California prosecutors are taking a more aggressive stance on the fentanyl crisis by charging drug suppliers with murder if fentanyl distribution results in a death. While the state’s larger cities, such as San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento, have traditionally used less punitive approaches to drug-related cases, counties in the outskirts of the progressive municipalities […]
Former President Donald Trump said he would “never do anything to jeopardize” Social Security or Medicare. Trump came under heavy attack from President Joe Biden and Democrats, who accused him of saying he may cut Social Security and Medicare. Trump said his remarks were misconstrued, and, in an interview with Breitbart, pledged not to do […]
A federal judge has allowed a class action lawsuit filed against Norfolk Southern regarding the toxic train derailment in February 2023, to proceed. The lawsuit filed on behalf of roughly 500,000 people, businesses, and property owners in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio was allowed to continue with an order from […]
The House Judiciary Committee warned Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday that it would consider holding her in contempt of Congress should she not produce material the committee has requested related to her office’s use of federal funds. Willis, who is leading the prosecution against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, has provided […]
Unexpectedly hot inflation reports for February are further fueling expectations that the Federal Reserve will end up cutting interest rates later than sooner. This week brought unwelcome news for the Federal Reserve, President Joe Biden, potentially the labor market, and consumers more generally. Headline data from both the consumer price index, which is the most […]
San Antonio experimented with a guaranteed basic income program that sent more than $5,000 to 1,000 families with no strings attached to the funds. Participants’ survey responses suggest the program was a success. The program offered $5,108 over the course of 25 months with no stipulations about what the money could be used for. Participants […]
Dylan Mulvaney expressed disappointment that Bud Light hasn’t picked up a comedic pitch for its next advertisement, despite the fact the brand has been working for months to distance itself from the social media star. Mulvaney, a biological man who identifies as a woman, was at the center of a panel discussion during South by […]
Pop musician Olivia Rodrigo offered free condoms and Plan B pills during her tour stop in St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday. Packages with the pills and condoms with the phrase: “Funding abortion? It’s a good idea, right?” were free to those who stopped by tables selling merchandise. It also included a note with a phone […]
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia — House Republican leaders swiftly rebuked comments made by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Thursday calling for new leadership in Israel, accusing the Democratic leader of seeking to “meddle” in foreign elections. “This is not only highly inappropriate, it’s just plain wrong for an American leader to play such […]
Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will finish sending March payments worth up to $1,751 in nine days. The First State begins the distribution of SNAP payments on the second day of each month and has one of the longest distribution windows in the United States. Payments are distributed for most of the month. The first letters of recipients’ last […]
