Drea de Matteo may have made her mark in Hollywood by playing Adriana La Cerva on The Sopranos, but the actress’s most impactful role has been as a mom to her two kids: Alabama Gypsy Rose, 16, and Waylon “Blackjack” Jennings, 13. De Matteo remembers that when she first got pregnant, in her late 30s, she was also serving as …
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Grand Jury report says San Jose Unified School District is failing students
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – A new report says the San Jose Unified School District leadership is failing to adequately serve its students. The report comes from the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury, which says these issues have led to an unnecessary risk to student safety. It is recommending changes to the district that it says need to happen …
Read More »Trump is dangling a lot of promises for a second term as he seeks support in new spaces
Former President Donald Trump lately has dangled some very specific promises to his audiences. At a Las Vegas campaign rally on Sunday, for example, Trump pledged to exempt tips from income taxes, a proposal tailor-made for the hundreds of thousands of people working in America’s tourism capital. Speaking at the Libertarian convention a couple weeks earlier, Trump vowed to put …
Read More »Norway discovers Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals
Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe’s largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements, potentially reflecting a watershed moment for both the Nordic country and the broader region. One of the few deposits not owned or controlled by China, the discovery of continental Europe’s largest rare earths deposit is considered a welcome boost in Europe’s …
Read More »At least 39 killed as boat carrying migrants sinks off Yemen, U.N. says
A boat carrying 260 migrants sank off Yemen’s coast on Monday, killing at least 39 people and leaving 150 others missing, the United Nations’ international migration agency said Tuesday. The International Organisation for Migration said in a message posted on social media that 71 people had survived the sinking. The nationalities of the migrants on the boat was not clear. …
Read More »Critical primaries in four states on Tuesday loom large for fall elections
Voters in four states on Tuesday will head to the polls to choose which candidates in a slate of congressional and state primaries will battle it out in contentious races this fall. The results of close races in Nevada and Maine could determine which party controls the House and Senate next year and with it significant power over the agenda …
Read More »4 Utah Republicans battling for Sen. Mitt Romney’s open seat exchange barbs in debate
From left to right, U.S. Rep. John Curtis, Trent Staggs, Jason Walton and Brad Wilson are on stage during the Utah Senate primary debate for Republican contenders battling to win the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney Monday, June 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (Pool photo by Rick Bowmer/AP) Though they’re all vying to replace him, retiring Sen. …
Read More »Key legal and electoral dates for Donald Trump
The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday ordered a halt to the state election interference case against Donald Trump while it examines a judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to stay on the case. Trump — the GOP’s presumptive nominee for president — is facing four criminal cases altogether. He is the first former American president to …
Read More »In sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports
In a sweeping change that could improve millions of Americans’ ability to own a home or buy a car, the Biden administration will propose a rule Tuesday to ban medical debt from credit reports. The rule, which will be announced by Vice President Kamala Harris and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, comes as President Joe Biden beefs up …
Read More »Malawi VP’s plane found with no survivors, president says
The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars. The plane, a military aircraft, was flying in bad weather. Soldiers had been searching Chikangawa Forest overnight and into the morning …
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