His name already ink-dried on Tuesday’s primary ballot, state Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman ended his run for governor Thursday and threw his support behind former Congressman Lou Barletta in an effort to elect a Republican “who can beat” the Democratic nominee in November. “I called Lou yesterday and told him it was his last chance to get out of the race and support me,” Corman joked in a press conference with Barletta Thursday morning in Harrisburg. “It didn’t...
Gas prices in Pennsylvania hit a new record on Tuesday, with an average price of $4.54 a gallon, and with summer coming, drivers should not expect to see much relief. The price is up 17 cents over a week ago, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge report. At that time, it cost $4.37 a gallon. The national average on Monday is $4.37 a gallon, AAA reports. Those who drive diesel automobiles are paying even more. It currently costs $6.23 a...
(CNN)Abortion rights advocates in Michigan are raising alarms about a restrictive abortion ban put in place in 1931 before the US Supreme Court’s 1973 landmark decision in Roe v. Wade.That law was invalidated by the decision in Roe v. Wade, but it’s still on the state’s books. Americans’ views on abortion diverge along more than just partisan linesMichigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other advocates have said that the nearly-century old Michigan state law could go into effect if the Supreme...
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the legal and culture wars over abortion that have consumed the United States for decades would increasingly be fought on a new front: abortion pills. Medication abortion — a two-drug combination that can be taken at home or in any location and is authorized for use in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy — has become more and more prevalent and now accounts for more than half of recent abortions in the United States....
Ray J insists Kris Jennerwas smack in the middle of negotiating Kimand Ray J’s sex tape, but we’ve learned the businesswoman of the century was hands-off when the deal was cut. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, Kris never negotiated with Vivid Entertainment, which distributed the tape back in 2007. We’re told Kim and Ray J dealt with Vivid directly and with their lawyers. This doesn’t mean Ray J’s lying … he maintains Kris and Kim hatched the plot to make and peddle a sex...
After witnessing laxity by others assigned to President John F. Kennedy, Abraham Bolden spoke out — then faced retaliation. In 1961, Abraham Bolden became the very first Black Secret Service agent to serve on a White House detail. Within months, after witnessing laxity by other colleagues assigned to President John F. Kennedy, Bolden spoke out — then faced retaliation in the form of an accusation of “offenses related to attempting to sell a copy of a Secret Service file.” The...
Former president Donald Trump was held in contempt of court by a New York judge Monday, for not providing documents subpoenaed by the state attorney general. Trump will be fined $10,000 per day until he complies Trump lost his fight against a subpoena from state Attorney General Letitia James, then failed to produce all the documents by a court-ordered March 3 deadline, later extended to March 31 at his lawyers’ request. The judge ruled contempt was appropriate because of “repeated...
The rapper was arriving on a private plane from Barbados, where he had been on vacation with his girlfriend, the singer Rihanna. Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, was arrested Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with a shooting in November, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Mayers was arriving on a private plane from Barbados, where he had been on vacation with his girlfriend, the singer Rihanna. According to multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the matter,...
New York City hip-hop influencer and graffiti artist DJ Kay Slay died on Easter Sunday at 55 after a harrowing four-month battle with COVID-19. The trailblazing MC battle referee’s tragic passing was confirmed to The Post in a statement from his family. “Our hearts are broken by the passing of Keith Grayson, professionally known as DJ Kay Slay,” the bereaved Grayson family wrote in a touching tribute. “A dominant figure in Hip Hop culture with millions of fans worldwide, DJ...
(CNN)The Florida Department of Education announced Friday that the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year’s curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for the rejections.In a news release, the department stated that 54 out of 132 of the textbook submissions would not be added to the state’s adopted list because they did not adhere to Florida’s new standards or contained prohibited topics.The release said the list of rejected books makes up approximately 41%...