Day: February 22, 2024

Yale faculty group calls on university to return to its mission, keep education separate from activism

10:00 am February 22, 2024

A select group of Yale faculty members are banding together and encouraging others to join them in a mission to advocate for free expression by “rededicating” the Ivy League institution to its “fundamental mission.” The “Faculty for Yale” initiative, according to its webpage, consists of faculty from across the university who share the common goal […]

‘COVID paralyzed my diaphragm’: Marathon runner shares how the infection took his breath away

10:00 am February 22, 2024

Someone with COVID-19 might expect to experience fatigue, cold and flu symptoms, and loss of taste and smell — but a paralyzed diaphragm would likely not be on the radar. It was certainly a surprise to Gerald Branim, 55, a runner from Tennessee. His life took a drastic turn when COVID-19 damaged his lungs and […]

White House reporters feel heat from administration over coverage of Biden, Trump: ‘Nagging and complaining’

10:00 am February 22, 2024

President Biden’s team is going on offense following the Robert Hur report, in its latest attempt to combat what they feel has been negative and inaccurate media coverage of the president, and some reporters in the field aren’t impressed. White House Counsel spokesman Ian Sams sent a letter to the White House Correspondent’s Association (WHCA) […]

Teen charged in 2023 break-in of Secret Service SUV parked outside Naomi Biden’s DC home

9:31 am February 22, 2024

An arrest has been made in connection with the break-in of a Secret Service vehicle parked outside of Naomi Biden’s home in Washington, D.C., in November 2023. Robert Kemp, 19, was taken into custody on Feb. 7 following an investigation into the Nov. 12 incident outside the home occupied by President Biden’s granddaughter in the […]

Julian Assange’s US extradition hearing wraps up in London, decision not expected until at least next month

6:20 am February 22, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s hearing at the British High Court in London for his possible final appeal challenging his extradition to the U.S. concluded on Wednesday. The court is not expected to make a decision on the Australian publisher’s fate until at least next month. The two-day appeal hearing before a panel of two judges […]