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 […]
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Americans from New York to Washington may finally get a reprieve on Monday from the oppressive heat wave of the past week, although sizzling temperatures threaten much of the Southeast and Southwest, weather forecasters said. The heat wave will likely peak in the Southwest, Mid-South and Plains early this week, […]
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha the way it’s supposed to be: with large family feasts, meat shared with those less fortunate, and new clothes and gifts for children. But this year, after eight months of devastating war between Israel and […]
It is appalling, unprecedented and dangerous that New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran is threatening to withhold degrees to students after they’ve already graduated. This cruel and unusual threat seems to be Corcoran’s response to being embarrassed when a prominent New College donor gave a commencement speech that wasn’t well received by students – or even […]
Veterans advocates are warning that arguments presented to the Supreme Court on Monday regarding laws criminalizing homelessness could have a troubling impact on efforts to help former troops struggling to find stable housing. The case — Johnson v. City of Grants Pass — centers on an Oregon town where officials approved regulations fining people $295 […]
It’s becoming an annual tradition in Memphis. Somewhere between the last weeks of the year and the first months of the new year Memphis, the Mid-South, and much of the U.S. is besieged by frigid temps and frozen precipitation caused by an Arctic blast. So far, 2024’s Arctic antics have inflicted significantly less damage to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle to elect a House speaker, a Republican who vowed to “never quit,” and then did just that. House lawmakers proceeded not only to oust the GOP speaker, they also punished their own colleagues with censures and expulsion, launched an impeachment inquiry […]