by Star News Staff | Jun 20, 2021
by Fred Lucas A Colorado baker and self-described cake artist who won a 2018 victory at the Supreme Court faced a related setback this week when a state court ruled in another case that the law requires him to make a cake to celebrate a gender transition....
by Grant Holcomb | Jun 20, 2021
Earlier this month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill designed to bring relief to a sector of the property insurance industry. However, some Floridians might be seeing rate increases. The new law will prohibit contractors from soliciting homeowners...
by RealClearWire | Jun 20, 2021
by John Eric Goff Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying the ball’s surface is part of that long history. Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal involving pitchers who may be applying sticky substances – what players...
by RealClearWire | Jun 20, 2021
by Laura Geggel The remains of a 26.5-million-year-old giant, hornless rhino — one of the largest mammals ever to walk Earth — have been discovered in northwestern China, a new study finds. The newly identified species, Paraceratherium linxiaense — named after...
by Star News Staff | Jun 20, 2021
by Eric Lendrum On Wednesday, every single police officer on the city of Portland’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) submitted their resignations from the team, according to the Daily Caller. All 50 officers from the RRT will continue to serve as regular police...
by Star News Staff | Jun 20, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) overwhelmingly approved a measure to draft a statement laying out whether politicians who counter church teaching may be denied Communion during Mass. Nearly 170 out of the 229 total...
by Star News Staff | Jun 20, 2021
by Ailan Evans The Department of Health and Human Services will invest $3.2 billion to develop and manufacture COVID-19 antiviral medicines, it announced Thursday. The initiative, funded as part of the American Rescue Plan, is designed to accelerate research...
by RealClearWire | Jun 20, 2021
by Evangeline Mantzioris Diets that exclude meat and fish (vegetarian) or all animal products including dairy and eggs (vegan) are becoming increasingly popular for health, environmental and ethical reasons. Past research in adults has linked vegetarian and...
by Star News Staff | Jun 20, 2021
by Kendall Tietz Louisiana will be the first Democratic-controlled state to roll back its $300 a week unemployment benefits enacted by federal programs. Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the bill Wednesday that stops the weekly payments on July 31, but raises...
by Star News Staff | Jun 20, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan A study released Friday demonstrates a “clear connection” between incarceration for black young adults and family structures. Children of all races are much more likely to go to college and to avoid both poverty and prison if they...
by Star News Staff | Jun 20, 2021
by Ailan Evans A Swedish journalist living in Taiwan was told by LinkedIn to edit his profile Thursday due to the presence of prohibited content. Jojje Olsson, a journalist who writes prolifically on China, posted a tweet Thursday with an email from LinkedIn...
by Eric Burk | Jun 20, 2021
CHESTER, Virginia – The GOP candidates for governor, attorney general, and lieutenant governor stopped in Chester on Saturday afternoon for a rally with about 350 attendees. In 90-degree heat Glenn Youngkin, Delegate Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), and...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 20, 2021
A Black man, Marvin Applewhite, was trying to clean up streets in Uptown Minneapolis when he was chased away by protesters. Applewhite, a Minneapolis local, started an effort to organize youth to clean up the city of Minneapolis to give youth jobs and...
by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2021
by J.D. Davidson Former Ohio state Rep. Larry Householder ran for reelection under the cloud of a federal indictment and won with 72% of the vote. After being expelled from the Ohio House earlier this week, he thinks he can win again. Householder said he might...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 20, 2021
After a scathing report from The Orlando Sentinel tying Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Nikki Fried to the cannabis industry, the gubernatorial candidate has denied that there is any conflict of interest. “Yes I do have...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 20, 2021
The prosecutors in former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial argued Thursday that the now-convicted murderer received a fair trial and should not be granted a new one. “The State firmly opposes Defendant’s post-verdict...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 20, 2021
Two Arizona lawmakers are attempting to make changes to the state’s budget bills, which held up the signing of the law last week. “The changes include smaller tax cuts until actual revenue comes in above projections and a much larger paydown of...
by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2021
by Tyler Arnold Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam held a ceremonial bill signing on legislation that provides financial assistance for higher education to students who are in the country illegally. House Bill 2123/Senate Bill 1387 will allow students who are in the...
by Chris Butler | Jun 20, 2021
Georgia officials announced Friday that the state’s unemployment rate had dropped for the 13th straight month from 4.3 percent in April to 4.1 percent for the month of May. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler, however, said more pressing matters...
by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2021
by Scott McClallen Hundreds of people concerned about the integrity of the Nov. 2020 election gathered outside the Michigan Capitol Thursday to protest and deliver roughly 7,000 affidavits claiming fraud and demanding a forensic audit. Michigan Conservation...
by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2021
by Jason Schaumburg Hydrogen solutions provider Plug Power will invest $84 million to open a green hydrogen fuel production plant in Kingsland, Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office said. The investment is expected to create 24 jobs in Camden County. Plug...
