By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TARA COPP Associated Press An Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” during an altercation with former President Donald Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony but declined to press charges, an Army spokesman said Thursday. A statement said the cemetery employee was trying to …
Read More »Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning an exceptional journey
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan on Saturday lit the flame in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London …
Read More »Mocs News August 23, 2024
Find out about a special honor for UTC’s gold medal winner Olivia Reeves and see the Welcome Week celebrations!
Read More »Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’s suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, ALI SWENSON and GABRIEL SANDOVAL Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for president Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, a late-stage shakeup of the presidential race that could give the former president a modest boost from Kennedy’s supporters. Kennedy said …
Read More »Parade for Olivia
Mocs News Staff We have exciting news for you about Olivia. The U-T-C campus will host a parade in her honor on September 3rd. The time is 5:45PM. That is when the parade will start on Vine Street. It will lead to Chamberlain Field where a pep rally will be …
Read More »Kamala Harris at DNC summons Americans to reject divisions and defeat threat of Trump’s candidacy
By ZEKE MILLER, WILL WEISSERT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris called on Americans to join her to “chart a new way forward” as she accepted the Democratic nomination on Thursday, arguing her personal story and prosecutorial background made her uniquely qualified to protect …
Read More »Walz’s night, Bill Clinton’s dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president, Bill Clinton, and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, little known outside his state until Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate. Walz, …
Read More »Obamas close DNC’s second night with rousing Harris endorsement and pointed warnings about Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES, JONATHAN J. COOPER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the Democratic National Convention that were at times both …
Read More »Biden gets a rousing ovation from Democrats as he gives Harris an enthusiastic endorsement
By ZEKE MILLER, JONATHAN J. COOPER, AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, saying, “I gave my best to you” and basking in a long ovation that reflected the energy released by …
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