Why is it called Capitol Reef National Park if there's no reef?
It’s nowhere near a capitol, and it certainly doesn’t look like a tropical reef. So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef?
It’s nowhere near a capitol, and it certainly doesn’t look like a tropical reef. So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef?
So-called “forever chemicals” have been found in 45% of the nation’s tap water, according to a recent government study, but is your tap water affected?
Amid the backdrop of the 2024 presidential race, the fallout from former President Trump’s latest indictment will likely dominate the Sunday talk show circuit this weekend. Trump was indicted for the third time in six months on Tuesday over his efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, which culminated in the Jan. 6...
Our nation’s polarized politics violates traditional theories of voting, which hold that parties move to the center to appeal to as many voters as possible. Today, incentives compel parties to do the opposite by appealing to their base. It’s as if the magnetic force field that once induced parties to appeal to moderate and independent...
The longtime @music account on X, former known as Twitter, had over half a million followers until the company reclaimed the handle on Friday. Now its former owner said he’s “super pissed.” “16 years ago, I created @music and have been running it ever since," Jeremy Vaught said wrote on his personal account. "Just now,...
A recent study in The Lancet found that by the age of 75 about half of all people will develop a mental disorder. “These disorders typically first emerge in childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood,” reads the study, co-led by researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Queensland. “Services should have the capacity to...
Harvard Law professor and attorney Alan Dershowitz pushed back on claims by former Attorney General Bill Barr that free speech isn’t on trial in former President Trump’s election fraud case, calling the suggestion “dead wrong.” “I like Bill Barr, he’s a good man, but I think he’s just dead wrong about that. Of course this...
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron Desantis on Friday branded former President Trump’s habit of insulting and belittling his political rivals as "juvenile" and "phony." “These insults are so phony,” DeSantis said at WMUR’s “Conversation with the Candidate” event on Friday. “These insults are juvenile. That is not the way a great nation should...
The federal judge presiding over former President Trump’s election fraud case has ordered his attorneys to respond to prosecutors’ request for a protective order by Monday, according to a court filing Saturday. Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Trump’s attorneys a single business day to respond to special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a strict protective order...
A 17-year-old has been charged with murder as a hate crime in the death of dancer O’Shae Sibley, according to the New York Police Department. The 17-year-old allegedly stabbed and killed Sibley Saturday night at a Brooklyn gas station. Officials said Sibley, a 28-year-old Black gay man, was headed home from New Jersey with friends...
We posed the question to three doctors. They didn't all agree on which was the worst, but they all agreed on which was the least harmful.
Ticks are one of the most common bugs that affect animals and humans alike during the spring and summer months. Some people don't even realize they have a tick on them until it is too late and they are either bitten or become ill.
Former Vice President Pence on Friday faced heckling from supporters of former President Donald Trump outside a campaign stop in Londonderry, N.H. “Why did you sell out the people?” one heckler can be heard saying in a video taken outside of the event and shared across social media. Other Trump supporters can also be seen...
House Republicans flocked to former President Trump’s side following his indictment on charges stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, criticizing it as politically motivated and accusing the Department of Justice (DOJ) of malpractice. But some of their responses were notably different from what they were saying privately and publicly around the time...
While some changes to the legal landscape might be reasonable, parents are in the best position to decide how much autonomy to allow kids as they get closer to adulthood.
Michael Cohen, the one-time personal attorney of former President Trump, rejected Trump's claims that President Biden is influencing the Justice Department (DOJ) to push charges against him. The claims are “complete and utter bulls---. It’s basically part of the GOP, Donald Trump MAGA spin,” he said in an interview with progressive commentator David Pakman on...
The raw beef item was produced on July 25, 2023.
Wells Fargo customers are reporting the disappearance of direct deposits in their accounts. On X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, users complained about their disappearing funds. One bank customer said they saw the news about the problem right as they noticed their deposits weren’t in their account. “Right before this popped up in the...
Two human rights advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Justice claiming the agency has illegally detained three men after court hearings determined they could not be deported. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia and Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition said in...
At what point does cruelty enter the equation?
In order to secure convictions for this, Special Counsel Jack Smith would need to bulldoze not just the First Amendment but also existing case law holding that even false statements are protected.
Vermont wants to shut down pregnancy help centers because we don’t support the state’s extreme pro-abortion agenda. So we are challenging the law in court.
The Trump campaign responded on Saturday to that a recent social media post from former President Trump threatens witnesses in his criminal cases, arguing that it is protected speech. “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday. The comments incited both criticism from the public and concerns...
Presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) questioned promises by primary rivals to end birthright citizenship, saying it may not be constitutional. Both former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) have pledged to end the practice. "I think the Congress would have to act. The president cannot do that by himself or herself outright,"...
The U.S. government must work with their Pakistani counterparts to get these women to the United States: a country that prides itself on valuing a free press.