All posts tagged "Privateaircraft"

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley was about to take the stage for her Jan. 24 rally in North Charleston, former President Donald Trump’s campaign looked to make a statement about his popularity in the Palmetto State. About quarter past 7 p.m., a news release rolled out the latest set of South Carolina endorsements for the former president after his 11-point victory in New Hampshire, signaling he was consolidating support for his third presidential campaign. “Welcome home to Trump Country, Nikki, where there has been an earthquake of political and grassroots support backing Pre......

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the latest case accusing him of pocketing bribes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from wealthy benefactors seeking his help with their business and legal problems. The three-term Democrat has vowed to fight the case. But he’s faced similar allegations before — starting with gifts he received in 2006, the year he began representing New Jersey in the Senate. In 2015, he was charged with accepting benefits including free flights and pricey resort vacations from a friend and political benefactor. That case ended in a hung jury......

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stuck to familiar talking points during a speech to a prominent gathering of Iowa Republicans on Friday, even as his presidential campaign embarks on a widely touted reboot intended to reverse the governor’s flagging prospects in the race for the 2024 GOP nomination. Speaking at the Iowa GOP’s annual Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, DeSantis painted a picture of a country in decline before turning to his record as Florida governor. He was quick to remind a generally friendly audience that he signed a six-week abortion ban in his home state, “protected Second Amendment ri......

The college student behind the Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet, whose account was banned after the billionaire purchased that social media site, has started an account on Mark Zuckerberg’s new Twitter competitor, Threads. Jack Sweeney is a 20-year-old rising junior at the University of Central Florida majoring in information technology. The Clermont native gained notoriety online for his Twitter account where he tracked Elon Musk’s private jet across the globe. Sweeney’s father worked in aviation, so he began tracking his father’s flights through publicly available information......

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- New commercial and high-end condominiums are rising from the dirt, the minimum wage is going up, unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years and tourism — the engine of the economy — is once more booming. After years of being hobbled by crippling debt, double-digit deficits and negative growth, Jamaica, the largest island in the English-speaking Caribbean, is showing its ability to weather crises — and its hard-won economic stability is getting noticed along with the leadership of its prime minister. In just the past four months, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has met wit......

MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump is set to appear Tuesday at Miami’s federal courthouse for an initial hearing on criminal charges, an event that is expected to draw swarms of protesters, supporters and media to the area. The hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern time at the Wilkie D. Ferguson U.S. Courthouse at 400 North Miami Ave. in downtown Miami. Trump faces 37 felony charges related to allegations that he illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructed the FBI’s efforts to investigate. On Monday, Trump left his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey and dep......