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Hundreds of Colorado licenses to be revoked after driving school suspended for fraud
A Colorado Springs driving school was suspended last week after state investigators uncovered months of fraud, according to the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles.
Instructors at the Academy School of Driving marked answers for students on exams “to ensure passing scores,” cut state-mandated 15-minute driving tests to less than five ...Read more
Hungary's next premier calls for sweeping change after Orban
Peter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, wasted no time in outlining sweeping changes after ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in a landslide election victory that will redefine the country’s ties with the European Union, Russia and the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump.
Magyar, a 45-year-old former ruling party insider, ...Read more
Republicans acknowledge dimming midterm prospects at California GOP Convention
Even as loyalty to President Donald Trump remains strong among California Republicans, there is a growing acknowledgment in the party that he has complicated their midterm prospects.
These mixed feelings surfaced at the state party’s convention this weekend in San Diego, where more than 1,000 Republicans gathered ahead of the June election. ...Read more
Swarm of small earthquakes strikes off WA coast
Roughly 18 small earthquakes were recorded off the coast of Washington early Sunday, geologists reported.
The first and largest quake hit around 4:48 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean about 240 miles west of Westport, per the U.S. Geological Survey, which clocked the magnitude at 4.2 with a 10-kilometer depth.
This magnitude of earthquake is fairly ...Read more
Trump vows to blockade Hormuz after US-Iran peace talks fail
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will begin a full naval blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and threatened to retaliate in the event of Iranian resistance, escalating a standoff that has already brought the waterway to a near standstill and disrupted global energy supplies.
The president’s announcement came hours after the U.S. ...Read more
Peru extends voting for president, congress amid delays at polling sites
Peru’s nationwide elections suffered severe delays at some polling stations, especially in the capital Lima, muddying what was already a complex race among a record 36 presidential candidates.
The election, which was supposed to help Peruvians reset their political course after years of turbulence, quickly descended into confusion as many ...Read more
UK won't take part in Trump's planned blockade of Hormuz Strait
The UK will not take part in the proposed U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, setting up yet another point of contention between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the conflict in Iran.
The British government said in a statement Sunday that it continued to call for freedom of navigation and the opening of the strait,...Read more
Haiti revises death toll after deadly crush at Citadelle fortress: 25 dead
Haitians officials on Sunday revised the death toll from a stampede inside the country’s historic Citadelle Laferrière mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti to 25 from an initial estimate of 30. Another 33 people were also injured during the crush.
The revised toll came after judicial authorities in the town of Milot were finally able to ...Read more
Why the operators of a California fireworks company were charged with murder
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The eight people charged with felonies in connection with last year’s deadly Esparto, California, fireworks explosion did not set out to kill their own co-workers and employees. So why are five of them being charged with murder?
A 39-page indictment unsealed Friday offers some hints, building a case that the sale and ...Read more
Trump says US to sever Iran lifeline with blockade of strait
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz following the failure of peace talks with Iran in Islamabad this weekend, a move that will likely exacerbate oil and fuel shortages globally.
“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships ...Read more
Hungarians sweep away Orban after 16 years in seismic vote
An upstart opposition party in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years in a historic election that will redefine the country’s relationship with the European Union, Russia and the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump.
Peter Magyar’s Tisza party was headed for a supermajority in parliament that will allow it to ...Read more
Hungarian leader Orban concedes loss in landslide election
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in Sunday’s parliamentary election.
Magyar’s Tisza party was on course to win 68% of seats compared with 29% for Orban’s Fidesz, according to the Election Office in Budapest on Sunday with 46% of the votes counted.
Orban told supporters that the result was “painful�...Read more
Illinois governor calls transfer of Asian carp project to Michigan a stunt
WASHINGTON ― Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing back against the Trump administration's reasoning for reassigning management of a key federal-state project to block invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes after a top Army Corps official called Illinois an "unreliable partner."
Pritzker called the move to shift project oversight to...Read more
Minneapolis public safety debate back in a familiar place: anger, political squabbling
MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly six years after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the city’s elected leaders are again locked in a bitter stalemate over the future of public safety.
The City Council narrowly voted on Thursday to reject Mayor Jacob Frey’s community safety commissioner, Toddrick Barnette. The position was ...Read more
Medicaid fraud at Minnesota autism centers was said to be rampant. Two people have been charged
MINNEAPOLIS — At two Minnesota autism treatment centers, any child — autistic or not — could be qualified for services, federal prosecutors allege.
That is one way authorities claim those individual health care providers defrauded a state program, billing the Department of Human Services and insurers roughly $20 million over five years.
...Read more
Peru casting ballots for president, bicameral congress in bid for stability
Peruvians are heading to the polls Sunday to elect a new president from among a record 36 candidates and to overhaul the legislature, which for the first time in over three decades will return to a bicameral system.
This is one of Peru’s most complex elections, with the largest and most expensive ballot sheets in its tumultuous history. With ...Read more
Hungary opposition has early lead in election to oust Orban
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar’s Tisza party took a commanding early lead in elections that may end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.
Magyar’s Tisza party was on course to win 64% of parliamentary mandates compared with 31% for Orban’s Fidesz, according to the Election Office in Budapest on Sunday, with 22% of the ...Read more
At least 30 dead in Haiti after visit to mountaintop fortress turns tragic
At least 30 people are dead, many of them school-age children as young as 12, after a gathering advertised on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s premier mountaintop fortress.
The deaths were confirmed by Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who told the Miami Herald “the government is mobilizing” the ministry of health, ...Read more
News analysis: Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade risks clash with China
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump responded to the collapse of high-stakes negotiations with Iran by escalating the conflict on Sunday, ordering a full blockade of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a risky move that could drive global oil prices higher and provoke confrontation with a far more formidable adversary.
No country ...Read more
ICE agent 'nearly crushed' during stop, DHS says
BOSTON -- An ICE agent was injured after being pinned by a suspect’s vehicle last week in Quincy, Massachusetts, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.
The incident occurred around 11 a.m. Friday on Bigelow St. during a “targeted arrest” of an illegal immigrant, the DHS said in a statement.
After stopping the ...Read more
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