Why I’m not celebrating after the Chauvin verdict
Commentators weigh in on the guilty verdict against ex-Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd last May. Issac Bailey: I’m…
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Now the CDC wants to shut down ‘hygiene theater’
Remember when we all thought we had to wash our vegetables to remove possible contamination from the novel coronavirus? A year ago, this was a hot…
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Ducey calls on Biden for federal aid during Yuma visit
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, (R), came to Yuma Wednesday afternoon to tour the U.S./Mexico border and discuss security with city and county…
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Ohio’s Republican governor announces police reform bill
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that a police reform bill is in the works, one of several police reform efforts underway nationwide…
Continue ReadingLyrid meteor shower peaks predawn April 22. Here’s how to watch
Every year from January to mid-April, we experience a “meteor drought,” without a single shower for months. That all ends April 22 this…
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Sen. Hueso’s SB 604 passes unanimously by state senate committee
California SB604 Natural resources: the Nature and Parks Career Pathway and Community Resiliency and Equity Act of 2021 was approved unanimously…
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Record-breaking flare erupts from neighboring star
A giant flare that is 100 times more powerful than any flare our sun has ever released has erupted from a nearby star, a new study…
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Justice may have been served in the legal sense, but true justice would be George Floyd still being alive
A sense of justice’s triumph echoed across the country shortly after a jury in Minneapolis convicted Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s…
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Local Democratic legislators not included in Gov. Ducey’s visit
Some local Democrats have mixed reaction to getting singled out of efforts to control the crisis along the…
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Indiana’s ‘red flag’ law should have prevented the FedEx shooting
Here’s what else you should know about these laws After 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last week,…
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Arizona governor vetoes bill that would’ve made it harder for students to learn about sexual and gender identity in school
Arizona’s Republican governor on Tuesday vetoed a state bill that would have made it harder for students to learn about sexual and gender identity in…
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How Minneapolis Police first described the murder of George Floyd, and what we know now
“Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction.” That was the headline of a Minneapolis Police press release on May 25, 2020,…
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Ohio police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl holding a knife, police say and bodycam video shows
Columbus, Ohio, officials on Wednesday released additional police body camera video of the fatal shooting of a Black teen who charged two females…
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Biden calls for businesses to give paid time off for employees to get vaccinated as he touts 200 million shots
President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted the anticipated milestone of the United States administering 200 million coronavirus vaccine shots since he…
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A teen with ‘a cell phone and sheer guts’ is credited for Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction
If not for Darnella Frazier’s quick thinking, Derek Chauvin might still be a Minneapolis police officer. Instead, Chauvin is behind bars,…
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Consumer advocates warn of coronavirus vaccine scams
Con artists are trying to cash in on the coronavirus pandemic! The surge is cases may be behind us, but the surge in scams goes on. In fact, they’re…
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Covid-19 cases showing large increase in children
The number of new infections of Covid-19 in children continues to increase in large numbers, with over 88,000 reported just last…
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The law delivered justice to George Floyd. America’s political leaders are up next
The conviction of Derek Chauvin showed George Floyd’s life really did matter to a justice system on trial. Now, millions of Americans wait to…
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Netflix growth slows as vaccinations ramp up
Netflix got a huge boost in subscribers last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic which kept people at home and glued to streaming devices. Now, that is…
Continue Reading1 killed in a shooting at a Wawa convenience store in Pennsylvania. The suspect is dead after a self-inflicted gunshot wound, DA says
A man was killed and the suspect later took his own life following a shooting outside a Wawa convenience store and gas station in Upper Macungie…
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