There are 11 holidays that the United States currently recognizes at the federal level. One of them, President’s Day, is coming up on Monday. According to a Pew Research analysis of data from Time and Date and other sources, the U.S. observes slightly fewer public holidays than most other countries. Of the 190 members of […]
When Ibidapo Ojo re-entered the dating scene recently, he quickly realized things had changed from the last time he was single. “I’m adjusting to and learning a lot in this dating world,” Ojo told Straight Arrow News. It’s not just the number of options available now, Ojo said. It’s how those options are shaping the […]
Hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater have spilled into the Potomac River in the last month. It’s being called one of the biggest sewage spills in U.S. history, but that number can be deceiving. Sewage spill The local water utility DC Water estimates 243 million gallons of wastewater have flowed into the river. The […]
The final deadline for the seven states in the Colorado River Basin to negotiate a new 20-year agreement for how to manage the water supply for years to come is here. The states, once again, have not reached a deal, and after two extensions in November and December, the federal government is done resetting the […]
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect that no arrests have been made in connection to Friday night’s raid. Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie carried out overnight SWAT operations that resulted in the towing of a vehicle, marking a significant escalation in a multi-agency search that has drawn national attention. No […]
President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that plummeting violent crime rates are because of his tough-on-crime policies. The president is half right: violent crime is falling, but the decline began before Trump returned to office. But the decrease is not universal. Recent studies from groups like the Council on Criminal Justice show that the drop […]
The city of Austin, Texas, canceled its contract with Flock Safety last June after residents complained about the presence of 40 of the company’s surveillance cameras. But that hasn’t stopped the city’s police department from accessing data about Austin-area residents obtained by Flock license plate reader cameras in neighboring jurisdictions. An investigation by KUT News […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it opened an internal investigation into two agents who shot a Venezuelan man in Minnesota last month, The Associated Press reported. ICE acting director Todd Lyons said that his agency opened the investigation after video evidence indicated “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful […]
The month of February has been synonymous with love as couples plan extravagant Valentine’s Day celebrations, but adoration in some causes extreme loneliness in others. People in crisis turn to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, but with artificial intelligence’s rapid growth and a shortage of psychiatrists, some are turning to computers for help — […]
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon, now an independent journalist, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges linked to his coverage of a protest at the church of a federal immigration official in Minnesota. Abbe Lowell, Lemon’s attorney, said the defense wants to see transcripts of a grand jury’s deliberation about the case, arguing that prosecutors took […]
