counton2.com —  8+ hour, 20+ min ago

...The shooting happened off Central Avenue, according to the Summerville Police Department.... ...Summerville PD was “called to a man on Central near Corey Gardens, on the roadside, with a gun, and a gunshot wound,” said Deputy Chief of Police...

counton2.com —  3+ hour, 56+ min ago

...“I can't go back to my country,” said Vargas, a long scar snaking down his neck from surgery after being shot nine times in his homeland during a... ...robbery.... ...from vulnerable migrants,” the Department of Homeland Security said in an email to The Associated Press.... ...As a Honduran man, Vargas does not qualify for many of the legal pathways the Biden administration has introduced....

counton2.com —  5+ hour, 5+ min ago

...Food inspector Rajesh Vishwas dropped his Samsung smartphone in Kherkatta dam in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh last week, The Times of... ...India newspaper reported.... ...India is one of the most water-stressed countries and extreme temperatures had led to severe water scarcity, causing crop losses, forest fires and... ...Authorities later suspended Vishwas after he was widely criticized for wasting water resources....

counton2.com —  6+ hour, 7+ min ago

...For now, Texas" three-term attorney general is immediately suspended after the state House of Representatives on Saturday impeached Paxton on 20... ...muted stance on Paxton's alleged misdeeds, which include felony securities fraud charges from 2015 and an ongoing FBI investigation into corruption... ...The Senate is led by Lt. Dan Patrick, who has served as state chairman for former President Donald Trump's campaigns in Texas.... ...Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has remained silent about Paxton all week , including after Saturday's impeachment....

counton2.com —  6+ hour, 5+ min ago

...But the intraparty brawl in the nation's largest conservative state, one that even drew political punches Saturday from former President Donald Trump... ...The Republican-controlled Senate will hold a trial of Paxton next, and he and his allies hope conservatives there will save him.... ...One member of that chamber is his wife, state Sen.... ...Anything less means Paxton is acquitted and can resume his third term as attorney general....

counton2.com —  5+ hour, 47+ min ago

...agreement includes spending cuts demanded by Republicans, but it is short of the reductions in the sweeping legislation passed by the Republican-led House... ...Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the United States could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers do not act in time to raise... ...Biden said in a statement that “over the next day, our negotiating teams will finalize legislative text and the agreement will go to the United States...

counton2.com —  9+ hour, 12+ min ago

...The impasse became so entrenched Saturday evening that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who had no plans to speak, staged a... ...In return, the White House agreed to freeze -- or accept small cuts -- in nondefense spending for 2024, which could affect discretionary programs...

counton2.com —  7+ hour, 22+ min ago

...McCarthy said the House will vote on the legislation on Wednesday, giving the Senate time to consider it ahead of the June 5 deadline to avoid a... ...However, the agreement would expand some work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps... ...They said it would bring more people into the workforce, who would then pay taxes and help shore up key entitlement programs, namely Social Security...

counton2.com —  18+ hour, 36+ min ago

...Chihuahua state Judge Brisa Yadira Meraz on Friday told defense attorneys and prosecutors there's enough evidence to presume that Diana Paola E.L... ...Judge reads police reports describing buckets filled with body parts, and bones in a bathtub, flesh inside a blender at crime scene JUAREZ, Mexico... ...The women now face 41 to 80 years in prison for the aggravated femicide of Celia Yaneth Castañeda.... ...As the officers entered the residence, Diana Paola and Claudia Rubi allegedly tried to run away from the property but were caught and subdued by...

counton2.com —  18+ hour, 21+ min ago

...CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C.... ...(WCBD) – A coastal storm sweeping the Lowcountry Saturday has prompted Charleston County Parks to close several parks this Memorial Day weekend....