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New legislation unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate called the Sunshine Protection Act could mean we no longer have to reset our clocks for daylight saving time. According to the Providence Journal, the new bill was spearheaded by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio. “Many people spend months looking forward to this weekend, when […]
Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter, who legally changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom, stopped by Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show after becoming a U.S. citizen on Monday. During his chat with Carlson, Mr. Freedom called on people in the U.S. to stop criticizing the country. “So, I feel like they should just, please, they should keep their mouth shut and […]
An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act is being debated this week in the Senate that would establish an office focused on the investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), a.k.a. UFOs. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York spoke with Politico on Wednesday about the bipartisan proposal, noting that she finds it “fairly concerning” that […]
While the notorious Rikers Island jail complex in New York is set to be closed by 2027, the conditions in the meantime are receiving revived criticism from a number of lawmakers. New York State Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, who recently toured the facilities, told CBS News she saw garbage spread across the floor, as well […]
The U.S. has now surpassed 40 million total cases of COVID-19. The latest update to a running tally from NBC News shows the nation has now recorded 40,000,070 cases (as well as 651,690 deaths) since the start of the pandemic. CNN-cited data from Johns Hopkins University, meanwhile, shows that more than four million of the total […]
While the nationwide vaccination rate is still hovering around 50 percent, recent weeks have seen a mildly encouraging jump in the pace of first doses. Indeed, as CBS News pointed out Tuesday night, the U.S. has now nearly doubled its pace of initial doses when compared with the rate recorded one month earlier. CDC data […]
Three men on the U.S. épée team took a stand against teammate Alen Hadzic, who has been included in the Olympics despite sexual assault allegations against him. According to Buzzfeed News, the three fencers– Jake Hoyle, Curtis McDowald, and Yeisser Ramirez– all donned pink masks on Friday during their opening match against Tokyo to protest Hadzic’s participation. […]
The Tokyo Summer Olympics officially kicked off on Friday, with Naomi Osaka lighting the olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony. Hours later, Osaka took to Twitter to express her gratitude for taking part in such an iconic tradition in her home country. “Undoubtedly the greatest athletic achievement and honor I will ever have in my life,” she […]
Nearly 50 percent of all adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated. This stat, among other notable milestones, is included in the latest update from the CDC regarding nationwide vaccination data. 49.6 percent of the U.S. population 18 years of age and older are now fully vaccinated, while 61.3 percent of all adults have […]
A second lieutenant in the U.S. Army is suing two Virginia police officers who pointed their guns and pepper-sprayed him during a routine traffic stop, the Washington Post reports. The Black and Latino second lieutenant, Caron Nazario, states in the lawsuit filed last month that his constitutional rights were violated during the traffic stop in Windsor. Body camera footage captures […]
