North Macedonia will head to a presidential runoff after no candidate secured enough votes to win outright in Wednesday’s first round of balloting held as the country seeks to enter into the European Union. The second round of voting on May 8 will coincide with parliamentary elections. Near-full results from Wednesday's vote showed a strong shift in favor of the candidate backed by the center-right main opposition coalition, VMRO-DPMNE. 17 MACEDONIAN POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED WITH HELPING...
Prosecutors Friday filed their objection to a request by a former city police officer and high school track coach on probation to be allowed to travel to a high school football all-star game.
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A 25-year-old woman involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Hilo over the weekend allegedly had a blood alcohol concentration more than three times the legal limit, according to the prosecuting attorney’s office.
The astonishing saga of a tied Silicon Valley congressional race took another zag this week, with multiple citizens submitting official requests for recounts. Two candidates tied for second place in the primary to replace retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Menlo Park), meaning both they and the first-place finisher will face off in the November general election, per California elections code. All three are prominent local Democrats who fielded serious campaigns in the primary. The slated three-way race...
Kinshasa, April 22, 2024— Ahead of a court decision expected on Saturday in the prosecution of radio journalist Blaise Mabala, the Committee to Protect Journalist is alarmed that prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have asked that he be sentenced to 15 months in prison and urges authorities to stop criminalizing the work
After President Joe Biden made Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list three years in a row, the publication did not include him or former President Donald Trump in this year’s edition. Trump and Biden’s exclusion from the list marks the first time since at least 2000 in which both presidential candidates were not included […]
Typically, coaches remain tight-lipped — or, at most, politely noncommittal — when rumors swirl about them being considered for other head coaching positions. This doesn’t necessarily indicate any interest, but rather a strategic silence often employed in negotiations to leverage their value and potentially improve their current situation. So, it didn’t come as a surprise
Former top candidate Steve Carrigan says city officials interfered with his former employer and cost him his job.
The original prosecutors in the case argue there is no need for new DNA testing, that Scott Peterson's lies about his role in Laci's death make it unnecessary.
Mexico's leading presidential candidate stopped by masked men who ask for help in stemming violence
Venezuela’s main opposition bloc agrees on candidate to challenge Maduro in presidential election