Oregon Second Amendment advocates are raising the alarm over what they consider an attempted end run around the courts to impose fortified ballot Measure 114-style gun control through legislation. On April 4, the Oregon State Senate Judiciary Committee voted Senate Bill 348 (SB 348) out of committee and onto the floor of the legislature for…
Oregon Legislature to Vote on Gun Control Measures Currently Before Court
Texas Senate Advances Bills Aimed at Restricting Children’s Access to Drag Shows
The Texas Senate on April 4 granted preliminary approval to two bills aimed at limiting children’s exposure to drag events or other sexual performances across the state. Senate Bill 12 (pdf), introduced by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Republican, would restrict certain “sexually oriented performances” from taking place on public property, on the premises of a commercial…
Homeless Phoenix Residents Await City’s Action Displacing Them From ‘The Zone’
PHOENIX, Ariz.—Shelby Ord of Phoenix, Arizona, has big plans for himself at 18. First, he plans to get his high-school equivalency diploma, a good job, an apartment, and “maybe a cat, of course.” Then go to college and major in chemistry or teaching. All attainable and worthwhile goals were seemingly out of reach on April…
For Democrats, ‘MAGA Republican’ Label is Designed to Paralyze Opposition
News Analysis These days, it seems like every top Democrat has to work the term “MAGA Republican” into their messages. It’s no coincidence. Their party first deployed the term in mid-2022 as part of a midterm strategy that aimed to activate voters outraged about the Supreme Court’s abortion decision, among other issues. “The terms ‘MAGA…
‘Agent-Involved Shooting’ Leaves Ex-Chief of Staff to Former Maryland Governor Dead, Ends FBI Manhunt
The FBI manhunt for Roy McGrath, an ex-chief of staff for the former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, ended on Monday when McGrath was killed near Knoxville, Tennessee. “The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting which occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023,” the FBI told The Epoch Times. “During the arrest,…
Runaway Food Prices Driving Some Americans to Dollar Stores for Groceries
High food and gasoline prices are impacting where and how people across the nation are shopping for food. The cost of groceries jumped by 9.5 percent in February over last year’s prices and the average gallon of gas was $3.39. As a result, some customers at a Dollar General store in North Central Florida are…
Vaping Can Be More Damaging Than Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds
Vaping can cause more damage to DNA compared to smoking regular cigarettes, according to a new study which also found that both vapers and smokers had more than twice the DNA damage of nonusers. The study, published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research on Feb. 14, collected samples of epithelial cells from test participants’…
Texas Judge Orders Books Banned From Public Libraries Be Returned to Shelves
Dozens of books that were removed from public libraries by officials in Llano County, Texas, due to concerns over their sexual and racial content must be returned to shelves, a federal judge ruled on March 30. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, in his preliminary injunction, ordered county officials to return all of the books, which cover multiple topics…
Former Drug Dealer Tells How San Francisco Failed the Homeless | Ricci Wynne
“When I came back to San Francisco, I started seeing things through a different lens, I started seeing it for what it really was. And it was really jarring to me.” Siyamak Khorrami sits down with Ricci Wynne, a San Francisco resident and videographer. He was once a drug addict and was labeled a career…
New Jersey College Suspended Student for Preaching From the Bible on Campus
College student and street preacher Kombe Sefelino was suspended from the County College of Morris (CCM) in Randolph, New Jersey, for quoting the Bible and condemning homosexuality as a sin. But after he filed a federal lawsuit in March citing his First Amendment right to free speech, he is now allowed back on campus. The…
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