Tag: US Features

Spike in Adult Hepatitis Cases Linked to Surge in Homelessness, Opioid Crisis

As adult viral hepatitis infections are on the rise in 22 states, some experts attribute the outbreaks to an increase in homelessness and the opioid crisis. Within the states experiencing a relentless growth in hepatitis A, the highest number of reports are in Ohio (3,766), Tennessee (3,167), Indiana (2,660), South Carolina (2,233), and Georgia (1,990)….


Disney Comes Under Fire in Turkey for Perceived Pro-LGBTQ ‘Propaganda’

As the Disney+ streaming service gears up to launch in 42 countries this summer, the Walt Disney Company controversy appears to have moved beyond the confines of America’s culture wars. In Turkey, where the service is set to begin broadcasting on June 14, some critics say that Disney content—given its increasing emphasis on lesbian, gay,…


‘We Are on the Precipice of a Food Shortage’: Goya CEO on Looming Food Crisis

Policies leading to a war on fossil fuel as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine will contribute to a food crisis, according to Robert Unanue, President and CEO of Goya Foods. “We are on the precipice of food shortage.” Russia and Ukraine together produce half of the fertilizer used in the United States and…


EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Cammack on Why She Exposed Pallets of Baby Formula Sent to Border

As the baby formula shortage escalates across the United States and American parents struggle to feed their children, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), the youngest Republican woman in Congress, went live on social media on May 11 to drop a bombshell. Photos she had received that morning from Border Patrol agents at the Ursula Migrant Processing…


30 Years of Falun Gong: Adherents Find Inner Peace, Moral Uplift Through Spiritual Practice

It was November 2020, nine months after 24-year-old Carolina Avendano began living by herself, and eight months after her city Calgary, Canada, entered into a lockdown that shut schools and most businesses. She was utterly alone. The pandemic restrictions meant she couldn’t visit her sister despite living in the same city. The prolonged isolation had…


A 30 Year Revival of Traditional Culture: Falun Gong Adherents See Moral Uplift Through Spiritual Practice

It was November 2020, nine months after 24-year-old Carolina Avendano began living by herself, and eight months after her city Calgary, Canada, entered into a lockdown that shut schools and most businesses. She was utterly alone. The pandemic restrictions meant she couldn’t visit her sister despite living in the same city. The prolonged isolation had…


Falun Gong Adherents See Moral Uplift Through Spiritual Practice

It was November 2020, nine months after 24-year-old Carolina Avendano began living by herself, and eight months after her city Calgary, Canada, entered into a lockdown that shut schools and most businesses. She was utterly alone. The pandemic restrictions meant she couldn’t visit her sister despite living in the same city. The prolonged isolation had…


Biden Oil and Gas Lease Sale Cancellations Draw Strong Reaction

As gas prices continue to break records, the Biden administration’s cancellation of two lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet has drawn clashing responses, including an accusation that the administration is “blatantly lying.” One political figure who weighed in was Donald Trump, Jr., who recently campaigned with…


Lawsuit Seeks Documents on Biden ‘Climate Disinformation’ Push

A nonprofit has sued the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to obtain records that it argues “will inform the public of high-profile ethics revelations at OSTP and media coverage thereof,” including correspondence related to an OSTP event on “climate disinformation.” In a lawsuit filed May 5 in D.C. District Court, Energy…


‘Stand Up and Fight for What’s Right’ Until the End: School Coach Fired for Praying in Public

A school football coach who was fired for praying in public after the end of each of his team’s games has embarked on a years-long legal battle to fight for his religious rights. Joe Kennedy, a former coach at a high school in Bremerton, Washington state decided to fight in court the school’s decision to…