With a surge in Covid-19 cases hitting his state, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has called back the legislature to rescind a bill he signed that banned local and state government authorities from enacting mask mandates. Hutchinson said the bill was signed at a time when Covid cases were low. He knew not signing meant the […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced the agency was moving as quickly as possible to fully approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine but gave no timeline. The agency has approved three emergency-use vaccines – Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Some doctors believe a full FDA approval will help the public’s vaccine hesitancy, but […]
Krystina Tsimanouskaya has been offered humanitarian asylum in Poland after the Belarusian Olympic sprinter complained about the Belarusian Olympic Committee and her coaches in an Instagram post. She has since deleted the post, but the athlete was upset that the committee and coaches signed her up for a 4×400 meter relay – an event she’s […]
The Democratic Party’s in-fighting about student loan debt and forgiveness is leaving student loan debt borrowers in a kind of limbo. Unless something is done, student loan repayments will resume in October. Since March 2020, student loan borrowers were able to enjoy zero interest accrual and no payments. This pause enabled people to keep their […]
A Pentagon police officer was killed Aug.3 after being stabbed multiple times by an assailant who police later shot and killed. The Pentagon went into lockdown for an hour after multiple shots were fired nearby. According to the Pentagon Force Protection Agency Police Chief Woodrow Kusse, the incident is still being investigated. Kusse said several […]
John Matze, CEO and founder of Parler, announced top Republican donor Rebekah Mercer fired him from the popular conservative social media app. The app, a favorite among former president Donald Trump supporters, had been shut down after tech giants pulled the plug following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and violence. According to the memo he […]
Although covid-19 vaccines are being distributed, people are being encouraged to continue practicing safety precautions such as masks and social distancing. And, even if a person gets vaccinated, they are encouraged to continue the practices. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, researchers want to know if the vaccines will keep people who have been vaccinated from […]
The Biden Administration recently announced it would directly provide retail pharmacies around the U.S. a minute number of Covid-19 vaccine doses. While many pharmacies have already been giving out the vaccines given to them, the new federal program will ship those doses right to the pharmacies. The goal is to broaden access to the community. […]
The Canadian government recently listed The Proud Boys, along with 12 other extremist groups, as terrorist organizations – a list that includes al-Qaida and the Islamic State. Public Safety Canada said the Proud Boys’ actions meant they met the legal threshold to be deemed a hazard. The agency said there are grounds to warrant such […]
The Screen Actors Guild committee and former president Donald Trump have gone their separate ways through a long-winded, contentious letter. Upon hearing the union was considering disciplinary measures over the Jan. 6 insurrection that left five people dead including a Capitol police officer, Trump wrote the union had done nothing for him. He chastised the […]