Stimulus update: Direct payment of $1,312 to be sent to some Alaskans in nine days
In nine days, eligible Alaska residents who have yet to get their checks from the Alaska Department of Revenue as part of the Permanent Fund Dividend will receive their payments. Eligible residents who will get their payments on April 18 include eligible residents who have not gotten their checks from the Permanent Fund Dividend program from 2023 or earlier and have the […]
Ex-NYPD inspector rips misleading FBI books hiding true crime statistics
A former New York City Police Department inspector derided the FBI under President Joe Biden for allegedly cooking its books and misleading the nation about true crime statistics. “You only have about 63% of the country that’s even covered by these numbers, and what the media does is they generally find some salient point that […]
Norfolk Southern reaches $600 million settlement in East Palestine derailment lawsuit
Norfolk Southern announced on Tuesday that it reached a $600 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over the toxic train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, last year. The company announced the settlement had been agreed to in principle and still required approval from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The […]
Read the questions prospective Trump jurors have to answer before they’re selected in hush money trial
The jury selection process is tricky in high-profile cases, especially when involving former President Donald Trump. The jury is being selected for Trump’s New York hush money case. Judge Juan Merchan indicated that the trial would move forth by outlining his jury selection process in a letter sent to the defense and prosecution. In a […]
Wisconsin directs federal IDEA funds toward racism, equity workshops
A project housed under the Wisconsin Department of Education is using federal special education funds to pay speakers to provide instruction to teachers on race, equity and Black queer feminist methodology. Wisconsin’s Educational Equity Network’s virtual events feature presentations from authors and activists, including notable and controversial writers such as Ibram X. Kendi and Robin […]
The US must seize this week’s opportunity with Japan and the Philippines
This week, President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and the Philippines, two close allies of the United States. On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will address a joint meeting of Congress, a rare honor and symbolic of the most important U.S. bilateral relationship in Asia. Also on Thursday, Biden will meet with […]
Mayorkas impeachment: Major questions remain ahead of Senate vote to hold trial
All eyes are on the Senate, where in just days, lawmakers will decide whether to proceed with a trial on the conviction and removal of Alejandro Mayorkas as President Joe Biden’s top border official. Mayorkas was not only the first secretary at the Department of Homeland Security to be impeached by the House on Feb. […]
Anxious Generation researcher says smartphones and helicopter parents are worsening youth mental health
The chief research assistant for the influential new book The Anxious Generation said in an exclusive interview that the prevalence of smartphones and the rise of overbearing parenting have caused a youth mental health crisis. Zach Rausch, an associate research scientist at NYU-Stern who helped social psychologist Jonathan Haidt to write The Anxious Generation, told the […]
University of Connecticut wins the men’s NCAA basketball championship
The University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 on Monday night to win the 2023-2024 NCAA men’s basketball championship. UConn was led by senior guard Tristen Newton, who scored a team-high 20 points in the game. Purdue University’s star player, two-time Wooden Award winner Zach Edey, led all scorers with 37 points. The […]
Is Ohio State teaching ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Late last month, Amy Andryszak, the president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, sent a letter to Gov. Michael DeWine (R-OH) in response to seeing The Ohio State University initially had plans to add How to Blow Up a Pipeline to its curriculum. The book, written by Swedish […]