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Who’s afraid of Kamala Harris? Not Steve Hilton, the tech founder turned TV commentator running on the GOP ticket for California governor next year, who says the former veep’s aspirations to govern the Golden State are purely self-promotional. Hilton, 55, the conservative populist Brit who announced his bid for governor of California last week, told The Post in an exclusive interview if Harris does enter the race, her campaign will be all about her — not California. Steve Hilton announced his bid for governor of California last week. AP “It’s always about her — all about her,” he said of…
(WSYX) — The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday night at historic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.The race is scheduled to start at 6:57 p.m., but it doesn’t always go off on time. Still, be sure to claim your seat on the couch at your cousin’s party well before then in case it does start as scheduled, especially since the race only lasts two minutes.Who is the favorite?As of this writing Saturday morning, Journalism is the favorite at 7-2 odds. That means if you wager $2 you would win $7.How many horses are running?As of this writing…
Northampton’s boys tennis got its revenge on Longmeadow, with a 5-0 sweep on Friday. The Blue Devils (7-1), previously lost to the Lancers (9-3) in their second match of the season, which holds for their lone loss on the year.Reilly Fowles and Durrell Patrick made quick work in their single matches. Eli Wool and Chase Begley competed hard for the third team singles win, but Wool came out victorious in the end.In the double matches, one went to three sets and the other required a tiebreaker. The toughness and determination from two of the top WMass teams was on full…
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Saturday, May 3, 2025 3:41AMTwo female pedestrians were killed and an infant was critically injured in a crash on Church Road in Winnetka, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said.WINNETKA, Ill. (WLS) — Two female pedestrians were killed and an infant in a stroller was critically injured in a crash Friday evening in the north suburbs.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe crash happened around 6 p.m. Friday near Church Road and Meadow Road in Winnetka, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said.Two female pedestrians were in the roadway when a vehicle hit them, the…
SAN ANTONIO – The 89th annual Battle of Flowers Fiesta Band Festival is back with some new sounds this year. For the first time, Conjunto music will be part of the festival at Alamo Stadium. KSAT’s RJ Marquez visited Edison High School to meet some of the students who are bringing the classic South Texas sound, music and culture to Alamo Stadium.“It’s an incredible honor. I play drums. I’ve been playing the drums since 8th grade,” said Maria Jose Ramirez, Edison student. “My dad is a singer, so is my mom and my brother, and so it was just something…
WASHINGTON – For the second time in recent months, the Food and Drug Administration is bringing back some recently fired employees, including staffers who handle travel bookings for safety inspectors.More than 20 of the agency’s roughly 60 travel staff will be reinstated, according to two FDA staffers notified of the plan this week, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential agency matters.Food scientists who test samples for bacteria and study potentially harmful chemicals also have been told they will get their jobs back, but have yet to receive any official confirmation. The same uncertainty hangs over employees who…
MADRID – Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time Thursday.Gauff broke Swiatek’s serve three times in the first set and twice in the second to cruise to a 64-minute semifinal victory over the second-ranked Swiatek at the clay-court tournament.Gauff will face top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Madrid final for the fourth time in her career.It was Gauff’s first win over Swiatek on clay.“The mentality that I had in the whole match was aggressive,” the fourth-ranked Gauff said. “Maybe it wasn’t…
A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump’s invocation of it was “unlawful.”U.S. District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is the first judge to rule that the Alien Enemies Act cannot be used against people who, the Republican administration claims, are gang members invading the United States. Rodriguez said he wouldn’t interfere with the government’s right to deport people in the country illegally through other means, but it could not rely on the 227-year-old law to do so.“Neither the Court nor the…
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. This article is part of Running Out, an occasional series about Texas’ water crisis. Read more stories about the threats facing Texas’ water supply here.MIDLAND — On any given day, energy companies across the vast Permian Basin in West Texas inject millions of gallons of water into the dry brown earth, breaking up layers of rock on the hunt for crude oil.As oil and gas are extracted, water flows back up. It is…
Logan Cormier couldn’t be touched on the mound Friday afternoon for the Athol High School baseball team. As part of a complete game effort, the senior set down 13 batters by way of the “K”, leading the Bears to a 1-0 victory over Lenox. “Logan was in control today, and the boys were great behind him,” Athol coach Josh Talbot said. “He had four pitches working today and was able to go the distance without running his pitch count up.”Cormier allowed just four base runners throughout the entire game, and each one had to earn their way on with a…