House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Congressional leaders believe the recent data breach at DC Health Link could have an adverse impact on thousands of people and is “highly problematic.” Jeffries said in a March 9 press conference that he and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would “continue to work on this issue in…
Congress Data Breach Will Have ‘Adverse Impact’ on Thousands, Say House Leaders
Girl Abandoned During China’s One Child Policy Is Now Saving America’s Unborn Babies: ‘How Much Is a Child Like Me Worth?’
A baby girl was among hundreds of millions of babies aborted or abandoned during China’s one-child policy era, a law enforced between 1980 and 2016. Luckily, a kindhearted woman from the United States adopted her as a toddler. Grateful that her birth mom chose life, she now dedicates herself to the pro-life movement, advocating for…
Runaway Dog Finds Her Way Back to Former Shelter and Shows Up at Their Door for Help
A rescued dog who got loose from her adoptive owner in a busy parking lot found her way back to her former shelter, showing up outside their door, to get the help she needed. Bailey came to the Animal Rescue League (ARL) of El Paso, Texas, in September 2021, from another shelter that thought the…
St. John’s Wort: A Nonaddictive Wonder ‘Antidepressant’ With Fewer Side Effects
St. John’s wort begins to bloom around St. John’s Day on June 24, St. John the Baptist’s birthday, until August—hence its name. There is a myth that St. John’s wort sprouted at the site of the beheading of John the Baptist. It was believed that the plant’s healing and protective properties were so profound that the devil perforated its…
America’s War Machine is More Human Than Machine
Commentary In January 2003 we were deployed to Incirlik AB Turkey in support of Operation Northern Watch. Most of us had a pretty good inkling that Saddam Hussein was getting tired of the 12 years of the Northern and Southern No-Fly Zones established in the airspace over Iraq, and that things were going to turn…
EPA Proposes Stricter Wastewater Discharge Limits for Coal-Fired Power Plants
The Biden administration announced plans to enhance wastewater discharge limits for coal-fired power facilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the proposal is based on the most recent science and uses the EPA’s longstanding authority under the Clean Water Act to reduce toxic metals and other pollutants discharged from these power plants into lakes,…
Nord Stream Sabotage Story ‘Another Red Herring,’ Russian Officials Say
A Mar. 7 article in the New York Times suggesting that a shadowy “pro-Ukrainian group” was behind last year’s attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines is a “red herring” meant to “distract the public,” top Russian officials have said. “The New York Times article is another red herring aimed at diverting attention from the…
Starbucks CEO Agrees to Testify Before Committee Led by Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on March 7 that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to appear before his Senate committee. Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee announced that Schultz would appear before the committee on March 29. “I’m happy to announce that Howard Schultz, the CEO and founder…
Surfing Photographer Captures Breathtaking Power and Beauty of Giant Waves That Can Kill You
A tropical swell is no joke. Heeding warnings of 50-foot waves, your average beachgoer would probably give the boogie-boarding a rest and hunker down shoreside for a while. But not if you’re Fred Pompermayer. He’s stowing his camera aboard his jet ski and launching off right into the danger zone. His aim? To capture world-class…
Mom of 9 Who Spent 12 Years Pregnant Leaves People Gobsmacked With Her Age-Defying Looks
A woman who spent 12 years of her life pregnant, and had given birth to nine children by the age of 28, has earned a huge social media following for her inspiring lifestyle and age-defying looks. People cannot believe she is older than her kids, the eldest of whom is now 21 years old. Kora…
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