Month: April 2021

‘He Was Guilty:’ Extra Juror in Chauvin Trial Says She Would Have Voted to Convict

A woman who nearly took part in convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s murder said Thursday that she believes Chauvin is guilty. Lisa Christensen told news outlets that she would have voted to convict Chauvin on three counts in Floyd’s May 25, 2020, death. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree…


Anorexic Teen Was Rushed to Emergency–Became Fitness Guru After Making Incredible Recovery

By the age of 16, Lara Rebecca from Wales was at the height of an eating disorder. She spent years in denial, while doctors feared for her health. Eventually, she was rushed to hospital emergency. Through an intensive recovery program, Lara survived—and thrived. Inspired by an urge to help others, the now-20-year-old became a fitness…


Adventure Awaits at Primland

“You want me to go where?” my mind shouted as I barreled down a 90-degree angle that led into a wall of mud- and gravel-encased woods. I was driving—or more accurately surviving—an ATV excursion at Primland in Meadows of Dan, Virginia. On the hour’s ride, when I was willing to unclutch the steering wheel long…


Pure Rhubarb Jam Is the Best Way to Stretch the Season

Growing up in a small town in the Midwest, we neighbor kids were quite familiar with the odd celery-like stalk with an enormous leaf at the end of it. Rhubarb lined one side of a neighbor’s house like decorative landscaping. We’d break off a shaft of it and dip it in a cup of sugar…


Texas Sues Biden Administration for Allegedly Disregarding COVID-19 Rules at Border

The attorney general of Texas on Thursday sued President Joe Biden’s administration for allegedly flouting its own COVID-19 rules in handling the surge of illegal immigrants crossing from Mexico. Administration officials “have abandoned the preexisting protections against the introduction into Texas and the United States of aliens infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during a pandemic,”…


Congress Presses Postal Service After Report Agents Are Monitoring American Social Media Accounts

Members of Congress on Thursday asked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide information about an alleged group in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that has been monitoring Americans’ social media accounts. The United States Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service. The inspection service has a group called the Internet Covert Operations…


Congress Presses Postal Service After Report Agents Are Monitoring Americans Social Media Accounts

Members of Congress on Thursday asked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide information about an alleged group in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that has been monitoring Americans’ social media accounts. The United States Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service. The inspection service has a group called the Internet Covert Operations…


New Zealand’s Stance on China, Five Eyes an ‘Ethical Mess’: British Politician

UK politicians have responded with shock and sharp criticism for New Zealand’s (NZ) prime minister and foreign minister over remarks about the country’s stance on China and the Five Eyes alliance. During the debate in the UK House of Commons about whether to declare the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) treatment of Uyghur Muslims a genocide, conservative…


After Near-Fatal Overdose, Drug Addict Who ‘Despised Being Sober’ Finds Hope, Becomes CEO

At the age of 18, a young man lay on his hospital bed watching his mother vent her agony and disappointment to another visitor. The teen was lucky to be alive. Christopher Dickie was a drug addict who’d overdosed and survived. By the end of high school, he’d already been arrested 14 times and had lost…


Capitol Police Asked Why It Claimed Sicknick Died From Injuries Suffered During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A U.S. senator is asking the U.S. Capitol Police why it claimed officer Brian Sicknick died from injuries he suffered during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach after a medical examiner found no evidence of injuries. On Jan. 7, the Capitol Police claimed Sicknick died from “injuries sustained while on-duty” after “physically engaging with protestors” the day…