Summer events are in full swing at the Shelbyville Public Library and with activities in and out of the library, local citizens will not want to miss any of the opportunities available. Monica Camero.
By Nathan Layne
(Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump used the first public appearance since his federal indictment to ratchet up attacks on the Justice Department, accusing prosecutors, without evidence, of a politically motivated campaign to keep him from the White House.
Speaking on Saturday at Georgia’s state Republican convention, Trump alleged that President Joe Biden, a Democrat, orchestrated the criminal charges in order to undermine his main political rival’s presidential campaign, as well as to distract from federal and congressional investigations into Biden’s son.
There is no evidence to support Trump’s allegations. The Justice Department maintains that all its investigative decisions are made without regard to partisan politics, and Biden has said he would not get involved in the Trump probe.
“The ridiculous and baseless indictment of me by the Biden administration’s weaponized department of injustice will go down as among the most h
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. auto safety agency’s defects investigation office said on Wednesday he has left the agency to join Amazon.com’s self-driving unit Zoox.
Stephen Ridella, who had served as director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation since 2017, oversaw key investigations including a probe into Tesla Autopilot and whether 67 million ARC Automotive Inc air bag inflators were defective.
He said on LinkedIn he had left NHTSA to join Zoox.
Another NHTSA official, Anne Collins, who was associate administrator for enforcement, opted to retire on April 30.
Last week, President Joe Biden withdrew the nomination of NHTSA’s chief counsel Ann Carlson to take the agency’s top job on a permanent basis.
NHTSA declined to comment when asked about the specific personnel moves but said it “believes it is well positioned to continue to address safety a
Trips to the Zoo are one of the many summertime activities that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Scovill Zoo in Decatur has up-coming holiday events, free admission days, and the members of the an.
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club reviewed committee activities in their ongoing efforts to benefit children and youth in the Taylorville community, at the club’s weekly meeting on Tuesday at the Ta.