The White House interns who sent an anonymous “demand” letter to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for a ceasefire in the Israel war were mocked online. A group of 40 interns, who did not put their names on the letter, made headlines after they demanded the president and vice president push for a...Read More
A gondola in Venice, Italy, capsized after tourists didn’t listen to warnings to sit down and stop taking selfies. According to The Guardian, a group of tourists from China were taking selfies and moving around the gondola when orders were given to sit down. The gondolier was attempting to navigate the small boat underneath a...Read More
A special session to redraw Georgia’s federal and state legislative maps will likely end Thursday after a state House committee advanced a Republican-favored congressional map. The new congressional map creates a new Black-majority district by rearranging Democratic voting hubs in the Atlanta metropolitan area without disturbing the 9-5 majority held in the state’s current congressional...Read More
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James railed against gun laws on Wednesday following a deadly shooting on the campus of UNLV that left multiple people dead. James was asked about the shooting a day before the team’s In-Season Tournament semifinals game against the New Orleans Pelicans, which is set to take place at the T-Mobile...Read More
Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban dictators Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA to undermine their communist government, died Monday. She was 90. Castro, an expatriate who spent most of her life in Miami, was confirmed dead by María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Castro’s 2009 book, Fidel and Raúl, My Brothers. The...Read More
For many Americans, the holiday season begins with trimming their tree — but first they have to select one. For those who are considering getting a live Christmas tree this year, experts offer a few tips on how to choose the one that’s as close to perfect as possible. “The perfect Christmas tree depends on...Read More
A Florida school board is “trying something new” by adding four-day weekends to the school calendar to combat absenteeism. Pasco County School board members voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve three of these “mini-breaks” in October, February and April for the 2024-2025 school year. Board members hope students will take time off during scheduled breaks...Read More
The U.S. military announced Wednesday the grounding of all its Osprey CV-22 aircraft, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. The decision to ground the entire fleet of Ospreys came after a preliminary investigation revealed that a material failure was the cause...Read More
Some people believe that using a weighted blanket when they sleep can help reduce stress and promote calm. “In the same way as a hug or a baby’s swaddle, the gentle pressure of a weighted blanket may help ease symptoms and improve sleep for people with insomnia, anxiety or autism,” according to SleepFoundation.org, which is...Read More
A former University of South Florida chemistry student — arrested after being caught on video attempting to allegedly poison his neighbor — is being deported to China. Xuming Li, 36, was arrested June 27 after his neighbor, Umar Abdullah, captured him on surveillance video on two separate occasions crouching next to his front door and...Read More
