A top official in President Joe Biden’s Cabinet, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, was rushed to the hospital after an injury at the workplace — a national forest she oversees. She broke her calf bone while hiking in Virginia on Sunday, according to a statement from the Interior Department. Sponsored: Deadliest… Read More
Rand Paul blasts Mitch McConnell’s ‘secret deal’
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Monday accused Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of cutting “a secret deal with the White House that fell apart,” blaming a lack of communication by his fellow Kentuckian for the failure of a federal judicial nomination. Further exposing long-simmering tensions between the state’s two Republican… Read More
Fauci to retire during Biden’s current term
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Monday he plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January 2025. Fauci, 81, was appointed director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 1984, and has led research in HIV/AIDS, respiratory infections,… Read More
New study: Students narrowed COVID learning gap last year
Despite a year of disruptions, students largely made academic gains this past year that paralleled their growth pre-pandemic and outpaced the previous school year, according to new research released Tuesday from NWEA, a nonprofit research group that administers standardized tests. Gains across income levels partially closed the gap in learning… Read More
House to vote on same-sex marriage, interracial marriage
The House is set to vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, a direct confrontation with the Supreme Court, whose conservative majority in overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access has sparked concerns that other rights enjoyed by countless Americans may be in jeopardy. Tuesday’s vote in the House is part… Read More
‘Duck of Justice’ creator retires to pursue publishing career
A detective who created the viral “Duck of Justice” when he rescued a faux waterfowl headed for the trash bin is retiring to write a book. Lt. Tim Cotton combined his sense of humor with the Bangor Police Department’s social media account to show the human side of police work…. Read More
Prosecutor says LA judge made big Polanski pivot
A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in 1977, a former prosecutor testified, setting the stage for the renowned director to flee the U.S. as a fugitive. A previously sealed transcript obtained by The… Read More
Mike Pompeo had a very big Saturday night
Former State Secretary and CIA Director Mike Pompeo, a stalwart of former President Donald Trump’s administration, has remained vocal about U.S. foreign policy since leaving office last year. However, he has usually remained silent about personal matters, like his family life. Then, on Sunday, he made a rare announcement. Sponsored:… Read More
Report: Police failures at Uvalde get worse
Nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to the site of a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, but “egregiously poor decision-making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman who took 21 lives was finally confronted and killed, according to a damning investigative report released Sunday…. Read More
Lawsuit says this store won’t honor lifetime warranty on socks
A Missouri man says in a class-action lawsuit against Bass Pro that the outdoor outfitter is refusing to honor its lifetime warranty on socks. Kent Slaughter of Springfield said that after years of exchanging his “Redhead Lifetime Guarantee All-Purpose Wool Socks” every time they wore out, the Springfield-based company changed… Read More
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