The Rev. Ronnie W. Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, announced his resignation late Thursday amid rising controversy over a sexual abuse investigation. “Due to my personal integrity and the leadership responsibility entrusted to me, I will not and cannot any longer fulfill the duties placed upon me as the…Continue Reading
Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized, his spokesman posted Thursday evening on Twitter. Angel Ureña wrote that Mr. Clinton was “admitted to [the University of California, Irvine] Medical Center to receive treatment for a non-COVID-related infection.” Mr. Clinton was hospitalized on Tuesday. Mr. Ureña did not elaborate on what was Mr. Clinton’s exact infection.…Continue Reading
English Pronunciation Practice: CH & SH · engVid Do you know how to pronounce CH & SH correctly in English? It’s important to get them right, otherwise it can cause confusion and misunderstandings! In this lesson, I’ll explain how to make the two sounds, and we’ll look at some pairs of words which sound the…Continue Reading
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health quietly updated its mask guidance for children ages 2 to 9 on Wednesday. The change was first noticed after a health department spokesperson reached out to SFGATE regarding an op-ed that ran Wednesday titled “San Francisco should be like Europe when it comes to COVID, kids, masks and schools.” The op-ed,…Continue Reading
Former President Donald Trump is ordered by a New York judge to appear for a deposition in connection with a lawsuit stemming from a 2015 protest where demonstrators clashed with Trump’s security guards. New York Supreme Court Justice Doris Gonzalez on Thursday issued an order reading, “Donald J. Trump shall appear for a deposition October 18, 2021…Continue Reading
President Joe Biden’s commission on expanding (or “packing”) the Supreme Court issued a set of draft documents Thursday that blamed Republicans for current polarization over the judiciary, due to their refusal to confirm Merrick Garland in 2016. The “discussion materials,” released Thursday afternoon ahead of a day-long public hearing on Friday, include a potted history…Continue Reading
Appearing Thursday on the Fox News Channel’s America’s Newsroom, MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian criticized President Joe Biden’s directive aimed at alleviating supply chain issues at U.S. ports, saying the move is “too little too late.” A transcript is as follows: ISAAC LARIAN: With all due respect to President Biden, what he just ordered is too…Continue Reading
For decades, sanctuary city advocates have pointed to a so-called “chilling effect” where they claim local law enforcement must not cooperate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to ensure that illegal aliens feel safe to report crimes. New analysis debunks the claim. In April, when Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…Continue Reading
A Vermont couple has filed a federal lawsuit against Disney Cruise Line for $20 million, alleging that their three-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by an older child at a daycare facility on the ship as a result of poorly trained employees and understaffing at the daycare. In the lawsuit, the parents are identified as Jane…Continue Reading
Yemen’s economy is collapsing, its humanitarian crisis is worsening, and the conflict in the Arab world’s poorest nation is growing more violent, the United Nations’ deputy humanitarian chief has said. The grim remarks by Assistant Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham came during a briefing to the UN Security Council on Thursday. More than 20 million Yemenis –…Continue Reading