by Neil W. McCabe | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, News, Ohio, The Midwest
In an exclusive interview with The Ohio Star, the lawyer representing a whistleblower and former co-campaign manager for Joseph K. Blystone’s quest for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Sarah Chambers that the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents...
by Eric Burk | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
State Senator Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond) is drafting legislation to strengthen a Virginia law that protects people from arrest or prosecution for substance-related crimes when experiencing or reporting overdoses. The law was originally passed in 2015 to make...
by Rachel Alexander | Jan 1, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Two minority students at Arizona State University (ASU) posted a video on Instagram on December 22 announcing that ASU has disciplined them for forcing two white students on September 23 to leave the university’s multicultural center, an event captured on video...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
With homicides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania reaching a new record high this year, Gov. Tom Wolf (D) has renewed his call for gun control, leaving progressive law-enforcement officials like Philadelphia’s infamously lenient District Attorney Larry Krasner (D)...
by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Julie Kelly In June 2020, as the country attempted to recover from deadly and destructive riots after the death of George Floyd, a man from Wisconsin hosted a national conference of self-styled “militia” members in a suburban Columbus, Ohio hotel. Stephen...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 1, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Vanderbilt University announced on Thursday that the beginning of the semester will be delayed, due to the rise in positive coronavirus cases. According to a statement from the university, the new timeline directs students to begin class on January 18....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 1, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
A new report shows the unreliability of solar energy while Tennessee continues to pursue it as an alternative to fossil fuels. “Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that production from solar panels plummets in the...
by RealClearWire | Jan 1, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Ross Pomeroy Take a look at one of your hands, specifically focusing on your index finger (2D) and ring finger (4D). If you’re a man, your index finger is probably slightly shorter than your ring finger. If you’re a woman, they’re probably...
by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | National, News
by Kendall Tietz While COVID-19 cases surged in New York City, Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was pictured vacationing in Florida, National Review reported. Ocasio-Cortez was spotted drinking cocktails outside of a restaurant in Miami Beach...
by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | National, News
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by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | National, News
by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Amy Swearer I testified earlier this month at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Chicago on underlying causes of the spikes in gun violence in that city and around the country. Although Sen. Dick Durbin’s interruptions of my opening statement stole the...
by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Hilary A. Marusak Many people have experienced reductions in stress, pain and anxiety and sometimes even euphoria after exercise. What’s behind this so-called “runner’s high”? New research on the neuroscience of exercise may surprise you. The “runner’s high”...
by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | National, News
by Eric Lendrum More than half of likely voters expressed their disapproval of Joe Biden’s job as president in a recent Rasmussen poll, particularly with regards to his handling of the issues of crime and immigration, as reported by the New York Post. According...
by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | National, News
by Ailan Evans Chinese scientists reportedly developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program capable of filing criminal charges. The AI “prosecutor” is given a verbal definition of a case and then decides whether to file charges, according to the South China...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
A severe childcare shortage is affecting Dodge County in Wisconsin. Some practitioners are telling parents that if they don’t line up child care immediately after finding out they are pregnant, it might not be available when the time comes. “I know there is...
by Star News Staff | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
by Kyle Hooten Hy-Vee shoppers who want to defund the police are upset that the popular Midwestern grocery chain has introduced armed security guards amidst rising crime. Hy-Vee operates 285 stores in the Midwest, several of which are located in Minneapolis —...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue is making major adjustments to its services as it deals with an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. “Due to an increase in the number of COVID cases among staff, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD) has implemented...
by Eric Burk | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
A letter from Arlington Education Association President Ingrid Gant is going viral after a social media user and her children edited the document, which featured errors including awkward sentences, homophone confusion, punctuation mistakes, and formatting...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10) was appointed Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, making him the top GOP official on the committee. Turner, who was first elected to Congress in 2002, has served on the committee since 2015...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 1, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
Michigan State University (MSU) will begin the semester with remote learning for the first three weeks, according to a press release issued by the university on Friday. Citing the rise in coronavirus cases throughout the state, MSU officials elected to delay...
