Tag: US Features

US Has Fallen Behind in the Artificial Intelligence Race

“We need to stop being complacent,” Nicholas Chaillan said. “We need to wake up before it’s too late for our kids.” On a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek discussed the dangers of falling behind communist China in our artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with Nicholas Chaillan, former chief software officer for the…


Fired Health Care Workers Adjust to New Ways of Living During the Holiday Season

Many health care workers, once hailed as heroes for working throughout the pandemic, now settle into the holiday season without jobs because of their personal medical decisions. In North Carolina, Carlton DeHart was working as an advanced heart failure coordinator nurse for the Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte when she was fired in…


Lawyer Calls for Special Prosecutor in ‘Evil’ Beating of Jan. 6 Protester Caught on Video

An attorney representing a Minnesota woman allegedly beaten by a Metropolitan Police Department supervisor outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed after the release of dramatic video footage of the incident on Thursday. Victoria C. White, 39, of Rochester, Minn., had been arrested in April and charged…


Roadside Memorials Help Bring Closure, But Laws Differ From State to State

The last five words Traci Haupert of Peru, Indiana would ever say to her daughter Taylour Sparks were, “Be safe. I love you.” On that clear spring morning of May 5, 2018, Sparks, who was just 25 years old, was a passenger on her boyfriend’s motorcycle as the two went rolling along on US Route…


Ohio Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Sports Betting

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill on Wednesday that makes sports betting legal in the state. The legislation will allow betting on sports such as basketball, baseball, football, golf, hockey, and others beginning in mid-March of 2022. The bill’s passage and the governor’s signature come three years after much discussion and debate over…


Grassroots Constitutional Rights Groups in North Carolina Combine Efforts to Change Leadership

With the primaries around the corner of the new year, grassroots constitutional rights groups in North Carolina are working to impact communities by localizing national issues such as medical freedom and election integrity with the intent of fostering new leadership. Tara Niebaum and Mindy Sportsman formed 2 Citizen Moms after meeting each other at lockdown…


Lone Illinois School District Wages Fight Against State’s Mask Mandate

When the Illinois school mask mandate came down in summer of 2021, the small public school district in rural Hutsonville found itself between a rock and hard place, again. Back at the beginning of the 2020 school year, though the supermajority of parents didn’t quite like the mask mandate, Hutsonville district was forced to comply…


Body of WWII Vet Used in Live Per-Per-View Autopsy Returning Home

The body of a WWII veteran used in a live pay-per-view autopsy in Portland, Oregon, has been shipped home to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. David Saunders, who was 98 when he died of COVID-19 on Aug. 24, 2021, donated his body to science—only to have it dissected in front of a live audience in a ballroom…


Body of WWII Vet Used in Live Pay-Per-View Autopsy Returning Home

The body of a WWII veteran used in a live pay-per-view autopsy in Portland, Oregon, has been shipped home to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. David Saunders, who was 98 when he died of COVID-19 on Aug. 24, 2021, donated his body to science—only to have it dissected in front of a live audience in a ballroom…


The War on Wild Hogs Has Higher Stakes Now, Scientists Say

Across America, hogs and hunters fight a hidden war. One side wields rifles, machine guns, helicopters, poison, and traps. The other side is winning. Feral hogs arrived with Columbus and the conquistadors in the 1500s. They were left behind so future expeditions would have edible animals when they arrived. As an invasive species, hogs were…