RFK Jr. won’t qualify for June Trump-Biden debate: report
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly not likely to meet the ballot access requirements needed to qualify for next week’s debate between President Biden and former President Donald Trump. Kennedy, 70, has long maintained he meets all the requirements to qualify for a presidential debate, including having his name appear on the […]
Newsom seeks to restrict students’ cellphone use in schools: ‘Harming the mental health of our youth’
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, announced Tuesday he would pledge to limit students’ smartphone use during school hours, pointing to statements by the Biden administration that social media is harmful to children’s mental health. The decision comes after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require social media platforms to require warning labels […]
Massachusetts 911 emergency system restored hours after outage, officials say
Massachusetts‘ The 911 system was restored Tuesday, hours after it went down across the state, officials said. State public safety officials announced on social media that the system was back up and running around 3:30 p.m. ET. “Massachusetts’ 911 system has been restored and you can resume calling 911 for emergencies,” the agency wrote to […]
Trump-Backed Hung Cao Romps in Virginia Senate Primary
Former Navy Capt. Hung Kao easily won the Republican nomination for Senate in Virginia on Tuesday night, earning the right to face off against Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in a key state where President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are locked in a close race. Cao outperformed four other challengers and was predicted by […]
RINOs align with teachers’ unions to muzzle the fight for parental choice
Oklahoma’s Republican Party and teachers union recently hatched a new plan to sabotage the fight for educational freedom and silence the state Department of Education, but their efforts have failed. Don’t get me wrong, their efforts were not to silence me, but to silence parents in the fight for school choice in the Sooner State. […]
Baseball legend Willie Mays dies at 93
The San Francisco Giants announced in a statement that Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays has passed away at the age of 93. “My father passed away peacefully surrounded by those he loved,” his son, Michael Mays, said. “I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the unwavering love you […]
Oregon high school track & field coach John Parks claims he was fired for proposing ‘open division’ for transgender athletes
An Oregon high school track coach claims he was fired for witnessing a transgender athlete being “booed” during a state championship meet and for challenging state officials’ policies regarding transgender athletes. Former Lake Oswego High School coach John Parks called for reform of current state law, which he believes makes girls’ sports less fair by […]
Bottom Line: Oil magnate accused of OPEC collusion brings on top lobbying shop
Oil and Gas Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Registered Lobby on the issue Related to the Federal Trade Commission Scott SheffieldFormer CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources. Regulators last month accused Sheffield of conspiring with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to jack up prices, but the company said its actions “reflect a fundamental misunderstanding […]
Pizza Hut shuts down 15 locations with 120 others in danger
Pizza Hut has abruptly closed 15 restaurants across the Midwest after getting locked in a bitter legal battle with franchisees, with more than 120 more at risk of closure. EYM Group, which owns and operates 142 Pizza Hut restaurants in Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, South Carolina and Wisconsin, is accused of failing to make millions of […]
Los Angeles Unified School District Bans Cellphones, Social Media
The Los Angeles Unified School District board voted 5-2 to ban cellphone and social media use during the day amid protests from educators. The ban in Los Angeles public schools will take effect in spring 2025 and goes beyond previous school district policies that only banned cellphones during class and limited social media to “educational […]