Woman plunges 164 feet to death in tragic bungee-jumping accident
A Colombian bungee-jumper plummeted to her death this week after a communications mishap caused her to leap off a bridge without a fastened cord.
McAuliffe’s claim that he set a ‘record’ investment in education is latest in line of misleading statements
McAuliffe released his new ad, entitled “Because of You,” on Thursday, which claims he made a “record investment in education” during his previous term governing the Old Dominion.
NFL: Games Will Be Forfeited If COVID Hits Team’s Unvaxxed Players
The NFL will not postpone or reschedule games in the 2021 season should a team have too many unvaccinated players unavailable due to COVID-19, according to a memo the league issued to its 32 teams on Thursday.The memo will be the topic of a scheduled call among all teams…
Ex-FDA Head: Delta Variant Could Peak in August, May Be Over ‘Sooner Than We Think’
The former head of the Food and Drug Administration Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Thursday the current delta-variant spike in coronavirus infections will peak in August…
TikTok, White House agree to drop Trump-era lawsuit
The Chinese owned social media platform TikTok has reached an agreement with the White House to drop a lawsuit challenging former President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban the video app from app stores in the United States.
Psaki insists Biden not pushing critical race theory, says curriculum left to local schools
White House press secretary Jen Psaki insisted Thursday that the Biden administration is not pushing critical race theory in schools after it promoted a radical activist group’s handbook in its official reopening guidance, which she said was in “error.”
Former Education Sec. DeVos blasts Biden admin’s ‘many ties’ to ‘twisted and warped’ critical race theory
EXCLUSIVE: Former Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Betsy DeVos said it is “appalling” to see close ties between radical groups pushing critical race theory and the Biden administration, which came under fire this week for promoting a radical activist group’s manual advocating for educators to “disrupt Whiteness and other forms of oppression.”
DeSantis rejection of under-12 mask guidance for schools ‘puts kids at risk,’ Psaki says
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took issue with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declining to mandate face masks for children and said she would be “greatly concerned” if she was a parent in Florida.
‘Superbug’ Fungus Spread in Two Cities, Health Officials Say
U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home.The “superbug” outbreaks were reported in a Washington, D.C, nursing home and at two Dallas-area hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and…
Poll: Almost Quarter of Americans Think Blacks More Racist Than Whites
Nearly a quarter of Americans think Blacks are more racist than whites, a new Rasmussen Reports national survey has found. In the telephone and online survey released Thursday, the conservative pollster…