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Experts say Operation Ceasefire contributed to a significant decrease in homicides before falling off track – what happened? By the end of last year, major cities across the United States released violent crime reports that looked markedly different than those in recent years. The increase in gun violence and homicides that had devastated underserved Black … Read more
Non-brand-name drugs are one inexpensive part of the healthcare system but they’re driving some manufacturers out of business Generic drugs are the singularity of American healthcare – they are too cheap. And it’s driving some manufacturers out of business altogether. Drug prices regularly sparks recrimination and outrage on Capitol Hill, such as a recently announced … Read more
President Biden hosted Congressional leaders at the White House hoping to broker a bipartisan immigration deal that would also provide military aid for Ukraine. NBC News’s Julie Tsirkin reports on the details of that meeting and whether there is any hope for an agreement.
Both Fifa and the IOC have avoided statements denouncing the Israel-Gaza war and the ensuing humanitarian crisis, a decision in stark contrast to their handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine As the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli bombs in Gaza continues to rise – and amid reports that “pockets of famine” have started to … Read more
Eat food that is mostly healthy, but also eat delicious food that isn’t healthy: these are the eminently sensible words of … Arnold Schwarzenegger In this, the most glowering month of the year, we all need a guru, and I have found mine. He is a one-time bodybuilder, turned action movie hero, turned (soft) Republican … Read more
President Biden’s administration reached out to former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to apologize for a joke made by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) about the end of his presidential campaign. Hutchinson’s decision to suspend his campaign drew mockery from the Democratic Party, who joked that they did not know he was still in the race. … Read more
Caroll expected back on the stand as Trump is due to miss court to attend his mother-in-law’s funeral Throughout yesterday’s trial, Donald Trump did not hold back his outbursts as E J Carroll delivered her testimony. Victoria Bekiempis, who was in the courtroom, reports for the Guardian: “Today will be devoted to the funeral (Celebration!!!) … Read more
Huge swaths of the country have turned into ‘news deserts’, lacking credible journalism. I fear for the Baltimore Sun Paul Moore vividly remembers the Baltimore Sun in its heyday, not so long ago. “More than 400 newsroom staff, six foreign bureaus and a 12-person Washington bureau,” Moore recalled. He was the Sun’s deputy managing editor … Read more
Sign up for Trump on Trial: a free newsletter on all the latest court developments Want this sent directly to your inbox? Subscribe here, and we will send you a weekly update each Thursday to keep you looped in on the proceedings – as well as bonus editions on major trial days. Have any questions? … Read more
Kobe the husky has saved his Philadelphia neighbourhood after detecting a gas leak. In a video posted to social media, Kobe’s owner, Chanell Bell, recounts how she noticed her four-year-old dog repeatedly digging in a hole that was in the concrete of her front yard. Bell said she thought the action was unlike him and … Read more
