Day: May 1, 2023

From Tallahassee to Tuscany, a Florida teacher’s renaissance: ‘gracious and hospitable’

7:11 pm May 1, 2023

The Florentines made good on their promise to give Hope Carrasquilla a hero’s welcome to the Italian city because that’s how many here view her. They see a woman in faraway Florida having fallen on her sword for a subject Florence feels passionately about. Renaissance art. The Tallahassee principal was forced to resign earlier this spring after […]

‘Hungry’ South Korean student finds banana artwork very appealing: report

7:09 pm May 1, 2023

A South Korean art student consumed a $120,000 piece of art that comprised a banana duct-taped to a wall because he was “hungry,” according to media reports. Noh Huyn-soo was filmed removing and peeling the fruit at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul in front of stunned onlookers, The Guardian reported. He then attached […]

‘Trump without the baggage’: GOP presidential hopeful takes dig at main rival in pivotal primary state

7:09 pm May 1, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H. – In a Republican presidential nomination race currently dominated by former President Donald Trump, Michigan businessman and long shot GOP White House candidate Perry Johnson says he’s “Trump without the baggage.” Johnson, who made a fortune through his successful companies in the quality control industry, described himself as “Yankee frugal” and touted in […]

Indiana Republican jokingly coming out as lesbian ‘woman of color’ sparks outrage, calls for his ‘execution’

6:15 pm May 1, 2023

A Republican councilman in Indiana is going viral after writing on Facebook that he now identifies as a woman of color in an apparent effort to troll the left. Ryan Webb, a father of five who is married to his wife, Brandy, is currently a councilman for Delaware County, Indiana, according to his official account. […]

Tornadoes strike Virginia and Florida, flooding in other states

6:13 pm May 1, 2023

Officials in Virginia, Maine, and Florida are assessing damage Monday from major storms over the weekend, including some that caused power outages and wrecked homes. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area and damaged dozens of homes, downed trees and caused gas leaks. Between 50 […]