Author: Robert Kinney

Ohio delivered a decisive win for Donald Trump in 2024. But a new Fox News Poll suggests the political mood in the state has shifted enough to give Democrat Sherrod Brown a clear early advantage in the race for one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats. The survey finds Brown leading Republican incumbent Sen. Jon Husted by 53% to 45%, an 8-point margin that falls outside the poll’s margin of sampling error. The result points to a race shaped by Democratic unity, Republican defections, voter frustration over inflation and a sharp decline in Trump’s standing among Ohio voters. Husted currently holds…

A closed-door meeting in Washington became the latest pressure point for Graham Platner, the Maine Democratic Senate candidate whose campaign is now fighting political turbulence just days before voters head to the primary polls. Platner traveled to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to meet with Democratic senators as his campaign faced growing questions over alleged explicit text exchanges, resurfaced online posts, a deleted Kik account and a tattoo linked to Nazi imagery. The meeting came one week before Maine’s June 9 Democratic Senate primary, where Platner is set to face David Costello for the nomination. The winner of that primary will…

A long-running Nantucket church July 4 reading has been canceled, setting off a sharp political and cultural dispute on one of Massachusetts’ most high-profile vacation islands. Nantucket Unitarian Universalists and the Rev. Erin Splaine of the Second Congregational Meeting House Society announced that the church would not host its annual Independence Day reading of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights this summer. The public event had taken place at the historic Nantucket Unitarian Meeting House for 25 years. In a letter published by the Nantucket Current, church leaders said the cancellation reflected an ongoing effort inside the…

A late-night crowd surge at the Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, left 19 people evaluated for injuries early Sunday, officials said. Emergency crews were called at about 1:05 a.m. to an area near a stage along South Ocean Boulevard after reports of a stampede. According to Horry County Fire Rescue, none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. Officials said 19 patients were found and assessed with assistance from law enforcement already present at the event. Three people were taken to a hospital, and officials noted that others may have gone to local…

Arizona carried out the execution of Leroy Dean McGill on Wednesday, putting the convicted murderer to death by lethal injection for the brutal 2002 killing of James Perez in Phoenix. McGill, 53, was pronounced dead at 10:26 a.m. PDT at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. The execution marked the first of three executions scheduled in the United States this week, according to the original report. It also became the 12th execution carried out in the U.S. this year. McGill was convicted of murdering Perez after prosecutors said he poured gasoline on Perez and Perez’s girlfriend, Nova Banta, while…

Federal authorities have charged a Washington businessman after a viral video allegedly showed him throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on a Maui shoreline, igniting outrage online and drawing renewed attention to wildlife protection laws in Hawaii. Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, was arrested Wednesday near Seattle following the May 5 incident involving one of the world’s rarest marine mammals, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Prosecutors allege Lytvynchuk targeted a Hawaiian monk seal known locally as “Lani,” an animal that residents closely follow and protect. Viral Video Sparked Public Outrage The incident gained…

A political debate over who should temporarily lead Charlotte after Mayor Vi Lyles steps down has escalated into a wider controversy over race and representation after a local NAACP official condemned the possibility of a White interim mayor. Corine Mack, president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP, drew criticism after posting that it would be “seriously disturbing” if White politicians were selected to replace Lyles, who announced she will resign on June 30. The dispute has since fueled intense public discussion about Black political representation, identity politics and leadership in one of North Carolina’s largest cities. Corine Mack Questions Push for White…

The New Zealand rugby league community is mourning the loss of Eugene Hanna, who died after suffering what his club described as an “unsurvivable” injury during the opening game of the season. He was 30 years old. Hanna’s death was confirmed Tuesday by Janet Hunt, chairwoman of the Glenora Rugby League Football Club, in a public statement shared on Facebook. According to the club, Hanna sustained the fatal injury while playing in a match against the Te Atatu Roosters. Glenora Bears Confirm Eugene Hanna’s Death In her statement, Hunt described Hanna as a valued member of the club’s Premier Reserves…

A reporting trip focused on Minnesota’s changing demographics unexpectedly turned into a viral investigation into alleged daycare fraud, placing independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley at the center of a growing statewide controversy. The story is now featured in Fox Nation’s latest special, “Minnesota: Web of Fraud,” which examines how Shirley’s footage of reportedly vacant childcare facilities sparked broader debate about taxpayer-funded programs, public oversight and political accountability. Shirley said he initially traveled to Minnesota to produce content about demographic shifts and the rise of Islam in the state. While speaking with local residents, however, he began hearing allegations involving…

Virginia Democrats mounted a months-long, $70 million campaign to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. They got voters to approve the revised districts by a narrow margin at a special April election. And on Friday, the United States Supreme Court declined to save them. In a brief unsigned order — with no justice publicly dissenting — the nation’s highest court rejected Virginia Democrats’ emergency request to block a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that had already invalidated the voter-approved redistricting overhaul. The decision leaves the current congressional maps intact as the 2026 election cycle accelerates. The core…