Tag: Local News

Americans Won’t Vote for Candidates Who Support Youth Transgender Procedures: Poll

The vast majority of Americans will not vote for candidates who support transgender procedures for minors, a recent survey finds. According to a recent national survey (pdf) from the Trafalgar Group, 72.7 percent of American voters say they are not likely to vote for a candidate who supports allowing minors to use puberty blockers or to…


Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Republican Gubernatorial Candidate

A Chicago man has been arrested and charged after authorities say he left threatening voicemails for a Republican gubernatorial candidate. Scott Lennox, 21, said in one message that he was going “to skin Darren Bailey alive” after killing the candidate’s family, according to a filing from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office that was obtained…


Paul Pelosi Released From Hospital One Week After Being Attacked

Paul Pelosi was released from a hospital in San Francisco about one week after he was attacked inside his home, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), his wife, announced late Nov. 3. Paul Pelosi, 82, was transported to the couple’s house Nancy Pelosi said in a statement. “Paul remains under doctors’ care as he continues…


Ocasio-Cortez’s Campaign Finance Records, Website Contradict Claims That Merchandise Profits Go to Charity

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) this week claimed that proceeds from sales of her campaign merchandise go to charity groups, a claim that appears to be at odds with information on her official website. The contradicting claims come after Ocasio-Cortez, in a Twitter post on Nov. 2, took aim at billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s new plan to charge Twitter…


Teva to Pay $523 Million to New York in Opioid Settlement

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay a total of about $523 million to New York state to settle lawsuits that alleged the Israeli-based company had contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States. The $523 million total opioid payout to New York comprises two separate settlement agreements with Teva. The other settlement is a nationwide one reached…


Police Investigating After Shot Fired at Family Home of GOP Candidate in North Carolina

Authorities in North Carolina are investigating a recent shooting that happened at the home of the parents of Republican congressional candidate Pat Harrigan, according to his family. Harrigan’s children, aged 3 and 5, were sleeping at the home when someone shot at the house on Oct. 18, Marla, Harrigan’s 74-year-old mother, said on Nov. 3….


Shot Fired at Family Home of GOP Congressional Candidate in North Carolina

Authorities in North Carolina are investigating a shooting that happened last month at the Hickory home of the parents of Republican congressional candidate Pat Harrigan, according to his family. Harrigan’s children, aged 3 and 5, were sleeping at the home when the shooting transpired on Oct. 18, Marla, Harrigan’s 74-year-old mother, said on Nov. 3….


Shot Fired Into Family Home of GOP Congressional Candidate in North Carolina

Authorities in North Carolina are investigating a shooting that happened last month at the Hickory home of the parents of Republican congressional candidate Pat Harrigan, according to his family. Harrigan’s children, aged 3 and 5, were sleeping at the home when the shooting transpired on Oct. 18, Marla, Harrigan’s 74-year-old mother, said on Nov. 3….


New York Gov. Hochul Touts ‘Abortion Rights’ in Rally Days Before Election

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul gave an impassioned speech at a rally at Barnard College on Nov. 3, in the course of which she repeatedly portrayed her Republican opponent in the Nov. 8 gubernatorial election, Lee Zeldin, as a MAGA-style Republican extremist who seeks to roll back so-called hard-won rights in the areas of reproductive…


Arizona GOP Nominee Kari Lake’s Arizona First Rally in Phoenix, Arizona

The Republican nominee for governor of Arizona, Kari Lake, holds her Arizona First Rally featuring Blake Masters, Abe Hamadeh, and Kelly Cooper in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 3, at 10:30 p.m. ET. As a nonpartisan public charity, The Epoch Times does not endorse these statements and takes no position on political candidates. * Click the…