Michigan Catholics are strongly criticizing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D-MI) decision to sign legislation that lifted the state’s ban on compensated surrogacy, saying the measure exploits vulnerable women and puts them at risk for human trafficking. Surrogacy refers to the act of a woman carrying and delivering a child for another family. The practice has garnered […]
Bandages from brands such as Band-Aid and Curad have been found to contain dangerous levels of toxic “forever chemicals,” allowing direct contact with the bloodstream through open wounds, according to a new report. Of the 40 bandages from 18 different brands tested by environmental health and consumer watchdog Mamavation and Environmental Health News, 26 had […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) advised the Biden administration and Maryland officials to “take their time” while considering how much federal aid to ask for in the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Cole said in an interview with the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that “aid is […]
Truck drivers slammed the Biden administration’s new regulations that crack down on heavy-duty vehicle emissions, calling electric vehicle trucks “useless.” At the end of last month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules targeting heavy-duty vehicles as part of President Joe Biden’s ambitious efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The regulations, which won’t begin until […]
Several progressive groups celebrated the successes of protest votes against President Joe Biden in several primaries on Tuesday night. Thousands of Democratic voters cast their ballots for the “uninstructed” or “uncommitted” choices in Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island. Wisconsin saw the highest protest count, with 48,000 voters participating. The voters were likely rejecting Biden over […]
Campus antisemitism is driving most Jewish families to eliminate at least one college from consideration, according to a new survey, after increased tensions since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. Sixty-four percent of prospective Jewish students have taken at least one school out of consideration, according to the poll from Jewish campus organization […]
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill on Wednesday that seeks to increase the transparency regarding federal agencies’ telework policies, with the senators claiming that government workers may be receiving undeserving amounts of local pay. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Telework Transparency Act, which would require agencies to make […]
The estate of late-comedian George Carlin has reached an agreement with the co-hosts of the Dudesy podcast who used artificial intelligence to make a comedy special impersonating him. The agreement comes roughly three months after Dudesy co-hosts Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen uploaded an AI-generated comedy special to YouTube titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m […]
The Oklahoma Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about whether public funds can be used to support charter schools with religious affiliations. If the state Supreme Court rules in favor of the school, it could become the first Catholic charter school in the nation to operate with public money. “The U.S. Supreme Court has made […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger fended off an attempt to shake up the corporate leadership on Wednesday when the shareholders voted for the company’s preferred slate of board nominees. The effort to change the board was led by billionaire Nelson Peltz who lost his bid for a seat on the board. Peltz argued for a plan […]
