Day: August 18, 2023

WHO, CDC tracking new lineage of virus that causes COVID

12:15 pm August 18, 2023

World public health agencies are tracking a highly mutated strain of the virus that causes COVID-19. The newly discovered strain, referred to as BA.2.86, has been designated as a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization (WHO) “due to the large number of mutations it carries.” “More data are needed to understand this COVID-19 […]

Rosalynn Carter celebrates 96th birthday with husband Jimmy Carter, peanut butter ice cream and butterflies

12:10 pm August 18, 2023

Rosalynn Carter turned 96 on Friday and will celebrate her birthday with her husband, former President Carter, who is 98, at their home in Georgia, her organization said. According to The Carter Center, the human rights organization the Carters opened in Atlanta after losing his 1980 re-election bid, Rosalynn will have a quiet birthday celebration […]

Schiff’s GOP opponent rips Dem for ignoring LA’s smash-and-grab crime surge, enabling ‘criminal culture’

12:00 pm August 18, 2023

Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff’s 2024 GOP Senate opponent in California is blasting the congressman for turning a blind eye to surging crime in his state, including a recent string of flash mob smash-and-grab robberies, one of which recently occurred in Schiff’s own district. The crime spike in Los Angeles in recent years has recently become […]

Appeals court stops FDA from jeopardizing pregnant women’s lives with abortion pill

12:00 pm August 18, 2023

In a victory for women’s health, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled August 16, in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration that the FDA must restore critical safeguards for chemical abortion drugs and end illegal mail-order abortions. Although the case remains stayed until the Supreme Court decides to grant […]

Who is Elizabeth Thomas? Kidnapping survivor breaks years of silence on horror-filled cross-country trek

12:00 pm August 18, 2023

Elizabeth Thomas was a 15-year-old Tennessee freshman when she was kissing her 50-year-old married teacher in January 2017 and then seemingly vanished two months later. Her sudden disappearance sparked a national search for her and her kidnapper, Tad Cummins, who groomed and abducted his “vulnerable” underage student. He was added to Tennessee’s “Top 10 Most […]