Month: June 2023

The Far-Reaching Implications of Sen. Grassley’s Redaction Revelations

Opponents of former President Donald Trump like to say that his legal problems show that “no one is above the law”—but does that really hold true? In this episode of “Over the Target,” Lee Smith interviews Mike Howell, director of the Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation, about revelations from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on…


Special Air Quality Statements in Effect Due to Wildfire Smoke Over Parts of Ontario

Wildfire smoke is again hanging over vast areas of Ontario, with Environment Canada warning that the high levels of air pollution may affect vulnerable people. The weather agency has issued special air quality statements for southern and eastern Ontario including the Greater Toronto Area, London, Windsor and Ottawa due to smoke from forest fires in…


Nikki Haley Speaks at Moms for Liberty National Summit

GOP presidential candidate, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, delivers a speech at 11:25 a.m. ET on June 30, on the second day of the Joyful Warriors National Summit, held by Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. …


LIVE NOW: Nikki Haley Speaks at Moms for Liberty National Summit

GOP presidential candidate, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, delivers a speech at 11:25 a.m. ET on June 30, on the second day of the Joyful Warriors National Summit, held by Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. …


LIVE 11:30 AM ET: Nikki Haley Speaks at Moms for Liberty National Summit

GOP presidential candidate, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, delivers a speech at 11:25 a.m. ET on June 30, on the second day of the Joyful Warriors National Summit, held by Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. …


Roar and Mastery at Orange County Air Show

The crowd erupted as a sleek silhouette appeared in the distance. “Ladies and gentlemen,” the announcer hollered, “the F-15 Eagle.” The crowd’s noise drowned in the cry of the twin turbofan engines as the fighter jet bolted past the audience. The show was on. For the ninth time, the Stewart International Airport in Orange County…


New Research Paper: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Are Gene Therapy Products

Now that the pandemic has ended, researchers are urging regulatory agencies to consider the safety issues associated with the rapid approval of COVID-19 vaccines—and to correctly classify messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines as gene therapy products (GTPs) to prevent pharmaceutical companies from bypassing regulatory standards. According to a paper published in Nature on June 22, COVID-19…


Driver Lost Control of Tanker Truck on Off Ramp Before I-95 Collapse, Federal Safety Officials Say

PHILADELPHIA—The driver of a tanker truck hauling gasoline lost control on a curved off-ramp on Interstate 95, causing the truck to flip and catch fire, leading to the collapse of the northbound lanes in early June, federal safety officials said Thursday in a preliminary report. The National Transportation Safety Board’s brief report outlined what happened…


Supreme Court Rules for Christian Web Designer in Forced Speech Case

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in favor of a Christian website designer who said Colorado’s law requiring her to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings infringed on her constitutional rights. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion (pdf) in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (court file 21-476) which was decided June 30. The three liberal justices…


Neurologist’s Near-Death Experience Changes His Understanding of Consciousness

Neuropathologist Dr. Peter Cummings was convinced everything about consciousness, including profound near-death experiences (NDEs), could be explained by science and was rooted in the brain—until he had an NDE of his own. Cummings was a career-oriented man who was doing well in his job as a doctor and as an assistant professor at Boston University…