Day: June 14, 2023

Michigan city votes against allowing Pride flags on public property after contentious council meeting

6:49 pm June 14, 2023

A city near Detroit, Michigan, decides against allowing Pride flags on public property after a bizarre and contentious municipal meeting. The Hamtramck City Council voted Tuesday to ban Pride flags from public flag poles due to opposition from religious groups who disagree with the ideology represented by the symbol. “We want to respect the religious rights […]

Florida cop arrested, relieved of duty for ‘reckless driving’ of marked police cruiser

6:19 pm June 14, 2023

A Florida city police officer was reportedly arrested and stripped of his duties after being pulled over by a county sheriff’s deputy for alleged reckless driving. Officer Alexander Shaouni was allegedly driving 80 mph in a 45 mph zone in a marked Orlando Police Department vehicle when he was pulled over by a deputy of […]

North Carolina State University researchers sterilize fruit flies to combat damage inflicted on fruit growers

6:14 pm June 14, 2023

Paul Nelson is used to doing battle with an invasive fruit fly called the spotted wing drosophila, a pest that one year ruined more than half the berries on the Minnesota farm he and his team run. In recent years, they’ve cut their losses closer to 5%, but it’s been labor-intensive and expensive. “It’s a […]

Kenya awards Olympic track champion Kipyegon with a house, $35K for breaking 2 world records

6:14 pm June 14, 2023

Distance runner Faith Kipyegon was given $35,000 and a house by Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday as a reward for breaking two world records in the space of a week. Kipyegon, who met with Ruto at the president’s office, said she would now fulfill a promise she had made to buy her father a […]

Paul Pelosi attack suspect David DePape’s state trial is delayed – here’s what happens next

6:13 pm June 14, 2023

David DePape, the suspect accused of attacking Paul Pelosi after breaking into he and Nancy’s San Francisco home last year, will face a federal trial before he appears in state court, his attorney confirmed Wednesday. The federal trial in relation to the October 2022 incident will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 11. DePape, 42, faces federal […]