StrangeSights: Hug an ostrich; a pancake house; and, conch shell blowing
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Trump pleads not guilty to three more charges in documents case
Reuters Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Friday to three new charges related to his handling of US classified documents after he left the White House in 2021 – raising the total brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith in the case to 40. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, also […]
US Vice President Harris critiques Florida’s slavery view at AME churchwomen’s meeting
United StatesRNS In a speech to a women’s convention of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris responded to a written invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss the state’s controversial standards for teaching the history of slavery in public schools. “I’m here in Florida and I will tell you there is […]
Trial in Trump classified documents case set for May 2024 – court document
Washington DC, US Reuters Former President Donald Trump’s trial over his alleged mishandling of classified documents will begin on 20th May next year, according to a US court order on Friday. Trump’s lawyers had resisted setting a date but said any trial should take place after the November, 2024, US presidential election, in which he […]
US judge sets 14th August trial date for Trump in Florida documents case
Washington DC, USReuters US District Judge Aileen Cannon has set an initial trial date of 14th August in Florida on former President Donald Trump’s federal charges of willful retention of classified government records and obstruction of justice, according to a court order on Tuesday. The Justice Department’s special counsel in the case, Jack Smith, promised […]
Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case
Updated: 12:30pm (AEST)Miami, Florida, USReuters Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. Trump’s plea, entered before US Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman in a federal court in Miami, sets up […]
Cyber fraud cost Florida Baptists more than $US700,000
United StatesRNS Staff at the Florida Baptist Convention thought they were sending mission money to help pay for church planting. Then the money disappeared. “The Florida Baptist Convention continues to work with federal and state investigators, our internal and external auditors to recover over $700,000 in funds stolen from the convention through cyber-targeting,” according to […]
In the US, Latino faith leaders continue pressure against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ immigration bill
United StatesRNS Latino faith leaders continue to push Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to reconsider a sweeping immigration bill that, among other things, invalidates driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants in other states. A latest effort includes a petition — spearheaded by Evangélicos for Justice — that has garnered hundreds of signatures from Latino pastors, faith leaders and […]
Welcoming the stranger: Miami faith community strains to help new exiles, migrants
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on how faith communities in Miami are caring for migrants…
SpaceX launches latest space station crew to orbit for NASA
Cape Canaveral, Florida, USReuters Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched a four-man crew to orbit en route to the International Space Station early on Thursday, with a Russian cosmonaut and United Arab Emirates astronaut joining two NASA crewmates for the flight. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with an autonomously […]