A mayor of a small, unassuming town on the outskirts of Chicago where the median income is $24K per year, has been living the life of a royal as she is deemed by critics to exhibit antics that are both corrupt (meaning, what they consider an overuse of her power) […]

It has been a wild year in the world of college football, as the seeds of change have been planted.  It began when the College Football Playoff announced that it would go to a 12-team format starting in 2024, ending the 10-year run of the four-team edition. Conference realignment took […]

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole on Friday after serving nearly nine years for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Pistorius, once hailed an inspiration as a double-amputee Olympic runner competing against able-bodied athletes, was serving a 13-year […]

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tore into Democratic city and state leaders struggling to accommodate migrants from the southern border, calling out the hypocrisy of sanctuary cities. “Something has been revealed during this entire episode, and that is the very real hostility that Democrats have against illegal immigrants,” Abbott told […]

For health-conscious folks who pay attention to trends, the start of the New Year sometimes means the start of “Dry January.” The month-long public health campaign encourages people to abstain from alcohol as a way to improve their health and well-being.  But does this month-long hiatus from drinking truly impact […]

The number of police officers shot on the job hit a new high in 2023, according to a report from the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). The national police group, which has more than 373,000 members, said 378 officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023, up […]

American families and businesses rightfully expect their lights to stay on at a price they can afford. Our national energy policy must embrace this fundamental promise – or so you would think. Unfortunately, our country is now confronted with a harsh reality – we are quickly approaching a point where […]

With the writers and actors strikes in the past and a new year just beginning, Hollywood executives are still pondering the future of artificial intelligence in entertainment. In a roundtable interview with the Los Angeles Times, several executives weighed in with their concerns about the technology. Jonathan Glickman, founder and […]

A Nobel Prize-winning economist is sounding the alarm about the future of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence, arguing that many of the currently in-demand jobs could soon be obsolete. “The skills that are needed now — to collect the data, collate […]

Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley had a number of stand-out moments during her appearance at an Iowa town hall hosted by CNN on Thursday. Haley addressed how she plans to overtake former President Trump, the clear front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination, as well […]