SCOTUS Gives Indiana Pro-Life Laws A Second Chance
Mary Margaret Olohan |Social Issues Reporter . The United States Supreme Court has given the state of Indiana a second chance to review pro-life legislation formerly blocked by a lower court. SCOTUS threw out the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling blocking two Republican backed, pro-life laws Thursday, Reuters reported. One of these laws […]
Business Owner Trashing Trump’s COVID Response In Biden Ad Received $27K From POTUS’s PPP Loans
CHRIS WHITE TECH REPORTER Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign rolled out an advertisement Wednesday featuring a business owner railing against President Donald Trump for supposedly not doing enough to help American businesses. But the ad neglected to note that the owner benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program that Trump signed into law. Tiffany Easley […]
LA City Council Okays Replacing Cops With Community Responders For Non-Violent Calls
By Jake Dima The Los Angeles City Council approved a measure Tuesday that would allow unarmed community responders to step in for uniformed officers on non-violent calls, according to news reports. The local government’s initiative was unanimous and will replace cops on calls for drug overdoses and mental health issues, among other non-violent situations, according to CBS […]
FACT CHECK: Viral Video Claims California Gov Gavin Newsom Has ‘No Legal Authority’ To Mandate Face Masks Be Worn
Brad Sylvester | Fact Check Reporter A video shared on Facebook claims Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom “has no legal authority” to mandate residents wear face masks. Verdict: False The California Emergency Services Act gives Newsom broad authority to issue health mandates during a state of emergency such as the coronavirus pandemic. Legal experts said […]
A Convicted Terrorist Sits On Board Of Charity Handling Black Lives Matter Fundraising
ANDREW KERR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER Thousand Currents, the California-based charity that manages fundraising operations for the national arm of Black Lives Matter, includes on its board a convicted terrorist whose sentence was commuted by former President Bill Clinton on his last day in office. Susan Rosenberg was identified as the vice chair of the Thousand Currents […]
Senate Confirms 200th Trump Judicial Appointee To Federal Appeals Court
Mary Margaret Olohan |Social Issues Reporter The United States Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s 200th judicial appointee to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. Judge Cory Wilson, a conservative judge who currently serves on the Mississippi Court of Appeals, is the 200th judge Trump has nominated and Senate has confirmed to fill court vacancies since he became […]
Police Arrest Woman In Arson Of Wendy’s Where Rayshard Brooks Was Shot
Mary Margaret Olohan |Social Issues Reporter . Police arrested a woman who is suspected to have set fire to an Atlanta Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was shot, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s office. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit captured the suspected arsonist, Natalie White, on Tuesday, according to a tweet from the […]
Here Are The Cities That Spend The Most And The Least Of Their Budgets On Police Forces: Study
By Jake Dima Major cities spend anywhere from less than 5% to over 50% of their budgets on police, and per capita cost on residents varies dramatically in different places, a study conducted by a business insurance advisory firm showed. Springfield, Missouri, leads the pack and spends about 50.7% of its $154 million budget on its […]
‘Protection Against Lethal Infections’: Researchers Say They Can Help Prevent Severe Effects Of Coronavirus
By Fiona Murchake . A team of researchers in Louisiana has proposed a method of combating the coronavirus: issuing booster doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, CNN reported. The MMR vaccine is a “live vaccine,” using highly weakened versions of the measles, mumps and rubella viruses to provide protection to the immune system that […]
Media Outlets Band Together, Give AG Barr A Roadmap Showing How Google Is Allegedly Crushing Journalism
CHRIS WHITE TECH REPORTER . A group representing thousands of media outlets wants the Department of Justice to consider Google’s negative impact on journalism as the agency continues its antitrust investigation targeting the tech giant. The News Media Alliance gave Attorney General William Barr a report Thursday highlighting how Google has allegedly using its dominant position online hollow […]
