Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are raking in endorsements and vying for others from those with influence this election season. Harris and Trump are endorsed by the majority of their party’s respective elected officials, save for some holdouts on both sides, and each has a unique set of people in […]
Gas prices dropped slightly on Friday, with the national average for a gallon of regular gas coming in at $3.22, according to AAA. On Thursday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.224. Even with the increase, this is still cheaper than a week ago, when regular gas was $3.23 per gallon. […]
On the eve of the United Kingdom’s entry into World War I, the British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey told a friend: “The lamps are going out across Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” Grey’s warning has become famous, presciently foretelling the near century of horrors that followed in the […]
September is Suicide Prevention Month, when advocates publicize an epidemic that is taking far too many lives. Despite earnest attempts to curb the staggering rise in suicides over the past two decades, the numbers tell a disturbing tale. Among the entire U.S. population, the age-adjusted suicide rate climbed from 10.4 per 100,00 in 2000 to […]
Cruise ships turned away, angry locals protesting against visitors, even cities charging tourists to visit. The images and reality of the backlash against mass tourism are becoming increasingly familiar. Whatever the reasons behind such mass tourism — the ability to book independently online, improvements in infrastructure and communications such as cheaper airline travel, and pent-up […]
EXCLUSIVE — President Joe Biden’s White House National Security Council recently hosted the leader of a group with a track record of collaborating in Gaza with Hamas officials, the Washington Examiner confirmed. The NSC held a meeting in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11 with Syrian-American community leaders, including Shadi Zaza, CEO of the Michigan-based organization […]
Former President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris, using his popularity among Democrats to host a high-dollar fundraiser for her on Friday in Los Angeles. The fundraiser marks Obama’s political return to the City of Angels months after he hosted a similar event there for President Joe Biden. […]
The average person would be forgiven for thinking Congress is completely bungling budgeting. The national debt is on a path to soar to $37 trillion by the end of the year. Legislators have failed to enact the 12 government spending bills. They have spent September feuding over whether to enact a continuing resolution to keep […]
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, the rival campaigns have promised to “lower costs” on healthcare for people living in the United States. Unfortunately, whether the winner after Nov. 5 is Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, or former President Donald Trump, the Republican standard-bearer, people will have to wait for their healthcare costs […]
Few directors have a more legendary filmography than Francis Ford Coppola, the mind behind The Godfather trilogy, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now. But Megalopolis, hitting cinemas this weekend, is the most ambitious project of his career. For Coppola, Megalopolis isn’t just another film. Self-financed at a cost of $120 million, it’s a culmination of his […]
