Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on Thursday announced her intention to block Senate confirmations for 1,123 senior U.S. Armed Forces promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirms he will not block the "expected and deserved" promotion of Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.Vindman, an Iraq War veteran, served on the White House National Security Council and was thrust into…
Media Angle is a column offering perspectives on the media landscape from the newsmakers themselves.Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin's life turned upside down last month when a 17-second video, in which she appeared to interrupt a man boarding up a California store to pose with his power drill, went viral – but she says she feels like a victim of cancel culture who “stepped unwittingly into an online…
Robert Brum and Nancy Cutler, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Published 12:45 p.m. ET July 2, 2020 | Updated 4:16 p.m. ET July 2, 2020CLOSEFaced with $2,000-a-day fines, eight people connected with a COVID-19 cluster in Clarkstown became cooperative with contact tracers seeking to stop the outbreak from spreading.Subpoenas went out Wednesday afternoon after the Rockland County Health Department met resistance…
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ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. — The Allegheny County Health Department has issued new orders Thursday that will close all bars, restaurants, casinos and events of more than 25 people for a week starting July 3. This is in addition to the previous order from Dr. Debra Bogen that bans restaurants and bars from selling alcohol for…