Vivek Ramaswamy completes double tour of every Iowa county
Vivek Ramaswamy celebrated hosting at least two events in each of Iowa’s 99 counties, as he leans on a blistering campaign pace to budge single-digit polling.
Blackburn cheers Harvard President Gay’s resignation: ‘She should have done it sooner’
Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn weighed in on Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation from her post Tuesday, saying it was long overdue. Gay resigned as Harvard University president amid plagiarism allegations and her and other Ivy League presidents’ recent disastrous testimony at a congressional hearing about the antisemitism scandals plaguing their respective campuses. During a … Read more
Mississippi Legislature begins new term as GOP overhauls House leadership
The Republican-controlled Mississippi Legislature begins its annual session Tuesday, with all members being sworn in for a four-year term and the House electing new leaders after the previous speaker chose not to seek reelection. Rep. Jason White of West secured promises of support from his Republican colleagues weeks ago to become the next House speaker. … Read more
Massachusetts federal lawmakers call on Biden to remove Cuba from list of countries protecting terrorists
Democratic federal lawmakers from Massachusetts are calling on President Biden to remove Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) list as quickly as possible. In a letter addressed to the President, and signed by Reps. Ayanna Pressley, James P. McGovern, Seth Moulton, Lori Trahan and Stephen F. Lynch, as well as Senators Elizabeth Warren … Read more
Polar bear dies from bird flu as H5N1 spreads across globe
Current outbreak, which started in 2021, is estimated to have killed millions of wild birds and thousands of mammals globally A polar bear has been killed by bird flu as the highly contagious H5N1 virus spreads into the most remote parts of the planet. The death was confirmed in December by the Alaska Department of … Read more
Ramaswamy expresses skepticism about effectiveness of a border wall alone
Vivek Ramaswamy discussed his approach to immigration policy and expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of a wall on the southern border as the best option to address undocumented migration during a roundtable in Iowa.
Crash involving gasoline canister-filled car kills two at New York concert venue
Suicide note and journal reportedly discovered after crash outside music venue in Rochester kills two and injures five people The FBI and local police are investigating the cause of a fiery car crash that killed two people and injured several others outside of an upstate New York concert venue. Two people were killed and five … Read more
US pastor accused of trying to put wife’s co-worker’s head in deep fryer
Dwayne Waden arrested on 28 December after visiting McDonald’s in High Point, North Carolina, where his wife was training A Christian pastor’s recent trip to a McDonald’s in North Carolina ended in his arrest on allegations that he attacked his wife’s co-worker while threatening to put his head in a deep fryer. According to authorities, … Read more
RFK Jr. hires top anti-vaccine activist as campaign communications director
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hired Del Bigtree, who leads ICAN, a top anti-vaccine organization, as his presidential campaign’s communications director.
Premier League weekly awards: Liverpool’s talisman delivers again
From Erik ten Hag’s questionable substitution to Michael Olise’s excellent finish, we hand out honours (and dishonours) from the Premier League weekend The holiday period was critical for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. With Manchester City off at the Club World Cup, they had a chance to put some distance between themselves and Pep Guardiola’s side … Read more