Democratic senator blasts $5B program as ‘failure’ after only 7 EV-charging stations open in 3 years
Just seven electric vehicle charging stations have been up and running with funding from a $5 billion U.S. government program created in 2021, making progress “dismal,” a Democratic senator said Wednesday. Automakers and others say a significant expansion of EV charging stations is essential for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, which is part of […]
Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after years of delays
Boeing launched astronauts for the first time on Wednesday, becoming NASA’s second taxi service after SpaceX, albeit belatedly. Two NASA test pilots have boarded Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and blasted off to the International Space Station, becoming the first pilots to fly the new spacecraft. Boeing launched astronauts into space for the first time. Reuters The […]
BLM Versus Lockdowns: Four Years Later
Beginning in March 2020, Florida attorney Daniel Uhlfelder dressed as the Grim Reaper to shame parents who brought their children to local beaches. Instead of questioning his sanity or explaining that sunlight killed the virus, liberal news outlets celebrated this unhinged lawyer, his cloak, his scythe, and his ideology. In normal times, Americans would hear […]
Federal Court Sentences 75-Year-Old Pro-Life Protester To Two Years In Prison For Role In Abortion Clinic Blockade
Pro-life activist Paulette Harlow, 75, from Kingston, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in a 2020 blockade at a Washington, D.C. abortion clinic, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Harlow was convicted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and for felony conspiracy following a […]
Arizona man gets 15 years for setting woman’s camper on fire
An Arizona man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for setting fire to a camper trailer occupied by a woman who was under a court-ordered protection. Yavapai County prosecutors said suspect James Haynes, of Prescott, was originally charged with attempted murder, arson, violating a court order and aggravated harassment after the incident last […]
Arizona mom nearly mauled to death by pit bull she rescued from homeless person and nurtured to health for 4 years
Arizona women Attacked by a pit bull She spent years rescuing the child and nursing him back to health. Enza Piazza told KVOA-TV that she brought the pit bull, named Baby Girl, to her home in 2020. “His lungs were collapsed and he’d already lost two pints of blood.” Piazza said late last year the […]
Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter, Pleads Guilty To Fraud After Stealing Almost $17M From Him, Faces Up To 33 Years In Prison
Mizuhara Ippei leaves federal court following his arraignment in Los Angeles, California, on May 14, 2024. Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, agreed to plead guilty to illegally transferring approximately $17 million from the baseball star’s bank account to repay gambling debts. (Photo by Frederick J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) James Myers of OANTuesday, […]
Job openings unexpectedly fall in April to lowest level in 3 years
Writing in Making Money, Michael Gapen, head of U.S. economics at Bank of America Securities, discusses whether April’s jobs report will influence the Fed’s interest rate decision. U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than three years in April, the latest sign that the labor market is cooling as the economy slows. […]
Arizona rookie cop killed 18 years after dad died on duty
A rookie Arizona police officer has been killed in the line of duty, 18 years after his father was also killed in the line of duty, and a family friend says they are probably now “patrolling together in heaven.” Joshua Brees, 23, was shot and killed early Saturday while responding to a disturbance at a […]
Trump, Covid, the climate crisis – we’ve had a hard few years. The wounds linger | Rebecca Solnit
pictureEverything has gone wrong, and everyone is doomed. This is perhaps the greatest and most unrecognized truth of life right now in the United States and much of the rest of the world. The pandemic, eight years of the Trump administration, the distortions, confusion and corruption spread by Silicon Valley, and other looming threats, including […]