North Carolina voter registration shows troubling sign for Democrats in key battleground state
When voter registration closed Friday evening, more than 7.7 million North Carolinians were on the rolls ahead of Thursday’s in-person early voting start.
Children and teens who have contracted COVID are more prone to diabetes, study says
Children were 50% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes around six months after contracting the coronavirus infection compared to those impacted by other respiratory illnesses, the study found.
Members of Amish family, including children, hospitalized after ingesting ‘toxic’ mushrooms
Nearly a dozen members of an Amish family in Pennsylvania were hospitalized on Friday after eating toxic mushrooms, according to local reports and first responders. Emergency medical personnel with the Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Company Station 57 were alerted to assist with a “mass casualty incident.” Units were advised that 11 people in Peach Bottom Township had…
Armed North Carolina man arrested for making threats against FEMA workers helping with hurricane recovery efforts
A North Carolina man was arrested for making threatening comments against FEMA workers in Rutherford County as the agency continues to sort the wreckage left by Hurricane Helene.
Tennessee coffee shop owners offering ‘pay what you can’ to residents in need following Hurricane Helene
When Hurricane Helene devastated the community that Corey and Melissa Ackerman live in, the couple jumped in to help ease the burden of the damage done by the deadly storm. “Once we were able to get going again, it didn’t feel right to just open the doors and go back to business as usual, you…
Former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby seeks to replace home detention with curfew due to new job
Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is seeking a judge’s permission to replace her court-ordered home detention with a curfew after landing a job that requires her to travel throughout the state of Maryland. Mosby was convicted of one count of mortgage fraud in February after she testified that she unintentionally made false statements…
Tim Walz boasts about having support of Dick Cheney, Bernie Sanders, Taylor Swift during Wisconsin rally
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Monday to shore up support just three weeks before the presidential election. While warning the crowd about what he said is at stake if former President Trump were to take back the White House, the vice presidential candidate bragged about the unorthodox trio…
In a Tight Presidential Race, Third-Party Candidates Present a Wild Card
In every battleground state this year, there is at least one third-party or independent candidate on the ballot. The Democrats have been more openly concerned than Republicans.
How Door Knocking Is Going in a Wisconsin Swing County
Door County, Wis., has picked the presidential winner since 1996. Last time, the margin was 292 votes, so the campaigns are trying to reach every household.