Last week, in Middletown, OH, the city council agreed “to accept the material terms of the national opioid settlement agreement involving Kroger,” the Journal-News reported. More settlements are available to the state’s communities, too, from Johnson & Johnson, Walmart, Walgreens, and four others, estimated to total $51 billion, paid incrementally over the coming years. Meanwhile, […]

Donald Trump notched a win a few days ago when a state judge in Florida denied the Pulitzer Prize Board’s attempt to dismiss the former president’s libel lawsuit, filed in 2022. The case concerns several articles — published by The New York Times and The Washington Post — about the Trump Campaign’s supposed ties to […]

Despite many people fleeing US cities during the pandemic’s signature year, several metropolitan areas appear to be enjoying a revival. Statista estimated that 83.7% of the US population might live in urban communities by 2025, a percentage that could climb to 89.2% by 2050. In fact, the United Nations Population Division predicts seven out of […]

Ahead of the Olympics, the French government has bused thousands of homeless immigrants out of Paris, promising them beds elsewhere. But, as The New York Times reported, several immigrants arrived in unfamiliar cities and had no place to stay, while others were marked for deportation. Meanwhile, over in Chicago, a similar situation unravels. With next […]

Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association (NEA), recently gave a keynote address in Philadelphia, where nearly 7,000 delegates listened to her advocate for President Joe Biden and bellow about needing to win “all the things,” especially amplifying diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Ubiquitously mocked on the Internet, Pringle’s speech was rife with animated […]

That many donors have recently discontinued their contributions to Democrats — claiming their wallets will remain closed until Biden leaves the race — only seems to embolden the president’s defiance. He’s ramped up spending and intends to travel as if he were a young candidate without a curfew. According to CNN, Biden’s campaign announced Friday […]