The superintendent of the Texas school district where 19 students and two teachers were fatally shot said Thursday that the district will hire more police officers in the fall but released no information about the investigation. During a sometimes contentious news conference, Uvalde school district officials said they wouldn’t answer… Read More
Former general placed on leave over lobbying controversy
The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into his role in an illegal lobbying campaign on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. Brookings’ announcement came a day after The Associated Press reported on… Read More
House passes law banning gun sales to under 21-year-olds
The House Democrats, under pressure to “do something,” have stitched together the Protecting Our Kids Act. The wide-ranging gun control bill passed Wednesday in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale… Read More
Biden faces tough questions from… Jimmy Kimmel?!
There weren’t a lot of laughs, but President Joe Biden got some unsolicited advice from Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday when the president sat down for his first in-person interview with a late-night host since taking office. The host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” expressed frustration about the intractable problems in… Read More
Biden polling craters to historic low
President Joe Biden has been slipping in the polls since the rise of delta roughly a year ago, and he just hit another new low. Among registered voters, Biden is polling at 39 percent approval and 58 percent disapproval, according to a bombshell new poll from Morning Consult/Politico. He slipped… Read More
Big changes coming to national parks
The Interior Department said Wednesday it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution. An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland calls for the department to… Read More
Hilary Swank finds New York woman’s lost dog
Chelsea Blackwell’s dachshund, Blue, disappeared Monday, and the distraught owner went in search. But when she came upon a line of squad cars and people with cameras near the Greyhound bus station, she set aside her search to investigate. Sponsored: The truth about eggs and senior brains “I noticed there… Read More
Amexit? Congress considers pulling US out of UN
The U.K. has been dominating headlines with the queen’s jubilee, Prince Philip’s recent death, and the partygate scandal involving Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Naturally, some U.S. politicians are learning lessons from political turmoil across the pond. Specifically, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., wants to follow Brexit — Britain’s exit from the… Read More
Joshua Tree park closes over this
A popular hiking trail to an oasis in Joshua Tree National Park has been temporarily closed so bighorn sheep can get undisturbed access to water. “The park is under extreme drought conditions and herds in the area are increasingly reliant on the oasis spring to survive the hot summer months,”… Read More
Order in the court! Cockroaches released during New York hearing
A courthouse in upstate New York was closed for fumigation Tuesday after hundreds of cockroaches were released during an altercation that broke out at an arraignment, according to court officials. The clash broke out during proceedings in Albany City Court for four people for an arrest at the state Capitol…. Read More
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