Missouri GOP says LGBTQ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2024
Missouris’s top Republican leaders say passing more laws directed at LGBTQ people is not a priority for this legislative session.
RFK Jr. meets requirements to appear on first 2024 general election ballot as campaign season heats up
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has officially met the requirements to appear on his first 2024 presidential election ballot. According to election officials in Utah, Kennedy met the 1,000-signature requirement to appear on the state’s general election ballot well before the March 5 deadline, and once he files as a candidate, will be … Read more
Gaza Is Starving
The chief economist of the World Food Program explains how the scarcity of food may tip the territory into famine.
More Americans are stockpiling abortion pills without pregnancy – study
From September 2021 to April 2023, Aid Access tracked roughly 48,400 advance provision requests for mifepristone More Americans are now stockpiling abortion pills in case they get pregnant, according to new research published Tuesday. Before Roe v Wade was overturned in June 2022, Aid Access, an organization that mails abortion pills to people across the … Read more
Key to a long life? Dr Pepper, says 101-year-old US army veteran
Eugene Peterson, retired sergeant major who served in both the Philippines and Vietnam, says soda is the secret to longevity A US army veteran who just turned 101 years old has revealed what he thinks is the key to a long life: Dr Pepper. Eugene Peterson, a retired sergeant major who was drafted into the … Read more
New Jersey imam shot outside mosque as shooter remains at large
Cleric was critically wounded in attack outside of Masjid-Muhammad-Newark on Wednesday morning in Newark A New Jersey imam was shot and critically wounded on Wednesday outside a mosque in the state’s largest city, authorities said as officers worked to identify and arrest the shooter. The cleric was shot after 6am outside the Masjid-Muhammad-Newark mosque, Newark’s … Read more
Inspector general report casts doubt on Biden’s ambitious electric bus program as ‘delays’ could last years
President Biden’s ambitious plans to accelerate the adoption of electric school buses in coming years is facing significant barriers, according to an inspector general report. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General’s audit determined that the agency’s Clean School Bus Program was largely dependent on utility companies’ ability to increase power supplies, according … Read more
Florida Surgeon General calls for halt to COVID-19 vaccine usage after FDA said he spread misinformation
Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is calling on healthcare providers to halt the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, citing purported health risks labeled “misinformation” by federal officials. In a bulletin issued Wednesday, Ladapo claimed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not shown evidence that coronavirus vaccines manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna … Read more
White House asks Supreme Court to allow razor wire at Texas border to be cut
The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire that Texas installed at the state’s southern border to deter illegal border crossings.
DHS chief Mayorkas calls out Texas for ‘failure of governance’ amid illegal immigrant crisis and impeachment
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas called out Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, labeling his migrant busing policy “a remarkable failure of governance.” Mayorkas, who faces impeachment proceedings in the House for his handling of the illegal immigration crisis, blamed Abbott, a Republican, for failing to cooperate with officials in Democrat-led cities that have been … Read more