NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall of Famer died Monday due to a stroke. Daniels, a singer, guitarist and fiddler, started out as a session…… MORE
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Supreme Court Rules Unanimously States Can Punish Electoral College Members Who Go Rogue
WASHINGTON (AP) – In a unanimous vote, The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can punish presidential electors who don’t back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling is a defeat for advocates of changing the Electoral College, who wanted a shift in the way the country elects its president toward…… MORE
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FTW Bar Rips of Citation From TABC for After ‘Legal’ Protest in His Establishment [PHOTOS]
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth bar owner may be shut down for 30 days after hosting a 4th of July protest inside his bar. Chris Polone, owner of Rail Club Live on Joyce Drive planned the protest in reaction to what he called an “unjust shutdown,” according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The…… MORE
Trump Plans Outdoor Rally in NH
(CNN) President Donald Trump plans to hold a campaign rally in New Hampshire on Saturday as he continues his push for in-person events amid the coronavirus pandemic. The rally is scheduled to take place at the Portsmouth International Airport at 8 p.m. ET, and “there will be ample access to hand sanitizer and all attendees will be provided…… MORE
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GOP Senators Propose Swapping Columbus Day With Juneteenth as Federal Holiday [WATCH]
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Republican Senators James Lankford of Oklahoma and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin are proposing to replace the federal observance of Columbus Day with Juneteenth. Unlike other measures, the new proposal would keep the number of federal holidays the same by eliminating October’s Columbus Day. A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the House…… MORE