Francesca Hong avoids attacks as Wisconsin Democrats meet for an amicable governor debate

The five Democratic candidates for governor in Wisconsin almost entirely refrained from lobbing attacks at each other during their first and only debate Tuesday night, even as the volatile race enters its final two weeks. With early voting underway ahead of the high-stakes Aug. 11 primary — and with a huge chunk of Democratic voters … Read more

Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan avoids jail time for obstructing arrest of illegal immigrant

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was ordered Wednesday to pay a $5,000 fine for obstructing the arrest of an illegal immigrant at a courthouse, but she will not serve any prison time. Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction last year after federal agents attempted to serve … Read more

Wyndham Clark avoids record collapse and holds on to win the US Open

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — On the edge of the greatest collapse in U.S. Open history, Wyndham Clark held his nerve against a charge by Sam Burns and a Shinnecock Hills gallery that never gave him much love Sunday until he captured his second Open title in four years. Six shots ahead at the start of the … Read more

Senate passes massive ICE funding bill, avoids ban on

Senate passes massive ICE funding bill, avoids ban on “anti-weaponization” fund – CBS News Watch CBS News The Senate’s 18-hour-long “vote-a-rama” reaped a big win for President Trump after Republicans passed a massive ICE funding bill and avoided codifying a ban against the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund. CBS News’ Aaron Navarro reports. Source link

Rays’ Wander Franco found criminally responsible for abusing minor, avoids jail time in Domincan Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence for it, a Dominican judge ruled Monday. Judge José Antonio Núñez, in his decision, considered that Franco had been the victim of extortion and blackmail by the minor’s mother, … Read more

Keisha Lance Bottoms avoids runoff to win Georgia Democratic governor primary, CBS News projects

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has avoided a runoff and will be the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor, CBS News projects. Bottoms, who previously served as mayor of Atlanta and later as a senior adviser in the Biden administration, is projected to receive more than 50% of the vote, securing her the nomination. The … Read more

House avoids unprecedented four-member expulsion week as Swalwell and Gonzales resign instead

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It may have been possible to bequeath this as “expulsion week.” Instead, this might be “resignation week.” The House has only expelled six Members in the history of the republic. But it was possible as recently as Monday that the House was primed to wrestle with a … Read more

Man convicted in the deadly 2021 assault of a Thai grandfather in San Francisco avoids prison

SAN FRANCISCO — The man convicted in the fatal 2021 attack of an older Thai man in San Francisco, which galvanized a movement against anti-Asian hate, will be able to avoid prison time, a judge ruled Thursday. Antoine Watson, 25, was sentenced to eight years for manslaughter in the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84. But, … Read more

Mamdani avoids ‘radical Islamic terror’ phrase after ISIS-inspired NYC attack, echoing Obama-era debate

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mamdani avoids ‘radical Islamic terror’ phrase after ISIS-inspired NYC attack, echoing Obama-era debate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned an alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot outside Gracie Mansion but did not use the phrase “radical Islamic terror,” reviving long-running criticism from the Obama era that some Democratic leaders … Read more