Heather Hunter

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Heather Hunter

Political fireworks erupted across the state after Virginia’s high-stakes Tuesday primaries, with top candidates wasting no time going on offense slamming their opponents, invoking President Donald Trump, and setting the tone for what’s expected to be a bruising general election. Democratic nominee for Attorney General Jay Jones lit the match Tuesday night, telling supporters that Trump is still pulling strings in Virginia politics.

1 week ago | gazette.com | Heather Hunter

A fiery debate broke out on ABC’s The View Wednesday morning after moderator Whoopi Goldberg pushed back on comparisons between human rights conditions in Iran and the United States, arguing that black Americans still face hardships equal to those living under the Iranian regime. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin highlighted Iran’s brutal treatment of marginalized groups. “Let’s remember, the Iranians literally throw gay people off buildings,” Farah Griffin said.

1 week ago | gazette.com | Heather Hunter

E. Jean Carroll, the former Elle magazine columnist who won an $83.3 million defamation judgment against President Donald Trump, says she plans to use the money to infuriate him, specifically by donating it to causes he opposes, such as reproductive rights. In an appearance Tuesday on former MSNBC host Katie Phang’s YouTube show, Carroll outlined how she hopes to weaponize the payout as a form of symbolic revenge. “I know my own pleasures, and that doesn’t involve buying things,” Carroll said.

1 week ago | gazette.com | Heather Hunter

With just hours to go before Virginia’s statewide primary, Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general have been saturating the airwaves with aggressive ads targeting President Donald Trump. The crowded Democratic primary for lieutenant governor features six candidates, while two are vying for the party’s nomination for attorney general. The tone of the final stretch has been unmistakably focused on Trump. “To protect our families, their lawlessness has to be stopped.

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Heather Hunter

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to the iconic Mona Lisa, abruptly shut its doors on Monday in France for a few hours after staff members launched a spontaneous strike to protest unmanageable working conditions and surging visitor numbers. Frustrated tourists, many of whom had their Paris trips planned for months, were left standing in long, unmoving lines, bewildered, and without explanation.