Year: 2023

The European Union is blocking gas-powered cars, Reuters reports. For years, the bloc has been looking for ways to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions contribute to global warming by trapping heat […]

Thanksgiving food prices rising over inflation

Inflation rose 0.5% in January, more than expected

There has been a bump in the road to squash inflation, Axios report. Inflation turned higher to start 2023, as rising shelter, gas, and fuel prices took their toll on consumers, the Labor Department reported […]

Michigan State students grew up with school shootings

Multiple students at Michigan State University relived a horror of a school shooting, having already lived through previous school shooting massacres, NBC News reports. It shows a generation of children being continuously haunted by school […]

Drastic emissions cuts needed to avert multi-century sea level rise

Human-caused global warming must be limited in order to avert a huge increase in sea levels, ABC News reports. A new study found that only by limiting global warming to 1.5°C or less can a […]

America turns against immigration

Americans are showing increased concern over immigration, Axios reports. A new poll by Gallup shows that more Americans want less immigration. The polling says that the share of Americans who want less immigration has spiked […]

Michigan Republicans blocked gun reform laws a year before school shooting

Republican lawmakers in Michigan rejected an opportunity to change gun reform laws less than a year before the school shooting at Michigan State University, The Guardian reported. After the mass shooting at an elementary school […]

New details shared about Michigan State University shooter

Information about the lives of the victims and the shooter is becoming available less than 24 hours after a shooting spree that left three Michigan State University students dead and five others gravely injured, The […]

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

Manhattan judge upholds Trump contempt order in civil case

A decision placing Donald Trump in civil contempt for disobeying a subpoena issued by Letitia James, the New York attorney general, in her investigation into his business operations, was upheld by a state appeals court […]

Nikki Haley is running for president

Nikki Haley, a South Carolina governor and a United Nations ambassador in the Trump administration, is officially running for president, The New York Times reports. She becomes the first GOP rival to take on former […]

Fallout continues from Ohio train derailment

The fallout over a train derailment in Ohio continues to mount, The Hill reported. The EPA released more details on Monday on what other chemicals were on board the train. The EPA said it found […]

How the Chinese spy balloon sent the U.S. on a hunt for flying objects

It appears the U.S. military had an “awareness gap” on flying objects over the nation, Reuters reports. After the U.S. government announced last week that a fleet of Chinese spy balloons had visited the United […]

Netanyahu launches contentious overhaul as thousands protest

Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis converged on the nation’s parliament, CNN reports. It comes amid warnings that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the plan to weaken the judiciary, which risks plunging Israel into a […]

Fears of renewed FBI abuse of power after informant infiltrated BLM protests

There are fears that the FBI is again abusing its powers to harass and intimidate minority groups, The Guardian reported. The FBI’s use of an informant to infiltrate Black Lives Matter in Denver during the […]

Teen girls ‘engulfed’ in violence and trauma, CDC finds

Teenage girls are experiencing record-high levels of sadness and violence. A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a record-high percentage of teen girls are persistently sad or hopeless. Nearly […]

The Republican war on energy efficiency will cost the poor the most

Republicans have taken aim at energy-saving measures. There has been a growing, strong disdain in the Republican Party for energy efficiency. Republicans have actively rolled back or blocked measures on energy efficiency at the federal and […]

Republican senator Tim Scott preparing presidential run

South Carolina senator Tim Scott is reportedly taking steps to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, The Hill reports. It comes as a fellow South Carolina politician, Nikki Haley, officially launches her own presidential […]

Michigan State University shooting leaves three dead, 5 injured

Three people were killed and five others were injured after a shooter opened fire at Michigan State University on Monday night. After an hours-long manhunt that prompted terrified students to shelter in the dark, the […]

Pence prepares battle against grand jury subpoena

According to two sources who are knowledgeable of Mike Pence’s position, he is ready to fight a grand jury subpoena for evidence about the effort by the late President Donald Trump to rig the 2020 […]

Texas Researchers Look at Whether Robots and Humans Can Coexist

Can robots and humans coexist? Researchers in Texas are trying to find out. Researchers are running a groundbreaking science and social experiment through the University of Austin’s robotics program. Four-legged robots will roam across the […]

Republicans Clash with Prosecutors over Enforcement of Abortion Bans

Republican lawmakers are clashing with local prosecutors in their states over the enforcement of near-total abortion bans. Republicans in red states like Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Texas are getting frustrated with local prosecutors. Progressive […]

Nikki Haley’s Woman Problem

Does Nikki Haley have a chance at the White House as a woman candidate? Experts say that her upcoming 2024 campaign, which is set to kick off this week, comes at a moment of maximum […]

Republicans Don’t Want To Talk About Cuts To Social Security and Medicare

Discussions in Congress over the debt ceiling and government spending can include everything but cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Republicans are saying. Republicans say they would not cut Social Security and Medicare programs but […]

Partisan Warfare is Consuming the New Congress

The new Congress is at war with itself. The two sides of the aisle are consumed in warfare against each other. President Joe Biden baited Republican hecklers during his State of the Union address last […]

Democrats Throw Weight behind Biden for 2024 but Do the Public Agree?

The Democratic Party is deciding whether their best bet for the 2024 presidential election is the incumbent, President Joe Biden. There is a gaping divide in the Democratic Party between institutional public opinion and the […]

DeSantis’s Corporate Donors Under Fire for ‘Hypocrisy’ over Black History Month

Political activists in Florida have condemned the massive hypocrisy of large corporations that use Black History Month to denounce racism while donating hundreds of thousands dollars to the state’s rightwing governor, Ron DeSantis. Amazon, AT&T, […]

Biden Fentanyl Crackdown Divides Experts

President Joe Biden called for stronger penalties to crack down on the fentanyl crisis during his State of the Union address last week. His measures to combat the overdose crisis have drawn mixed responses from […]

Lawmakers Seek More Answers on Unidentified Objects that were Shot Down

Democrats and Republicans in Congress are urging President Biden to show “maximum transparency” on the information the administration gathers regarding the four unidentified flying objects that have recently been shot down over the United States […]

NYC Mayor Adams says Mask Mandates Might Need to Return

In an interview with Caribbean Power Jam Radio’s “The Reset Show,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams justified the removal of a COVID vaccine mandate for city workers and said that mandates might be reinstated […]

February 12, 2023 Maja Popovska

Brittney Griner makes second public appearance since Russian prison

In her second outing since leaving a Russian prison, WNBA star Brittney Griner went to the WM Phoenix Open golf event on Saturday, according to NBC News. Around 200,000 spectators watched the action from the […]

February 12, 2023 Maja Popovska

Chinese spy balloon not ‘coincidence,’ Rep. Gallagher says

The Chinese spy balloon that crossed the United States earlier this month surfaced as Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled to visit Beijing, according to Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who said he does not […]