California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii have joined together to issue their own independent vaccine recommendations ahead of flu season, breaking from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and what they call a federal “assault on science.” Governors of the four blue states formed the West Coast Health Alliance to collaborate on deviating from […]
(The Center Square) – The Spokane Valley City Council is considering a flag policy for the first time as jurisdictions in Idaho and elsewhere ban “nonofficial” flags at government buildings and public schools. The topic came up on Tuesday night during the council’s regular meeting. Typically, the officials ask to put items on the advance agenda […]
A video was released on Wednesday featuring a host of high-profile actors, musicians, and cultural figures calling for an end to the violence in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. The video, part of the Together For Palestine campaign, was unveiled just hours before a major benefit concert at London’s OVO Arena Wembley. […]
(The Center Square) – Mental health care providers are rediscovering new uses for old medicines. Recent findings demonstrating the efficacy of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have led some lawmakers to reconsider their classification as drugs of abuse. Among the drugs’ most stalwart supporters are military veterans who have seen psychedelics benefit otherwise intractable […]
At least two people have been hospitalized in Pennsylvania after a police-involved shooting. CNN reported that the shooting suspect is dead and multiple law enforcement officers have been injured. It’s unclear how the situation occurred, but it happened in southern Pennsylvania, about 115 miles away from Philadelphia. “I’ve been briefed on the situation involving law […]
Newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu took the reins of France’s legislature this month after his predecessor’s political self-immolation amid seemingly insurmountable divisions among three factions. Former Prime Minister François Bayrou instigated his own confidence vote this month in a desperate bid to rally support for his unpopular budget proposals, claiming that France was on the precipice of financial disaster […]
More than 1,000 local and state police departments have entered into 287(g) partnerships to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security in arresting illegal immigrants nationwide, according to the Trump administration. The DHS announced on Wednesday afternoon that 1,001 nonfederal police agencies across 40 states have entered into agreements to help […]
FBI Director Kash Patel defended his leadership during a combative appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, fielding sharp criticism from both parties. The nearly five-hour hearing saw Patel pressed on a wide range of issues, from the FBI’s refusal to release full witness statements in the Jeffrey Epstein case, to the rise in political violence after Charlie Kirk’s […]
LONDON — President Donald Trump capped the Windsor Castle portion of his United Kingdom state visit with a lavish state banquet Wednesday night. At the dinner, a white-tie affair, Trump and King Charles III were seated at the head of the table, a 155-foot behemoth that British royal officials had been constructing for two days. Secretary […]
Vice President JD Vance publicly proclaimed that the late Charlie Kirk would “welcome” a debate on his views, but asked those in the conversation to save the discussion until after his funeral this week. Vance’s post follows conservative frustrations toward those who have criticized Kirk’s past views or mocked his death. Attorney General Pam Bondi […]
