Day: September 4, 2023

Social media giants like TikTok, YouTube fuel ‘youth mental health crisis,’ school boards claim in lawsuit

12:00 pm September 4, 2023

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). More than 200 school boards across the country have joined a lawsuit against four tech giants, arguing that their social media companies have fueled today’s “unprecedented mental health […]

Parallel Learning’s CEO emphasizes the critical special ed teacher shortage in American public schools

12:00 pm September 4, 2023

Parallel Learning CEO Diana Heldfond joined “Sunday Night in America” host Trey Gowdy to discuss the obstacles facing schools across the U.S. to meet the needs of the number of children requiring special education services. Heldfond, who has firsthand experience with learning disabilities, now leads a company focused on addressing the surging demand for those […]

Johnny Depp, Sandra Bullock and Tom Cruise’s big breakthroughs in the ‘80s

12:00 pm September 4, 2023

Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp all had their big breakthroughs in the 1980s. They have gone on to become Golden Globe and Academy Award winners, starring in films such as “The Blind Side,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. Here’s a look at a few big […]

Women sentenced to time in prison after they ‘sadistically tortured’ pet parrot to death

12:00 pm September 4, 2023

A pair of women in the U.K. have been sentenced to months in prison for torturing and killing a friend’s parrot after a night of drinking. Tracy Dixon, 47, and Nicola Bradley, 35, were found guilty of “sadistically” torturing an African grey parrot named Sparky until the bird died, according to local reports. “You together […]

Attempt to bar Trump from 2024 ballot gains steam despite ‘dubious’ and ‘dangerous’ legal arguments: experts

12:00 pm September 4, 2023

Some on the right and left have claimed that former President Trump could be disqualified from appearing on the 2024 presidential ballot. Several legal experts dismiss that theory as not just implausible but potentially dangerous. The legal theory goes that Trump could be blocked from the ballot point as Section 3 of the 14th Amendment […]