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Month: July 2023

Mississippi lawmaker says tutu photo is misused in campaign. He’s raising money for cancer research

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican state Sen. Jeremy England says he intentionally wore a “very embarrassing” Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research. Now, England says a photo of him in the shiny pink tutu has been misused in a divisive Republican primary as he supports

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp contacted by Justice Department special counsel in 2020 election probe

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Washington (CNN) — Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s team has contacted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whom former President Donald Trump pressured to overturn the 2020 election, a Kemp official told CNN. “I can confirm our office has been contacted by Jack Smith’s office, but we will decline to comment further

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Austin Peay State freshman football player dies in single-car crash

Associated Press CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A freshman football player at Austin Peay State University has died after a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says 18-year-old Jeremiah Collins was driving too fast Friday night while exiting Briley Parkway West and his pickup truck rolled several times

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LeBron James and Serena Williams wowed, David Beckham close to tears, as stars watch Lionel Messi’s stunning debut winner

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James and Serena Williams have become accustomed to tens of thousands of fans screaming their names whenever they enter a sporting arena. But in a complete role reversal, James and Williams became the adoring fans witnessing sporting greatness on Friday. As Lionel Messi made his debut for his

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Thousands march on Jerusalem as former Israeli officials beg Netanyahu to halt legislation overhaul

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters marched into Jerusalem on Saturday evening in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, as more than 100 of Israel’s former security chiefs signed a letter pleading with the Israeli premier to halt the

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