady Maria Lee, released a video message wishing Tennesseans a Merry Christmas on Saturday. “Merry Christmas, Tennessee. The holiday season is a time to reflect on the hope that God brings in our lives, regardless of our...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 25, 2022
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Thursday that his office has joined a multistate coalition in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Department of Justice, urging the parties to “break their silence on threats...
by Hannah Poling | Dec 25, 2022
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled recently that a state law capping the number of damages awarded for “pain and suffering” claims in a personal injury lawsuit applied to child sex abuse cases is unconstitutional. A 4-3 decision from the state Supreme Court...
by Star News Staff | Dec 25, 2022
by Troy Bickham Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights? Strapping a fir tree to the hood of my car and worrying about the strength of the twine, I...
by Admin | Dec 25, 2022
by Kate Anderson The Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (SHJP) Catholic school filed a lawsuit Thursday against Michigan state officials after the state’s civil rights laws were changed to include gender identity and sexual orientation as protected categories, which...
by The Center Square | Dec 25, 2022
by T.A. DeFeo The head of the Medical Association of Georgia wants state lawmakers to properly fund the Georgia Composite Medical Board, saying the underfunding of the agency isn’t benefiting anyone in the state. “Having an underfunded, understaffed...
by Hannah Poling | Dec 25, 2022
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2022-17-D on Thursday, to suspend the normal rule making process to allow the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy to classify all products containing tianeptine, as a Schedule I controlled substance. According to the...
by Star News Staff | Dec 25, 2022
by Jon Miltimore War had already been waging in Europe for months when Pope Benedict issued a plea from Rome on Dec. 7, 1914 to leaders of Europe: declare a Christmas truce. Benedict saw how badly peace was needed, even if it was only for a day. The First...
by Star News Staff | Dec 25, 2022
by Alexa Schwerha Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt helped fund the salaries of more than two dozen Biden administration officials through Federation of American Scientists (FAS) fellowships, Politico reported. Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic organization headed...
by Star News Staff | Dec 25, 2022
by Maura Ives In 1906, a new carol appeared in “The English Hymnal,” an influential collection of British church music. With words by British poet Christina Rossetti, set to a tune by composer Gustav Holst, it became one of Britain’s most beloved Christmas...
by Star News Staff | Dec 25, 2022
by Alexa Schwerha A University of North Carolina (UNC) nutrition fellowship program scrubbed criteria that made the fellowship exclusive to black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) students after a civil rights complaint was filed alleging the program...
