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5 things for July 18: Trump's walk-back, Ohio State University lawsuits, Las Vegas shooting litigation
Major League Baseball held its All-Star Game on Tuesday night, but it looked a lot like the Home Run Derby. And, oh yeah, the National League lost again. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns after mutiny in his party
Boris Johnson has resigned following a revolt within his Conservative Party, saying in an address to the nation that the process of choosing a new prime minister "should begin now."
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Civil trial alleging top NRA officials used the organization as ‘personal piggy bank’ begins today
The testimony of Wayne LaPierre, in the waning days of his long tenure as head of one of the nation’s most powerful lobbying groups, could highlight a New York civil trial alleging top officials used the National Rifle Association as a “personal piggy bank.”
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Netanyahu told Biden in private phone call he was not foreclosing the possibility of a Palestinian state in any form
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained to President Joe Biden in a phone call Friday that the public comments he made a day earlier — in which he appeared to reject the idea of creating a Palestinian state — were not meant to foreclose that outcome in any form, a person familiar with the conversation told CNN.
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Read: Rep. Liz Cheney's opening statement before the January 6 select committee
Rep. Liz Cheney, one of two Republicans on the new select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, said Tuesday that the panel needs to rise above politics and overcome efforts to "obscure the facts."
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Hampton History Museum to showcase Prohibition exhibit, Black History Month events
Join the Hampton History Museum this month for several programs, performances and a new exhibit. Beginning February 4, the museum’s newest exhibit offers visitors an incomparable and exciting view of Hampton’s prohibition story.
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Sprint to the midterms sets off on unsettled political terrain
The two-month sprint to the midterm elections is set to take place on political terrain that is much less settled than Republicans had hoped it would be, with improving economic news, a raging battle over abortion rights and former President Donald Trump's return to the forefront raising Democrats' hopes that the party can hold onto its narrow majority in the House or Senate.
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Facebook Founder Zuckerberg Volunteers in Dallas Neighborhood
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify this week in Dallas in a $2 billion copyright infringement and intellectual property lawsuit over Facebook’s virtual reality headset system.
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Another Cop Sickened By Possible Carbon Monoxide Leak in a Ford SUV
Authorities in Massachusetts say a police officer was exposed to carbon monoxide gas while driving a Ford SUV police vehicle, possibly causing him to lose consciousness and rear-end another car.
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Malcolm X’s Daughter, Granddaughter Arrested
Malcolm X’s daughter and granddaughter have been arrested after allegedly stealing a U-Haul that carried a group of mistreated dogs, reports TMZ.
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Study: Texas Among Top 20 States With Most Distracted Drivers
According to a new study, distracted driving is probably worse than you think, with drivers looking at their smartphones on 88 out of 100 trips.The study conducted by Zendrive has Texas as the 17th worse state for phone-distracted drivers.
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Visionary Chuck Berry Dead At 90
Chuck Berry, the rock ‘n’ roll founder who defined its joy and rebellion in “Johnny B. Goode” and other classics, has died in St. Charles County, Missouri, west of St. Louis. He was 90.
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Black College Student Finds Sweet Success Selling Dessert-Like Candles
Dominique Shawn Norwood from South Orange-Maplewood, New Jersey, is a college student at William Paterson University, but she is also the CEO and Founder of Dom's Dessert Candles.
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Ted Cruz Pushes for El Chapo to Pay for the Wall
Sen. Ted Cruz is proposing a new source of funding for a border wall: recently convicted drug kingpin El Chapo.
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Largest Class of African-American Women Set to Graduate From West Point
The United States Military Academy at West Point will see a historic number of African-American women graduate this year.
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Sunken Place Demon Candace Owens Calls ‘Antifa’ The New KKK
Candace Owens’ distorted conservative opinions reared their ugly heads on Monday after the Black Republican with extreme political and social views was confronted in Philadelphia.
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Experts Predict a Bad Flu Season in Texas
This is shaping up to be a nasty flu season. The CDC is reporting the influenza virus is widespread across Texas.
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The last call of 2020 for this Florida fire department was literally a dumpster fire
After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster fire.
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Teen charged as adult in connection with stabbing and robbery
A 17 year-old is charged as an adult in connection with a stabbing and robbery that happened in October in Spring Garden Township.
