Month: May 2022

‘This Is Going to Take Some Time,’ Biden Warns About Inflation, Gas Prices During Japan Conference

President Joe Biden has warned that inflation might last longer than expected and admitted that gas price hikes are becoming a big problem for many households. “This is going to be a haul. This is going to take some time,” Biden said about rising prices during a May 23 press conference with Japanese Prime Minister…


Are We the Last Generation of Humans?

Commentary Are you still human? In the near future, such a question may become very relevant. According to Yuval Noah Harari, an Israeli historian and best-selling author of “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow,” and other books, your being merely human will one day become a big problem….


Eight GOP Candidates Vying for Late Congressman’s Seat in Minnesota Special Primary

The race for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District in the May 24 special election will field eight GOP candidates seeking to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R). The declared Republican frontrunner candidates include Hagedorn’s widow Jennifer Carnahan, Minnesota state Rep. Jeremy Munson, and former state Rep. Brad Finstad. They…


Appeals Court Judge Blocks Parts of DeSantis’s Big Tech Censorship Law

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A Federal Court of Appeals ruled on May 23 that it is unconstitutional for Florida to prohibit social media companies from banning politicians, handing Gov. Ron DeSantis a blow to combat online censorship. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 67-page opinion upheld an injunction blocking key parts of Florida’s social media law…


Police Seek Public’s Help in Search for NYC Subway Shooter

NEW YORK—Police searching for an unidentified man who shot and killed another passenger on a moving New York City subway train asked for the public’s help Monday. “We need all eyes on this,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in a tweet. She posted two surveillance camera photographs of the unidentified suspect, a burly man dressed…


Former NFL Player Charged With Assault After Viral Brawl With Airport Worker in NJ: Report

A former NFL player has been arrested on an assault charge after he allegedly brawled with a United Airlines worker at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to reports. Brendan Langley, a 27-year-old former Denver Broncos third-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft who currently plays for the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders, was booked…


Californians Could See Mandatory Water Cuts: Newsom

SACRAMENTO—With summer months approaching, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned May 23 “the state could be forced to enact mandatory restrictions” if local water conservation efforts continue to be ineffective. Newsom met with California’s major water suppliers in Los Angeles, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, asking them to urge Californians to use less…


European Central Bank Likely to Exit Negative Rate Policy by End of September: Bank President

The European Central Bank (ECB) will probably begin raising interest rates in July and exit negative territory by the end of September, said ECB President Christine Lagarde in her May 23 blog post. She said the bank could raise rates further to a neutral level if it sees inflation stabilizing at 2 percent. “If we…


California Earns ‘C’ Grade on Charter Schools

Commentary Has it been 30 years? I remember in 1992 writing articles advocating charter schools for California. That year, state Sen. Gary Hart, a progressive Democrat, sponsored a bill establishing 100 charters. The teachers’ unions opposed it like a swarm of hornets going after a 10-year-old who poked their nest. It passed anyway because parents…


You Can Train Your Body to Think It’s Had Medicine

  Marette Flies was 11 when her immune system turned against her. A cheerful student from Minneapolis, Minnesota, she had curly brown hair and a pale, moon-shaped face, and she loved playing trumpet in her high-school band. But in 1983, she was diagnosed with lupus, a condition in which the immune system destroys the body’s…