ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Dr. Joseph Ladapo, whose credentials include two Harvard University degrees, says that requiring vaccinations for diseases like measles, polio and chickenpox amounts to government-imposed “slavery.” It’s far from the first time Florida’s surgeon general has cut against the medical establishment grain. Ladapo, an appointee of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, made worldwide headlines […]
OREFIELD, Pennsylvania (AP) — In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater. Lauren McChesney got more than admission to a double feature when she handed her ticket to Matt McClanahan at […]
(The Center Square) – The world’s largest retailer says it’s doing everything it can to keep prices low as its costs increase each week due to the tariffs at the center of a high-profile legal challenge. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told investors that the company could be forced to raise prices further due to tariff […]
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal trial is scheduled to begin Monday for a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida in September 2024. Jury selection is expected to take three days, with attorneys questioning three sets of 60 prospective jurors. They’re trying to find 12 jurors and four […]
As President Donald Trump’s “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., nears its 30-day expiration date, many restaurants are feeling the pressure at a time when the city’s dining scene is already facing significant challenges resulting from rising operational costs. While crime in the district is on the decline, some restaurant owners are concerned that the increased […]
(The Center Square) – Four of the 11 candidates hoping to take the 7th Congressional District seat all claimed their goal was to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if elected. State Reps. Jody Barrett, R-Dickson, Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, and Lee Reeves, R-Franklin, participated in the debate along with Matt Van Epps, the former commissioner of the […]
(The Center Square) – Natron Energy, a California company planning a $1.4 billion plant in rural North Carolina, says on its company website operations ceased Wednesday. Published reports in late July said the Santa Clara-headquartered company needed cash. To get incentive packages of $56.3 million from North Carolina and $129.6 million from Edgecombe County, jobs […]
(The Center Square) – A former state lawmaker says Illinois is now tops in the nation on per-student spending in higher education, despite enrollment plummeting as Illinois’ high school graduates select colleges in other states. The Illinois Policy Institute found that state government spending on higher education in Illinois increased over $2 billion as enrollment dropped by […]
President Donald Trump threatened Chicago with the newly-named Department of War in a meme posted to Truth Social Saturday. The meme also featured the president in a hat with helicopters, a city skyline, and flames behind him. “I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” the meme says. “Chicago about to find out why […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice is suing electric utility company Southern California Edison for tens of millions of dollars over the devastating Eaton and Fairview fires, which torched national forests. “The lawsuits filed today allege a troubling pattern of negligence resulting in death, destruction, and tens of millions of federal taxpayer dollars […]
