Day: June 17, 2023

This Father’s Day, let’s all come together to end America’s crisis around childbirth deaths

1:00 pm June 17, 2023

America leads the world in our wealth and military might. We unfortunately also lead the world in mass incarceration and gun deaths. And we lead the world in another, unconscionable area: our maternal morbidity and infant mortality. Last month, the decorated Olympic champion Tori Bowie was found dead in Florida due to complications from childbirth. […]

Snuggly ‘velcro dog’ is the perfect ‘telework companion,’ says DC rescue

1:00 pm June 17, 2023

A snuggly and enthusiastic 2-year-old pup is sure to melt the heart of anyone who welcomes him into a new home. Blake, a bulldog and Labrador mix, is up for adoption at the City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue in Washington, D.C. This peppy pup is full of energy and easy to entertain. “He loves […]

California man arrested on suspicion of starting wildfire that burned over 19K acres

12:03 pm June 17, 2023

California wildfire authorities have arrested a senior Mariposa County man identified as the suspect responsible for starting the July 2022 Oak fire, which burned more than 19,000 acres of vegetation and more than 125 residential buildings. Cal Fire said in a Friday statement that 71-year-old Edward Fredrick Wackerman was arrested on multiple felony charges, including […]

Levin: If relevant law applied to Trump, ‘Bill Clinton would be doing 50 years with his wife’

12:00 pm June 17, 2023

President Trump’s indictment cites the Espionage Act of 1917 when it should cite the Presidential Records Act of 1978, given precedent set by an Obama-appointed judge adjudicating a records case involving former President Bill Clinton, a top former Reagan official said Tuesday. Mark Levin, host of “Life, Liberty & Levin” – who served as chief […]

Shocking CDC statistics show the number of US children that received mental health treatment in 2021

12:00 pm June 17, 2023

Dismal numbers released Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate 15 percent of America’s children aged five to 17 recently received treatmentt for mental health conditions in 2021, raising concerns about the depth of the country’s ever-expanding mental health crisis. Adolescents showed the worst numbers in the data brief, with 18.9% of […]