by RealClearWire | Dec 30, 2021
by Richard Bernstein PARIS — Rachel Khan is a 45-year-old writer and actress, half Gambian, half Polish Jew born and educated in France, who was appointed by the mayor of Paris to be co-director of a cultural center called La Place, or The Place, dedicated to...
by RealClearWire | Dec 30, 2021
by Ross Pomeroy A new survey suggests that at least half of Americans fall for a number of sleep myths, some of them quite damaging for sleep health. Assistant Teaching Professor Elizabeth Pantesco and Associate Professor Irene Kan, both in the Department of...
by The Center Square | Dec 30, 2021
by Bethany Blankley More police officers in the U.S. died in 2021 than any other year officer fatalities have been recorded, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 28, 2021, 358 active duty officers died....
by The Center Square | Dec 30, 2021
by Joe Mueller St. Louis and Jackson Counties are appealing to the Missouri Court of Appeals a circuit court judge’s declaration that all state and local COVID health orders are unconstitutional, null and void. On Nov. 22, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green...
by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
by Eric Lendrum The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) district, which has faced widespread backlash and scrutiny over its handling of a two-time rapist, is now dealing with over 500 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by county...
by The Center Square | Dec 30, 2021
by J.D. Davidson Ohio Republicans argued voters have more competitive congressional districts than before, despite claims in lawsuits the General Assembly gerrymandered new maps to benefit Republican candidates. Attorney Phillip Strach, who represents Ohio...
by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Michigan’s independent redistricting commission voted to adopt the state’s new congressional map Tuesday afternoon, with five of the 13 new districts being potentially competitive as both parties fight for control of the House. The new map...
by Hayley Feland | Dec 30, 2021
A letter from the St. Croix County Public Health Department last week threatened legal action against residents who do not quarantine properly after testing positive for COVID. The letter goes on to detail all the recommended “voluntary” actions the person...
by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
by Anthony Gockowski Republican Kendall Qualls announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as president of TakeCharge, a nonprofit he founded earlier this year, prompting speculation that he will be running for governor of Minnesota. Qualls first gained...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 30, 2021
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci on Wednesday opposed additional mask mandates, after healthcare leaders called the measure for children. The statement from Renacci follows a letter from the Ohio Hospital Association to education officials and school...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 30, 2021
U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance on Tuesday blasted Dr. Anthony Fauci for suggesting the U.S. should consider a coronavirus vaccine requirement for domestic air travel. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases explained, in an...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 30, 2021
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, who has been a constant critic of vaccine mandates, challenged President Joe Biden over his apparent hypocrisy in handling the coronavirus pandemic. In a recent address, Biden claimed it is not up to the federal government to solve...
by Bradley Vasoli | Dec 30, 2021
Congressional candidate Jim Bognet this week denounced transport of illegal aliens into Pennsylvania and rebuked his prospective opponent Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) for inattention to the issue. The Republican attorney and small-business owner who...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 30, 2021
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings (D) criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week saying the governor has been absent from helping local communities against the fight from the omicron variant of COVID. “Our residents, all Florida residents, should be...
by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
by John Phelan New Census Bureau population data show that Minnesota’s population grew by just 225 people in 2021. One particularly alarming aspect of this was a loss of 13,453 residents to other states. This was our state’s biggest net loss of domestic...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 30, 2021
A CNN producer who was busted by Project Veritas for sending lewd text messages to a woman about his now ex-fiancée’s underage daughter is no longer with the media outlet. “Rick Saleeby does not work for CNN. He resigned from his position two weeks...
by Chris Butler | Dec 30, 2021
The Intercept, a left-of-center publication, has published a new article that tries to connect U.S. Representative Jim Cooper (D-TN-05) to slavery and segregation. The article, which The Intercept published late last week, links Cooper to what it calls “a...