1,000 Memphis First Responders Will Newly Qualify for Benefits from 1978 Pension Plan, Pending City Council Approval

by Kaitlyn Osteen | Oct 1, 2022

The City of Memphis announced Wednesday that roughly 1,000 first responders will qualify to take part in the city’s 1978 pension plan, pending the Memphis City Council’s approval. “I am happy to say that we have agreed with the association to provide those...

Congressman John Rose Votes ‘No’ on Deficit Spending Bill to Assist Ukraine

by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 1, 2022

Tennessee Congressman John Rose (R-TN-06) voted against the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 on Friday. I voted no on the CR. We must get our fiscal house in order and stop sending money around the globe – unchecked and...

Spanberger Blasts House Democratic Leadership for Intentionally Killing Congressional Trading Reform, Vega Says It’s a Stale Pre-Election Routine

by Eric Burk | Oct 1, 2022

Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) criticized Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12) and House Democratic leadership for moves that killed bipartisan congressional stock trading reform legislation, but her opponent in the election Yesli Vega said in a...

Putin Signs Decree Bringing Ukrainian Territory Under Russian Rule

by Star News Staff | Oct 1, 2022

by Micaela Burrow   Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to inaugurate the annexation of four Ukrainian territories in a ceremony at 3 p.m. local time Friday. Separatist leaders from Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in southern Ukraine and the...

Fauci and Wife’s Net Worth Skyrocketed During Pandemic, Analysis Finds

by Star News Staff | Oct 1, 2022

by Gabe Kaminsky   National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci and his wife saw a net worth increase of $5 million during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis by a government watchdog group. Between Jan. 1, 2019...

Georgia Congressman to Introduce Legislation Banning Federal Agencies from Pressing Big Tech to Censor

by Just the News | Oct 1, 2022

by Charlotte Hazard   Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) plans to introduce legislation called the Free Speech Defense Act that will prohibit federal officials from collaborating with Big Tech to censor Americans’ voices and create some legal recourse for those...

Inflation Rose More than Expected in August, Federal Data Shows

by The Center Square | Oct 1, 2022

by Casey Harper   Inflation rose more than expected in August, leaving Americans facing even higher prices on a range of everyday purchases, according to newly released federal inflation data. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the pricing data, which...