• McCarthy To Johnson: Don't Be Afraid of Motion to Vacate

    Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is offering some advice to his successor.

  • Inmate Who Died While In Custody Was Deward Johnson

    An inmate at the Hamilton County Jail who died on Thursday, was identified as Deward Burton Johnson.

  • Spurs' Keldon Johnson: Available for Friday

    Johnson (illness) will be available for Friday's game against the Nuggets.

  • The alternative speaker to Mike Johnson is Hakeem Jeffries

    As angry as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is about how Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has led the chamber since taking the gavel in October, there isn’t a better option who will do things differently. On Friday, Greene filed a motion to vacate, a resolution that would remove Johnson from the speakership if it is […]

  • Some Democrats Say They Would Save Speaker Johnson From Ouster

    Some Democrats Say They Would Save Speaker Johnson From Ouster By Jacob Burg of the Epoch Times An unlikely source of aid for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)—who is facing a motion from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to oust him after bringing the government funding package to a floor vote—might come from House Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (L) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) listen during remarks at a menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S....

  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson: Who is he and what are his James Bond credentials?

    He's being touted as the next 007, but who is Aaron Taylor-Johnson - and does he have the action and acting skills to be the next James Bond? First off, who is he? The 33-year-old British star was born Aaron Perry Johnson in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in 1990. Excelling at drama, dance and singing, he was a successful child actor - with his first professional stage appearance aged just six in a London production of Macbeth. As a teenager he appeared in movies including Shanghai Knights in...

  • Mike Johnson's Problems Are About to Get Even Worse

    Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives is under pressure as the party's majority is deteriorating.Ken Buck, a Colorado congressman, suddenly resigned last Tuesday, leaving his seat vacant from next week and shrinking the Republicans' slim majority in the House to 218 over 213. He had already announced his intention to retire from Congress at the end of his current term.Buck's resignation means that if the Republicans lose another member they might struggle to pass...

  • The man who prevailed, Diontae Johnson, arrives in Carolina

    CHARLOTTE— Diontae Johnson went a long time without winning. For two straight years in high school, his team won only one game, and Johnson wondered if his decision to stay would ever pay off. Lennard High School, in Ruskin, Fla., isn't big. The town sits on the inland side of Tampa Bay, tucked away from Tampa, St. Petersburg, and the white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. It was a sparsely populated area when the Johnson family first moved there, with the local Lennard High only starting a...

  • Johnson County farmers adapt to years-long drought

    As early spring weather patterns fluctuate, a much longer period of drought forces Johnson County farmers to adapt their practices ahead of the growing season in May. Iowa is experiencing the harshest area of drought in the Midwest as one of only five states in the country classified as under “extreme drought,” according to the

  • Johnson County grant sprouts opportunity for small farmers

    For Iowa City resident David Lam and his family, a Johnson County grant program that aims to increase access to fresh food made “a small dream come true.” David Lam’s parents, Nam and Anna Lam, moved to Iowa from Vietnam; his father a refugee, and his mother an immigrant. “When they first came to the

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    Somewhere NASCAR Hall Of Famer Junior Johnson Is Smiling

    What was once legend may now be a reality. And you might just hear the voice of Junior Johnson saying, ‘See, I told you so.’

  • USC's leading scorer Johnson to enter transfer portal

    South Carolina leading scorer Meechie Johnson is entering the transfer portal, just days after leading the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years.