US and World News

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – A New York judge approved a new congressional map that pits two veteran Democratic incumbents against one another and boosts Republican odds of capturing more …

New York’s Department Of Education Recommends School Children Read Books On Transgenderism, Racism And Liz Warren Bryan Babb on May 23, 2022 New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) reportedly …

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Most of a Florida law that sought to stop social media companies from restricting users’ political speech violates the companies’ free speech rights and cannot be …

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -An influential U.S. panel has added screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) to its list of preventive services under active consideration, the group’s chair told Reuters, …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -The White House is considering waiving U.S. gasoline environmental rules aimed at reducing summertime smog, hoping the waiver will combat rising pump prices, …

‘Nut Job’: Major Bank Suspends Exec For Daring To Question Climate Alarmism Thomas Catenacci on May 23, 2022 HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, suspended a top …

‘I Was Not Prepared’: News Site Reveals Women’s Experiences With Abortion-By-Pill Laurel Duggan on May 23, 2022 Women’s empowerment news website The 19th published the experiences of women who had …

Conservative Investors Launch Campaign To Take On America’s ‘Wokest’ Corporations Harold Hutchison on May 23, 2022 A group of conservative investors plan to take on four of the “wokest” corporations …

California Considers Creating State-Sanctioned ‘Injection Sites’ For Drug Addicts Bryan Babb on May 23, 2022 California lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow people to use illegal drugs in …

National School Board Group Considered Asking Biden To Deploy ‘Military Police’ Against Parents Laurel Duggan on May 23, 2022 The National School Boards Association (NSBA) considered urging the Biden administration …

By Natalie Grover LONDON -The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa requires mass vaccinations as measures like good hygiene and safe sexual behaviour will …

WASHINGTON -U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn, a scandal-plagued Republican who lost his re-election bid last week, faced a congressional ethics probe on Monday into allegations that he may have engaged in …

WASHINGTON -U.S. health officials are in the process of releasing some Jynneos vaccine doses for use in monkeypox cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday. …

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES – California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday warned he would order strict cutbacks on water usage statewide if businesses and residents did not slash their …

By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -Lawyers for “Aquaman” actor Amber Heard decided not to call Johnny Depp back to the witness stand as they wrapped up their defense this week in …

By Josephine Mason (Reuters) -The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the U.N. agency said on Monday, noting the …

(This May 22 story refiles to correct first name in ninth paragraph to Andra, not Audra) By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – There may be no politician that Donald Trump wants …

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has …

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV/MARIUPOL – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told global business leaders on Monday the world must increase sanctions against Russia to deter other countries from …

(This May 22 story corrects 2nd paragraph to say “information” instead of “secrets.” Refers throughout to ‘Convention’ rather than ‘church’) By Rich McKay ATLANTA – For decades, complaints of sex …

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw TOKYO -The White House is weighing an emergency declaration to release diesel from a rarely used stockpile in a bid to address a major …

By Natalia Zinets and Sabine Siebold DAVOS, Switzerland -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told global business leaders meeting at Davos on Monday that the world faces a turning point and has …

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Sakura Murakami TOKYO -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression in a comment …