Day: February 22, 2024

University of Georgia student found dead with ‘visible injuries’ after going for run on campus

10:12 pm February 22, 2024

A female University of Georgia student was found dead “in a forested area” Thursday after going for a run on the campus in Athens, according to university police. UGA police received a phone call just after noon Thursday “from an individual concerned for the welfare of a friend who had gone for a run on […]

Dolly Parton, 78, says only 1 thing could make her retire from country music

10:02 pm February 22, 2024

Dolly Parton has been a fixture in the country music world for decades, and even though she’s getting older, she doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon. The “Jolene” singer recently confirmed that she wants to keep working indefinitely, telling USA Today, “I would only retire if I was ill or if my husband was ill […]

Biden admin weighs executive action on border crisis, drawing fire from left and right

10:01 pm February 22, 2024

The Biden administration is considering executive action to tackle the ongoing border crisis after a bipartisan Senate bill failed to gather support, and reports of what moves are being considered are already drawing fire from both immigration activists and Republicans. Multiple outlets reported that, in the wake of the failure of the bipartisan Senate border […]

Polish lawmakers greenlight morning-after pill for ages 15 and up

9:52 pm February 22, 2024

Poland’s lawmakers voted on Thursday to approve over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for ages 15 and above in a step to liberalize Poland’s strict reproductive law inherited from the previous nationalist conservative government. The vote in the lower house was the first step in the plans of the new pro-European Union government to loosen […]

Michigan Republicans sent into disarray by dueling pro-Trump factions

9:51 pm February 22, 2024

The Michigan Republican Party was deep in debt when a longtime party donor who had given more than $1 million over the past decade asked for a meeting with its chairwoman. Kristina Karamo turned down the donor. Her reasoning, according to two people familiar with the matter, was that he was a “Republican in Name […]