ERIE, Pennsylvania — This weekend, this northwestern city of Pennsylvania will be filled with families from all over the western part of the state, from as far south as Fayette County to adjacent Mercer County, all here to descend on the beautiful beaches of Presque Isle State Park. Unless you are not from this part […]
California and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) excessive, heavy-handed COVID-19 lockdowns may have broken a large share of the state’s youth, setting them back an incalculable amount. In 2022, 10% of Californians aged 16-24 were considered “disconnected,” meaning they weren’t in school, employed, or even looking for a job. That amounts to around half a million […]
The Israeli Embassy hosted an event at the National Building Museum in Washington celebrating Israel’s 76th anniversary on Thursday. Attendees such as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) offered a somber tone reflective of world events. Still, the event served as a useful reminder of pluralistic democracy and the democratic values Israel uniquely embodies in the […]
Lawyers for former President Trump have sent a cease-and-desist letter to filmmakers behind the new biopic “The Apprentice" after its debut at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this week, according to multiple Friday reports. According to Variety, which first reported on the letter, Trump's team is seeking to block release of "The Apprentice" and warns...
A ban on intoxicating hemp products has made it into the House version of the farm bill. If the amendment makes it through a polarized House and divided Congress, it would end America's brief experiment with nationally legal cannabis. The language added to the House version of the farm bill by Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) in effect repeals a sweeping legal change...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joked about his “brain worm” while speaking to attendees at the Libertarian National Convention on Friday, a comment that came after The New York Times reported earlier this month that he once claimed a parasite ate part of his brain. The quip came as he was listing examples of what...
Four families of Marines who died in a 2022 V-22 Osprey crash in California have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturers of the military aircraft, accusing the companies of not disclosing known safety issues to the Pentagon. The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday against Boeing, Bell Textron and Rolls-Royce in California, alleges that the makers...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will transfer his powers to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks temporarily, as he undergoes a medical procedure, the Pentagon announced Friday. The nonsurgical procedure on his bladder is “scheduled, elective, and minimally invasive” and will be performed at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Pentagon spokesperson Major Gen. Patrick Ryder...