Former MSNBC pundit Keith Olbermann has shown he will attack anyone who disagrees with him or his warped, radical political ideology. He used to have a segment dubbed “worst person in the world,” which lambasted people for what he perceived as outlandish and horrible things. The feature is part of his current podcast. Olbermann’s targets typically included politicians.
“Frankly, whenever elections come up politicians tend to unveil grand measures aimed at resolving the birthrate issue,” Choi Seul-ki, a demographer in South Korea, told the Wall Street Journal. “But cash is a limited incentive in changing people’s outlook on life.”
Ukrainian forces penetrated an initial line of Russian defenses on the war’s southeastern front this week, raising hopes of a major breakthrough in its counteroffensive campaign as troops push toward the Sea of Azov to cut off Russian supply lines. Ukraine still has a long way to go — but the first line of defense...
Texas stopped charging sales tax on menstrual and baby products starting Friday, becoming the 24th state to do so as women’s rights groups argue the taxes are discriminatory. The products — including menstrual pads and baby diapers — were previously taxed as “luxury goods” in Texas at a 6.25 percent rate, but will now be...
A Gallup analysis released on Friday found the U.S. partisan gap in religious identity is widening. In an aggregate of five Gallup surveys conducted from May 2021 to May 2023, 26 percent of people who say they have no religious identity “identify or lean towards the Democratic party.” In comparison, the aggregate found that only...
Proud Boy Ethan Nordean on Friday was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack — a tie for the longest sentence handed down in connection with the riot. A Washington state chapter leader of the right-wing extremist group, Nordean was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other...
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday said he would only open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden with a full House vote — shutting down talk of Republicans potentially moving forward without one. “To open an impeachment inquiry is a serious matter, and House Republicans would not take it lightly or use it for political...