SC’s Nikki Haley raises $11 million in first 6 weeks of White House bid

Nikki Haley has raised greater than $11 million since launching her 2024 White House bid in mid-February, her marketing campaign introduced Wednesday.

Her marketing campaign obtained greater than 70,000 particular person donations, with 67,000 of the contributions being $200 or much less.

She ended the quarter, which ran from Jan. 1 by March 31, with $7.8 million money available.

Haley’s marketing campaign mentioned her high fundraising states have been South Carolina, Florida and Texas.

“In just six weeks, Nikki Haley’s massive fundraising and active retail campaigning in early voting states makes her a force to be reckoned with,” Haley’s marketing campaign supervisor Betsy Ankney mentioned.

Haley’s marketing campaign didn’t launch fundraising totals the primary week as is conventional for campaigns, which political analysts thought could also be a probably troubling signal.

The former South Carolina governor’s haul is greater than the $9.5 million raised by former president Donald Trump within the first month-and-a-half of his 2024 marketing campaign, and is greater than was raised by almost all 2016 Republican presidential candidates of their first quarters.

Trump, nevertheless, has raised about $8 million since he was indicted Thursday in New York in a hush cash case, as his marketing campaign has seen a spike in curiosity and media consideration.

—The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Victims in Texas church taking pictures, US settle case for $144 million

The U.S. authorities mentioned it’ll pay $144 million to victims and members of the family of the 26 individuals killed and 22 injured throughout a mass taking pictures on the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, in 2017.

The tentative settlement introduced Wednesday by the Justice Department might finish years of litigation over claims the U.S. Air Force did not report the gunman’s historical past of violence to the FBI’s background test system, together with a conviction for home assault. Had the knowledge been reported, he couldn’t legally buy the gun used within the assault.

“No words or amount of money can diminish the immense tragedy of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs,” mentioned Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta in a press release. “Today’s announcement brings the litigation to a close, ending a painful chapter for the victims of this unthinkable crime.”

The taking pictures occurred throughout a church service, and the gunman killed himself after the assault.

A federal choose in Texas dominated in 2021 that the Air Force was largely responsible for the lethal assault for failing to stop the shooter from shopping for weapons. The authorities appealed the choice, drawing criticism from gun-control teams who accused the U.S. of retraumatizing survivors.

—Bloomberg News

Police in Georgia investigating murder-suicide in Chick-fil-A drive-thru

ATLANTA — A Chick-fil-A drive-thru in Rome abruptly was against the law scene Wednesday morning when a person walked as much as a lady’s automotive, fatally shot her after which shot himself as commuters waited in line for breakfast.

Rome police have been known as to the fast-food restaurant on Shorter Avenue round 7 a.m. for what was initially reported as a automobile crash with accidents, the division mentioned in a press release. They have been then notified it had truly been a taking pictures.

The preliminary investigation signifies that Cassie Davis, who had simply turned 39 on Friday, was ready within the drive-thru when 56-year-old Anthony Green pulled into the car parking zone, acquired out of his automobile and shot her 3 times by the passenger-side window, in line with Floyd County Deputy Coroner Chris Giles. Green then turned the gun on himself, delivering one deadly shot, Giles mentioned.

As Davis’ foot got here off the brake, her automobile then rolled ahead and hit an influence field earlier than happening an embankment into visitors, which is why the incident was initially reported as a wreck, Giles mentioned. No different automobiles have been concerned.

Police haven’t launched particulars about what could have sparked the taking pictures, however Giles confirmed the 2 had beforehand been in an obvious relationship.

—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

‘Queen Camilla’ used formally for first time on coronation invitations

LONDON — The title Queen Camilla has been used for the primary time in an official capability, showing on invites for King Charles III’s coronation.

Camilla had been known as Queen Consort for the reason that demise of Queen Elizabeth II, however is called as Queen Camilla alongside King Charles III on the invitations as a result of be despatched to greater than 2,000 friends.

The transfer marks the unbelievable journey of Camilla over greater than 5 a long time, from romantic involvement, to mistress and eventually spouse of the king — and can finish along with her formally being topped queen alongside the brand new king.

Future king Prince George will play an necessary position within the coronation of his grandfather alongside seven schoolboys, with all named as pages of honor who will “attend their majesties during the coronation service.”

The group are both household mates or shut kin of Charles and Camilla, together with three of the queen’s grandchildren, and can be anticipated to hold the robes of distinguished figures in the course of the day.

With the coronation nearly a month away, a brand new double portrait of the king and queen, sporting a Fiona Clare gown, has been launched exhibiting them smiling in Buckingham Palace’s blue drawing room in a picture taken by Hugo Burnand, a favourite photographer of the royal household.

—PA Media/dpa

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