After a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, and ignited a fire, authorities issued evacuations and implemented a controlled release of the chemicals. The Feb. 3 derailment set off investigations and raised questions about how serious its impacts will be on local residents and the environment. Although no one was injured or […]
After each mass shooting in the United States, we hear a lot of debate about gun policies and just how often these shootings happen. On Feb. 13, a gunman fatally shot three Michigan State University students and critically injured five others in what some have defined as a “mass shooting.” After the shooting, some news […]
Time is running out for free-to-consumer COVID-19 vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. The White House announced this month that the national public health emergency, first declared in early 2020 in response to the pandemic, is set to expire May 11. When it ends, so will many of the policies designed to combat the virus’s […]
After George Floyd died at the hands of police, federal lawmakers tried and failed to pass police accountability legislation. Following the January police beating death of Tyre Nichols, some want to try again. In interviews Feb. 5 on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” four freshmen representatives debated how Congress should address crime and police accountability. Rep. […]
For years, civil rights attorney Ben Crump has described “police culture” as a central factor leading to police brutality. Tyre Nichols’ death fits that mold, he said Jan. 29 on ABC’s “This Week.” Nichols died Jan. 10, three days after a group of Memphis, Tennessee, police officers beat him following a traffic stop. Five police […]
El Presidente Joe Biden utilizó su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión para resaltar que algunos de los avances de su administración se lograron con apoyo bipartidario, a pesar de un ambiente político altamente polarizado. “Sí, diferimos bastante. Y sí, hubo momentos en donde los demócratas tuvimos que trabajar solos”, dijo Biden el 7 […]
The price of eggs has spiked over the past year, more so than any single food item. That’s largely because of an avian flu outbreak that killed more than 43 million egg-laying hens last year, hampering the egg supply and driving up prices for consumers. But some social media users have been more conspiratorial, trying […]
In her response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called for a new generation of Republican leadership and criticized Biden’s record on the economy and the border. The “dividing line in America is no longer between right or left,” said Sanders, who previously served as spokesperson for former […]
The death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis, Tennessee, police officers loomed over this year’s State of the Union address. His parents, RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, watched the speech with other guests of first lady Jill Biden. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other Democrats wore black buttons with “1870” written on […]
UPDATED, Feb. 13, 2023: This article has been updated to include additional fact-checks. Amid continued political polarization, and with opinion polls showing an uneasy public, President Joe Biden aimed to deliver a sense of fiscal and social relief during his State of the Union address. He used the speech, his first to a divided Congress, […]
It’s not every day that a Chinese spy balloon is spotted flying across the United States. But when the Pentagon announced Feb. 2 that a Chinese surveillance balloon had been seen hovering over the Northwest, the news unleashed a torrent of questions and political rhetoric. But how much of this chatter is just hot air? […]
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