Three dead in Arkansas shooting: Community ‘destroyed’
Arkansas State Police arrested a shooter who left three dead and 10 wounded at a grocery store in Fordyce. The shooting occurred around 11:30 a.m. Friday outside a Mad Butcher grocery store, 65 miles south of Little Rock, Arkansas. Two law enforcement officers received non-life-threatening injuries while exchanging gunfire with the shooter Friday, according to […]
Texas lieutenant governor vows to revive Ten Commandments mandate after Louisiana success
A top Texas Republican is slamming his colleague for blocking legislation that would require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms after Louisiana became the first state to institute the measure this week. In a post to X, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick criticized Republican state House Speaker Dade Phelan for blocking a bill […]
Potomac River is clean enough to swim in but DC isn’t rushing to make it legal
Washington, D.C., is in no hurry to make swimming in the Potomac River legal despite significant improvements made in the river’s water quality and bacterial levels. Under Washington law, swimming in the Potomac River has been illegal since 1971. At the time, Washington enacted a swimming ban to prevent illness due to concerns about high […]
FDA approves first menthol e-cigarettes in the US
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes in the United States on Friday. The FDA said it had authorized four e-cigarette products made by the vaping company Njoy. Two of the products are pre-filled pods used with an e-cigarette device, while the other two are disposable e-cigarettes. The FDA’s decision to […]
Boeing likely to avoid criminal prosecution for violations related to two deadly plane crashes
Boeing could avoid criminal prosecution for the second time in relation to problems found in the 737 Max 8 model, which was involved in two deadly plane crashes in 2018 and 2019. By the end of June, the Department of Justice will decide whether or not to extend another deferred prosecution agreement to the company. This […]
Debate viewers want rapid response by moderators to false claims on debate night
A survey from Boston University’s College of Communication found that 69% of people want the moderators at CNN’s June 27 presidential debate to “point out factual inaccuracies in candidates’ comments during the debate.” Of Democrats, 81% supported the measure compared to 67% of Republicans. Twenty-one percent of respondents were indifferent, along with 10% who disagreed […]
Daily on Energy: Debate over the CP2 LNG terminal set to heat up again with FERC vote
CP2 TERMINAL SET FOR FERC VOTE: The major natural gas export terminal project that generated tremendous environmentalist pushback and led to the Biden administration’s pause on new LNG export approvals is now scheduled to be considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission next week. FERC announced yesterday it will consider the Calcasieu Pass 2 project, […]
Lauren Boebert challenger trolls congresswoman with message from theater seat
A Democratic candidate vying for the same open congressional seat in Colorado as Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) poked fun at her removal from a theater showing Beetlejuice in a campaign video. John Padora, an addiction recovery advocate, filmed a video of himself asking for donations while sitting in the same seat at the Denver theater […]
Biden opens Obama’s playbook to flip state GOP has dominated for decades
The campaign to reelect President Joe Biden is planning on spending millions in North Carolina, hopeful they can flip the state blue as the Obama-Biden ticket once did. Biden’s campaign has 16 offices and hired more than 60 staff members in the state so far, which is more than he invested in the state in […]
Louisiana rightly blends education and morality
Louisiana activated the latest “separation of church and state” hysteria this week when Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) signed legislation requiring all classrooms to display a poster of the Ten Commandments. The response was predictable howling that the legislation violated the separation of church and state. The American Civil Liberties Union announced it would file a […]