SELECT LANGUAGE BELOW

High-ranking Trump Military Official Criticizes Excessive Waste in Navy

Navy Secretary Addresses Waste and Inefficiency in Congressional Hearing During a hearing with the House Budget Committee on Wednesday, U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan highlighted issues related to wasteful spending within the Navy. Phelan, along with Acting Chief of Naval Operations James Kilby, discussed the Navy’s large acquisition contract system, which employs over 56,000 individuals […]

House GOP’s major bill would make states responsible for excessive food stamp fraud

On Monday, House Republicans revealed a new spending proposal aimed at significantly revising the food stamp program. This plan ties federal funding to the rates of payment errors made by states. Under this proposal, states with higher error rates would receive less federal funding, which is intended to motivate them to address issues like waste […]

Police expert says officers who killed Tyre Nichols used excessive force

Police Training Experts Acknowledge Excessive Force in Tyre Nichols Case During the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal assault of Tyre Nichols, police training experts admitted that the kicks and punches to Nichols’ head were unnecessary and excessive. On the sixth day of the trial for Tadarius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and […]

Excessive phone and screen use tied to manic symptoms in pre-teens: study

A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco shows that early teens, who are often exposed to certain types of technology use, may be at a higher risk of developing man disease symptoms. The study, published in the Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, analyzed a national sample of 9,243 children in the […]

Study finds excessive phone, screen use tied to manic symptoms for one group

A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco shows that early teens, who are often exposed to certain types of technology use, may be at a higher risk of developing man disease symptoms. The study, published in the Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, analyzed a national sample of 9,243 children in the […]

Oregon protesters, feds settle lawsuit accusing agents of excessive force in 2020

A group of racial justice protesters has reached a settlement with the federal government in a lawsuit accusing law enforcement officers sent by President Trump of using excessive force to protect a federal courthouse in 2020. The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon announced Tuesday that under the settlement, the federal government must compensate plaintiffs […]