After the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed the powers of federal agencies in two cases last week, progressive critics predictably complained that the decisions favored “big business,” “corporate interests,” and “the wealthy and powerful.” That gloss overlooked the reality that people with little wealth or power frequently are forced to contend with overweening bureaucrats who invent […]
Beijing is backing down from a law that would have punished those wearing clothes that “hurt the feelings of the Chinese people” amid a public backlash. In September, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress published draft legislation that would, among other things, outlaw speech and dress deemed to criticize the Chinese nation or […]
A tale as old as time (or as old as the Internet): You feel any sort of pain in your body and head straight to the internet hoping for a definitive diagnosis and don’t get one. Then you spend the next hour talking yourself down with reassurances that the right side pain you just felt […]
Two families are struggling after last Thursday’s violent crash on Highway 12 left a Kennewick man dead and a Burbank man hospitalized. Daniel T. Zarate’s family is preparing for his funeral while Joshua P. Hoover’s relatives are by the side of the 37-year-old father of three for an expected lengthy recovery, according to family members. […]
We’re officially halfway through June, which doesn’t even seem real. Let’s cushion the blow by enjoying the funniest signs of the week, courtesy of r/funnysigns: 1.“This is so true!” —u/barney13-1 u/barney13-1 / Via reddit.com 2.“And THAT is how you do it.” —u/sweetandseductive u/sweetandseductive / Via reddit.com 3.“Santa sees everything…” —u/Aggravating-Emu619 u/Aggravating-Emu619 / Via reddit.com 4.“What […]
A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump will this week decide whether to reinforce his ban on a key part of Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s “callous” anti-immigration law after handing the extremist Republican a humiliating courtroom defeat last month. The Miami district court judge Roy Altman has invited written arguments from both sides after ruling […]
I am the proud father of two Portland Elementary Panthers. It is a school I cherish because it has cherished my children and their friends with a kind of love that builds solidarity. It is precisely my love of Portland Elementary and the West End where I live that often places me at odds with […]
valentinrussanov / iStock.com We often don’t realize when we’re making poor financial decisions. Many middle-class people spend mindlessly on stuff that looks impressive but only ends up draining their savings and keeping them from growing their wealth. Read Next: Here’s How Much the Definition of Middle Class Has Changed in Every State Try This: Owe […]
In 2023, The Tennessean’s Eating Nashville column dynamic duo, my colleagues Mackensy Lunsford and Brad Schmitt, ranked Red Lobster 20 out of 20 among Middle Tennessee chain restaurants. Mackensy decried a murky lobster tank and Brad described the lobster he ordered as rubbery, chewy and expensive. My heart sank, not because I’m the restaurant’s No. […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Press Trust of India reported Monday. Scores of people were thought to be trapped after the collapse in the suburb of Ghatkopar, Mumbai police said on social media platform […]
Alyssa Farah Griffin is paying close attention to Donald Trump’s hush money trial … and she has some questions for the prosecution. The former White House communications director and current cohost of “The View” stopped by CNN to share her opinion on the legal strategy behind her former boss being forced to relive his affair […]
The water is blue and the salt breeze keeps blowing, but Mississippi keeps sounding the same warning again and again. The state’s Department of Environmental Quality routinely issues beach advisories when it finds bacteria in the water, and it has alerted swimmers of pollution more than a dozen times already this year. No beaches are […]