US debt ceiling: Will there be enough time to get a deal through?
He has promised to allow at least 72 hours for members of his chamber to review the text of any agreement prior to passage. That means the deal would in…
365 days after the Uvalde school shooting
On 24 May 2022, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and killed 21 people. In the year that has followed, at least 600 other mass shootings have…
South Carolina Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban
The South Carolina Senate passed a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy on Tuesday, after a filibuster led by five women senators, including three Republicans, failed to block…
Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children and Adolescents
The nation’s top health official issued an extraordinary public warning on Tuesday about the risks of social media to young people, urging a push to fully understand the possible “harm…
When TV Becomes a Window Into Women’s Rage
In other examples of women raging in a domestic space, there is sometimes comical collateral damage. In Season 1 of “Dead to Me,” Jen, a widowed mother with an attitude…
US professor fired after machete threat to New York Post reporter
Shellyne Rodriguez is seen on video wielding a large knife at a reporter from the New York Post.
Chinese citizens sue Florida over property buying ban
“Florida’s discriminatory property law is unfair, unjustified, and unconstitutional,” Ashley Gorski, senior staff attorney at the ACLU, said in a statement. “Everyone in the United States is entitled to equal…
Cowboy wrangles runaway cow on Michigan interstate
State police were forced to seek out a cattleman’s help to catch the bovine, which is now safe and has not been charged.
Canada inquiry into China election meddling claims ruled out
The allegations of foreign interference stem from a steady drip of reports, mostly based on leaked intelligence, in Canadian media in recent months that detailed claims of Chinese meddling in…
Illinois report details scale of Catholic clergy sex abuse
“This is a vindication of the people who have been hurt, the survivors who have been whoa have been ignored and lied to,” said Snap Chicago leader Larry Antonsen. “Hopefully…