Knoxville, Tenn. — Knox County Commission on Monday approved a resolution advancing local zoning regulations for large data centers and asked the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission to draft specific ordinance amendments defining data centers and accessory uses; the resolution passed by a 9-0 vote and will return to the commission...
Washington — The U.S. State Department told Congress Monday that the Trump administration will admit up to 17,500 Afrikaners as refugees by the end of the fiscal year in September, increasing an earlier ceiling of 7,500; officials also said the administration plans to process and potentially admit as many as...
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he delayed a planned US attack on Iran after appeals from Gulf leaders, including Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed. Trump posted on Truth Social that 'serious negotiations' are...
Los Angeles. A 64-year-old petition circulator, Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, admitted this week that she paid individuals, including people experiencing homelessness, between $2 and $3 to register to vote and sign petitions while gathering signatures across Los Angeles. Federal prosecutors said she sometimes instructed registrants to use a former address,...
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that dissent remains in the Republican Party after Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his Republican primary this week following President Trump’s endorsement of a rival; Cassidy’s 2021 vote to impeach the president was widely cited as a contributing factor to his defeat. Cassidy...
Washington — The United States on May 18 imposed sanctions on multiple Cuban officials and government agencies, the Treasury Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced, targeting senior political and military figures and intelligence bodies accused of repressing protesters and threatening U.S. national-security interests, including officials such as Mayra...
Washington: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau instructed senior State Department officials on May 18 to facilitate and approve a U.S. visa for former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, enabling him to travel from Hungary to the United States this week;...
Columbia, S.C. Alex Murdaugh filed a federal civil rights complaint on May 17 against Colleton County clerk Rebecca 'Becky' Hill after the South Carolina Supreme Court on May 13 overturned his 2023 convictions for the murders of his wife and son, citing prejudicial conduct by Hill that affected jury deliberations. This...
Washington — President Donald Trump on Tuesday led reporters on a tour overlooking construction of a new White House ballroom on the former East Wing site, presenting renderings and describing security features as he pressed Congress for $1 billion in Secret Service-linked funding; the visit followed Sunday remarks by Eric...
Washington. Kevin Warsh will be sworn in as Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve at the White House on Friday, President Donald Trump announced; the Senate confirmed Warsh to a four-year term in mid-May, and Jerome Powell served as acting chair to bridge the transition while an inquiry into Powell...
