“The Shenandoah County school board’s U-turn is one of the sharpest examples of a nationwide pushback by conservative groups against the changes that were made after the summer of protests in 2020 following George Floyd’s MORE
2023-Liam and Olivia but there are other considerations. Most parents want something with great nickname potential that’s in the “sweet spot” of being recognizable while still unique, says Coffield — not in the SSA’s top 100 MORE
Happy Friday, News Viewers, and for the record, Kentucky is afflicted with tornadoes but has not, sadly, blown away. At least we have Internet again and at least we managed a great Kentucky Derby. With MORE
The 2023 Miss USA and Miss Teen USA relinquished their crowns within days of each other this week, leaving their parent organization without its two biggest titleholders — and under mounting scrutiny. The BBC reports MORE
The Ukrainian security service (SBU) says it has foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials. The Ukrainian leader said at the start of the invasion he was Russia’s MORE
The GOP likes to call itself “pro–life.”. Again we’re treated to a “Republican” definition of pro-life as having some rather lethal fine print. President Biden’s oldest son Beau died of cancer in 2015 at age MORE
The Louisville Courier Journal: “Make it a double for Kenny McPeek. The McPeek-trained Mystik Dan held off a late charge from Sierra Leone and Forever Young to win Saturday’s 150th running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby MORE
Enough is Enough. The Japan town of Fujikawaguchiko with its perfect view of Mount Fuji, has had its fill of tourists. ‘Tis the season to remember……there is more to life than Trump, courts, crime and MORE
Democrats have pledged to vote to kill Greene’s motion to vacate and save the GOP speaker’s job after he pushed through a $95 billion package with aid for Ukraine. NBC reports Taylor-Greene saying, “. . MORE
ABC News is reporting that Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University occupied a hall on campus early Tuesday, hours after school officials ordered the dispersal of a protest encampment. Videos viewed by ABC News appeared to MORE
The compound tragedy adds to a growing list of officers shot and killed in the line of duty this year. At least 98 officers were shot in the line of duty from January through March, according MORE
According to the new Washington Post report per Raw Story, there is growing tension between the Trump and Kari Lake camps that she will be a detriment in a close election and that Trump has MORE
Reuters/Times of Israel: This evening (Sunday) US President Joe Biden has spoken with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a White House spokesperson says, adding that a readout will be issued shortly. Their conversation comes amid intensified MORE
Good morning and Happy Friday, News Viewers — I woke up with a song in my head, playing as clearly as if I had fallen to sleep with my ear pods in — I haven’t MORE
“Court rules judge who oversaw landmark trial was mistaken in allowing women whose accusations were not part of case to testify“ The Guardian reports: “He will remain imprisoned because he was convicted in Los Angeles MORE
“I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so fuckin’ heroic.”― George Carlin Welcome to our open forum about Earth day, and find information MORE
Fourteen of the eighteen dead are children. The Israel-Hamas war has killed over 34,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, devastated Gaza’s two largest cities and left a swath of destruction across the territory. Around MORE
According to Judge Juan Merchan, the juror was excused after later expressing doubt that she could remain fair and impartial. In particular, she said that friends and family had already reached out to ask if she MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers, on this the 19th day of April, coming to you from our nation’s capital—-a strange, strange non-state of the union that enshrines the notion of this particular union of states. It’s MORE
Politico is reporting that President Biden has met with Israel’s Netanyahu to let him know the US will not participate in an escalation between Israel and Iran. “The Biden administration is trying to defuse an MORE
“We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel,” Mr Biden said. “We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed.” CBS is reporting that “Two U.S. officials told CBS News MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers , welcome to Free Chat, our open forum for today. While there has been plenty of drama and tall tales, wars and rumors of wars here on earth, it was all MORE
CNN reports that the largest power-generating plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv region was reportedly destroyed in a Russian missile attack on Thursday as Moscow steps up its attacks on infrastructure. Russian shelling caused a large-scale fire at the Trypilska Thermal MORE
First Moses, then Big Brother, what’s next for Mike Johnson? Politico reports on yet another battle taking place among House GOP members — this time over the attempt to actually legislate (in other words, do MORE
OK, Tone says we can stay home from work…..you heard it here first….. Ah, the memories….. April 8, 2024, the day of the total solar eclipse. The next occurrence of this specific kind of eclipse MORE