The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard about how the local Head Start program is helping children and their families, at the club’s weekly meeting on Tuesday at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.
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(Reuters) -The man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue five years ago in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history could face the death penalty if found guilty in a federal trial that opened on Tuesday.
Robert Bowers, 50, is standing trial on dozens of federal charges including 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death in the mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018. He has pleaded not guilty.
On Tuesday, Judy Clarke, a defense lawyer for Bowers, told jurors in an opening statement that there was no dispute that he carried out the attack, calling him “a socially awkward man who didn’t have many friends,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. She acknowledged that Bowers posted violent antisemitic messages on a right-wing website and lamented the “loss and devastation” her client caused.
Still, Clarke indicated that prosecutors would not be able to cross the high bar required to convict hi
The Carlinville Area Hospital Auxiliary presented two $1,000 scholarships to Shelby Geisler, Gillespie High School and Olivia Thoroman, North Mac High School; during their May 9th meeting. A total of.
The Invest In Kids Scholarship program is special to State Representative Brad Halbrook who took to the House Floor last week to discuss and promote the program. The state of Illinois enacted the Inv.
By Katharine Jackson, Steve Holland and Moira Warburton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were holding a phone conversation on Saturday evening about the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, a person familiar with their plans said.
The two were expected to speak starting at 6 p.m. E.D.T., the person said.
McCarthy said earlier on Saturday that he was making “progress” in negotiations on raising the federal government’s debt ceiling, as the nation faced risk of default in little more than a week.
However just ahead of the expected call between Biden and McCarthy, Republican deal negotiator Patrick McHenry told reporters “major disagreement” remained between his party and Biden’s Democrats.
“Republicans want to cut spending. That’s what we’ve offered with our approach to raising the debt ceiling, with work requirements for able bodied folks to get back in the workforc