The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off Alaska’s coast Wednesday night was the strongest one since 1964, an official told CNN. The very strong quake was located about 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, MORE
Simone Biles, four-time Olympic gold medalist, will not compete in Thursday’s individual all-around competition after withdrawing from the team finals because of a mental health issue, according to an emailed statement from U.S.A. Gymnastics. Biles MORE
Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals with what USA Gymnastics described as a medical issue. The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, huddled MORE
Representative Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) has defended the Capitol Police officer who shot rioter Ashli Babbitt, parting with former President Donald Trump‘s version of events. Speaking on C-Span for its January 6 Views From the House show, ahead of MORE
It’s Monday and we’re in the middle of the Dog Days of Summer, the steaming hot 40 days in July to August of every year where the stars align and dog, earth and sky meet. MORE
“Do you know anything about chemotherapy? Do you know what happens to the immune system?” A breast cancer patient says she was sprayed with bear mace, physically assaulted, and verbally abused outside a cancer treatment MORE
Rep. Eric Swalwell took aim at Tucker Carlson on Twitter Friday, sharing a screenshot of a testy text exchange the two shared. Swalwell, a Democrat from California, said he is refusing to return Carlson’s calls MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers, and welcome to Free Chat Friday where every topic is THE topic; where anything goes and everything stays. . . . On this Friday, almost the end of July, we’re faced MORE
The hilarious 2006 film “Idiocracy” offers a vivid depiction of American politics. The movie is classified as a sci-fi comedy, but it is more like a searing documentary. It almost perfectly describes America’s crisis of MORE
Thoughts and prayers are in order for Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), the former White House physician who has just contracted a terrible case of “whataboutism.” Jackson, who previously served as Donald Trump’s presidential physician, apparently didn’t like MORE
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pulling his five Republican members selected to join the House committee that’s investigating the January 6 insurrection, following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to reject two of McCarthy’s picks. The MORE
From Nikki Fried, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner: For months and months, Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his brand of Florida exceptionalism when it comes to how the state responded to Covid-19. Now a surge in cases — MORE
Thousands of ex-racehorses being sent to slaughterhouses, BBC investigation claims An investigation for BBC1’s Panorama, to be broadcast on Monday evening, will claim that “thousands” of ex-racehorses – “most, but not all” of which were MORE
“A poll on the 52nd anniversary of the moon landing shows a majority of Republicans now reject science, sparking a COVID-19 comeback.” When the three-man mission had blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in MORE
The NYPD says a duo attempted to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Queens Thursday — an attempt that was thwarted by the young child’s mother. According to police, the kidnapping attempt took place around 8 MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers, over half the year of 2021 has passed. While my elderly Dad is quoting “The moving finger writes and having writ moves on” from the Rubaiyat, those of us who haven’t MORE
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threw his support behind Chick-fil-A this week after reports emerged that some students at the University of Notre Dame voiced opposition to the school considering making the chain a part of its on-campus dining. Students MORE
Something strange is happening in Washington: Mitch McConnell might go along with a central piece of Joe Biden’s agenda. The self-appointed “Grim Reaper” of the Senate, a minority leader who said just two months ago MORE
Hey All, it’s the Monday after the new show “Billionaires in Space,” and we find ourselves asking why the billionaires are choosing NOW to leave earth, before they’ve paid any taxes, and by the way, MORE
Eleven people armed with long guns and dressed in tactical gear who claimed to be a part of group called “Rise of the Moors” were arrested following an hours-long standoff with Massachusetts police over the weekend. Police MORE
White nationalist and Unite the Right attendee Nicholas Fuentes, de facto leader of the ultra-far-right “groyper” movement, has announced that he plans to attending a Conservative Political Action Conference gathering this weekend in Dallas, although he has not been welcomed MORE
Friday AGAIN? Happy Friday News Viewers, as we recognize that yes, we’ve moved forward in time one week while at the same time, we have moved absolutely nowhere, while at the same time we have MORE
The Pentagon is defending comments made by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after GOP lawmakers claimed the military chief misrepresented the department’s stance on the teaching of critical race theory. On Wednesday, an Air Force Academy MORE
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is finalizing a House GOP roster for a Democratic-led investigation into the deadly January 6 insurrection, canning the idea of a boycott on adding Republicans to the panel on the theory that MORE
Happy Monday, humans of the planet, and welcome to Free Range. . . . . Since Free Range is about the planet and all things on it, in it, around it, under it. . . MORE