Ohio State

WashingtonExaminer

Vice President Kamala Harris predicted former President Donald Trump’s running mate will likely be a “rubber stamp,” specifically someone who prioritizes loyalty to him over the country. Harris’s statement comes a few days after Trump stated he knows who his vice presidential candidate will be and that this candidate will “most likely” be at the […]

Kamala Harris predicts Trump will select a ‘rubber stamp’ as running mate

HuffPost

The Ohio senator has taken up Trump’s cause with the zeal of a convert.

4 Things You Should Know About JD Vance, Trump's Pick For Vice President

The Hill

After months of speculation and many names being floated, former President Trump announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) as his running mate for the 2024 GOP presidential ticket.  Trump’s decision was seemingly not set until shortly before he made the announcement on Truth Social on Monday, the first day of the Republican National Convention. But…

Why Trump picked Vance as his running mate

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Donald Trump has named Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate, further elevating the Ohio Republican who has adopted the former president’s populist agenda after years of pointed criticism of Trump.

Ohio lawmakers react after Vance named as Trump’s VP pick

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Oklahoma State

Tulsa, OK

The Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma announced a wildlife management reciprocity agreement that will allow tribal citizens of the Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee Nation, and soon the Seminole Nation to enjoy hunting and fishing in participating tribes’ treaty territories. The announcement was made Friday...

Tribal Agreement Allows Hunting and Fishing Across Reservations

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

The journey from the foothills of Appalachia to the halls of Congress proved one thing: JD Vance understands how to accumulate power in American politics. Less than two years after being elected to Congress for the first time, he has officially climbed further than anyone expected for such a short time — and could end up being springboarded to even greater heights.

The connections that catapulted JD Vance from Trump critic to running-mate

Butler, PA

Native Vote 2024. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, was hit with a bullet that grazed his ear at an outside rally in rural Butler, Pennsylvania shortly at 6 pm on Saturday. The FBI is calling the incident an attempted assassination that left one rally-goer dead and two others critically injured.

Ex-President Trump Safe After Attempted Assassination in Pennsylvania

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.

Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

POLITICO

The “Hillbilly Elegy” author will be the youngest nominee for the bottom of the ticket since Richard Nixon.

Trump taps Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance to be his vice president

J. Souza

Cruise ships that sail out of the United States are periodically inspected by the CDC. This ensures cruise passengers are safe and can avoid common illnesses. These surprise inspections can happen twice a year and involve reviews of the ship's kitchen, water systems, hygiene protocols, and many other aspects of the vessel.

8 Cruise Ships That Received Perfect 100 Health Scores with CDC in 2024

Georgia State

Savannah, GA

The Current GA

In the fall of 2022, the Georgia State Ethics Commission opened a file against Savannah civil-rights veteran and state lawmaker Carl Gilliard. The man with a reputation for social activism and feeding the poor had not submitted more than nine mandatory campaign and personal finance reports between 2020 and 2023.

State ethics board: Rep. Gilliard made ‘egregious’ campaign spending violations

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Trump Selects Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance to be His Running Mate

Native Vote 2024. In the long anticipated question of who this year’s Republican vice president nominee will be, former President Donald Trump on Monday chose Ohio...

Trump Selects Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance to be His Running Mate

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