Month: May 2022

Metal Worker Sues Ex-employer Arconic for Religious Intolerance

A longtime metalworks employee is suing his former employer, Pittsburgh-based Arconic, for religious discrimination after he was fired for expressing on an anonymous company survey his religious-based objection to the use of the rainbow to represent sexual identity. Specifically, the ex-employee, Daniel Snyder, who is now 63, was offended by Arconic’s choice, in his view,…


Cleanup Underway After Storm Leaves at Least Nine Dead, Thousands Without Power

OTTAWA — Emergency crews rushed to restore power and clear roads on Sunday a day after a deadly and destructive storm swept across southern Ontario and Quebec, though officials cautioned that some of the outages could take days to resolve. The true human toll of Saturday’s storm is still unclear, but police in Ontario reported…


Clean-Up Underway After Storm Leaves at Least Eight Dead, Thousands Without Power

Emergency crews rushed to restore power and clear roads on Sunday a day after a deadly and destructive storm swept across southern Ontario and Quebec. The true toll of Saturday’s storm is still unclear, but police say at least seven people died from falling trees in the strong winds while an eighth died when the…


Man Fatally Shot on New York Subway Train; Suspect at Large

NEW YORK—A man shot and killed another passenger on a moving New York City subway train Sunday morning in what police officials said appeared to be an unprovoked attack. The shooting happened on a Q train traveling over the Manhattan Bridge at around 11:40 a.m., a time of day when subway cars are often filled…


Become Your New Habit

Quitting an old habit or forming a new habit is fairly simple when it comes to the steps needed: Find your trigger and do a new habit at that trigger over and over. Remind yourself to do it. Make it rewarding. For example, if you are triggered to snack on junk food every time you…


First Shipment of Baby Formula Arrives in US From Germany

A U.S. military plane arrived in Indianapolis, Indiana, early Sunday morning carrying 35 tons of baby formula amid a nationwide shortage. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who was there Sunday morning to welcome the shipment, said the shipment would provide a formula for about 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for one week. “It is a large shipment…


Falun Gong Remains the Prime Target of Chinese Regime: Leaked Document

Leaked documents from the Political and Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) in Tieling county of China’s northeastern Liaoning Province reveal that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) effort to “transform” or “zero out” Falun Gong remains the prime target of the regime. One of the documents titled “Progress Report Submitted to the Provincial PLAC Inspection Group” said…


Science-Backed Reasons to Smile

You’ve probably heard the expressions “grin and bear it,” and “turn that frown upside down.” Urging someone to “put on a happy face”—or smile—is so common that these expressions reflect an intuitive understanding that donning a smile is good for us—and those around us. Decades of research into the science of smiling also supports what…


CDC Now Recommends COVID-19 Testing for All Domestic Air Travel, Including the Vaccinated

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that all domestic travelers undergo COVID-19 testing before and after they travel—regardless of vaccination status. In an update on the agency’s website, anyone traveling within the United States may want to consider “getting tested as close to the time of departure as possible,” and no more than…


LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine, Poland Agree on Joint Customs Control to Ease Movement of People, Goods

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 22. Click here for updates from May 21. Ukraine, Poland Agree on Joint Customs Control Ukraine and Poland agreed on Sunday to establish a joint border customs control and work on a shared railway company to ease the movement of people and increase Ukraine’s export potential. Ukrainian President…