Month: April 2022

FBI Director Issues Warning as Police Officers Murdered at Unprecedented Rate

FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a warning about the increasing rate of murders of police officers in recent months, saying the trend is outpacing violent crime nationwide. During a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday, Wray said that murders of police officers rose about 59 percent in 2021 over the previous year, while the total murder rate…


[PREMIERING 4/29 at 7:30PM ET] Fired for Praying in Public: High School Coach’s Supreme Court Case Will Decide Future of Religious Freedom

A case being heard at the Supreme Court could determine whether Americans are free to pray in public, or whether any type of public religious expression can get them fired from their jobs. Coach Joe Kennedy lost his job for doing just this, after he began praying on the football field in Bremerton School District,…


Global Military Spending Sets New Record, Exceeds $2 Trillion: Stockholm Report

The world’s military expenditures in 2021 surpassed two trillion dollars for the first time ever, hitting $2.113 trillion, according to the Trends in World Military Expenditure 2021 report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on April 25. Global military spending in 2021 was 0.7 percent higher than in 2020 and 12 percent…


Torsion: A Twisted Ovary Story

L.B. was a 45-year-old mother of two boys who was brought to the emergency department by her husband. She was having severe lower pelvic pain, and I was just starting my 24-hour shift. In fact, when I start at 7 a.m., we normally do a 15-minute “handoff” of who is in the hospital and needs…


Rice Noodle Bowls Are Simple and Kid-Friendly

Rice noodles are noodles … made out of rice! They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and are made to float in soup or soak up sauce. Some of the most common are rice vermicelli (super thin and delicate), rice sticks (straight and flat, used in this noodle bowl), and chow fun (wide,…


Table Talk: 6 Ways to Inspire Delightful Family Dinner Conversations

Some of the most memorable meals we’ve shared as a family were filled with lively conversations and hearty laughter. Dinnertime is a great time to reconnect with everyone after a busy day, but it’s also the perfect place to liven things up a bit and have some fun. Try adding some of these ideas to…


8 of the Craziest Natural Phenomena Out There (Photo Gallery)

1. Light Pillars It isn’t the Northern Lights, it’s a different phenomenon known as light pillars. In freezing temperatures, flat fluttering ice crystals may create a crystal fog near the ground. The crystals reflect lights from the ground up into pillar-like beams. Light pillars over Laramie, Wyoming, USA, on a very cold January night. (Christoph…


Eat, Drink and Be Mellow in Temecula, California

At this point in its history Temecula (58 miles north of San Diego and 85 miles south of Los Angeles on Interstate 15) is a Southern California town with a decidedly split personality. The city center, Old Town — which until recently still had wooden sidewalks –celebrates the days when Temecula was surrounded by vast…


How the IMF Proved Its Own Recommendations Are Wrong

Commentary The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) global economic outlook has just been published and, like all of them, it has many interesting aspects. It acknowledges the economic slowdown in many economies and has dramatically increased the Fund’s inflation estimates. Global growth is now “projected to slow from an estimated 6.1 percent in 2021 to…


Authorities Identify Texas National Guard Soldier Who Went Missing at the Border

A 22-year-old man from Arlington, Texas, has been identified as the National Guard soldier who went missing while attempting to rescue illegal immigrants who may have been drowning in the Rio Grande. The Texas Military Department confirmed Specialist Bishop E. Evans went missing following his efforts to rescue the illegal aliens on April 22. Evans…