Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday pitched the formation of a civilian state militia separate from the National Guard that would ultimately answer to him rather than the federal government. DeSantis, a Republican, proposed allocating $3.5 million to re-establish the Florida State Guard, a 200-person volunteer military force he said would evade federal control. The Florida…Continue Reading
In an invitation to slow down and look at the world around you, graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton illustrates how drawing can spark deeply human, authentic connections. Ready to try? Grab a pencil and join MacNaughton for this delightful talk. “Drawing is looking, and looking is loving,” she says…Continue Reading
Senator Chris Murphy speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., December 13, 2018. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Senator Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) on Sunday suggested a recent school shooting in Michigan that left four students dead could “bring people back to the table” on gun control reform. In the wake of the Oxford High School shooting, Murphy…Continue Reading
FILE PHOTO: Former Senate majority leader Bob Dole (R-KS) attends a welcome ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, September 2019. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Former Republican senator Bob Dole has died at the age of 98, his family said in a statement Sunday. “Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his…Continue Reading
Dr. Anthony Fauci gives his opening statement before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on “Next Steps: The Road Ahead for the COVID-19 Response” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., November 4, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the U.S. will “hopefully” lift its travel ban…Continue Reading
Leftovers were on the menu for moviegoers in North America this weekend. “Encanto,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “House of Gucci” repeated in the top three spots, according to studio estimates on Sunday. All three films are playing exclusively in theaters. The weekend after Thanksgiving is usually pretty quiet at the box office and this year was…Continue Reading
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday that public health officials don’t yet know how well COVID-19 vaccines will work against the omicron variant. “We know it has many mutations, more mutations than prior variants, and many of those mutations have been associated with more transmissible variants with evasion of…Continue Reading
DENVER (AP) – It was lunchtime on a mild day in the sprawling Denver suburb of Aurora when a truck full of teens pulled into a high school parking lot where students were gathered, and gunfire rang out. Three were wounded as others ran in fear. One of the boys charged in the Nov. 19…Continue Reading
Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday she is certain House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will do something to discipline Rep. Lauren Boebert for her comments, which Ms. Omar has described as anti-Muslim. “We should punish and sanction Boebert by stripping her of her committees, by rebuking her language, by doing everything that we can to send a clear…Continue Reading
Afghanistan‘s Taliban leadership on Sunday rejected sharp criticism from the U.S. and a host of Western allies that the regime has embarked on a campaign of targeted killings of security officials linked to the ousted U.S.-backed government in Kabul. The State Department, in a coordinated message with nearly two dozen European and Asian allies and…Continue Reading