Day: April 1, 2024

Kansas lawmakers race to reckon with flat tax, DEI disputes before spring break

2:50 pm April 1, 2024

The Kansas Legislature is scrambling to address tax cuts, funding for disability services and immigration issues ahead of its annual three-week spring break starting next week. Most bills that don’t pass by then won’t be considered when lawmakers return April 29 for a short wrap-up session. Republicans disagree over how to cut income taxes, as […]

Taiwanese group fights fake news with in-person conversations and a spotlight on seniors

2:47 pm April 1, 2024

Their days often began at the crack of dawn. They’d head out to a church, a temple, a park and set up a stall. They’d seek out seniors in particular, those who are perhaps the most vulnerable citizens of the information-saturated society that has enveloped them. To get people to stop and listen, they’d offer […]

Olympic medalist slams transgender track athlete for competing in women’s event: ‘Simply cheating’

2:04 pm April 1, 2024

Sharron Davies, a former Olympic swimmer who won a silver in the 400 medley for Britain in 1980, was among those to call out the unfairness in allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports on Sunday. A picture of transgender track athlete CeCe Telfer circulated across social media from an event earlier this year. […]

Trump-aligned candidate for North Dakota’s lone House seat gets boost from Vivek Ramaswamy

2:00 pm April 1, 2024

FIRST ON FOX: A Republican running for North Dakota’s lone seat in the House of Representatives is getting an endorsement from former 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy. Rick Becker, a plastic surgeon who previously served in North Dakota’s state House, is running in a three-way June 11 Republican primary to see who will advance […]

5 delicious food pranks that proved a hungry public craves every morsel of news

1:58 pm April 1, 2024

People crave a good story. Perhaps that’s why these five far-fetched food fantasies on April Fools’ Day in previous years fooled the public hungry for a good story — and maybe something new and delicious to eat. Check these five out. Fast-food chain Taco Bell took a daring risk in 1996 by claiming it bought […]