Day: April 1, 2024

Atlantic City mayor says home was searched over ‘private family issue,’ dismissing corruption whisperings

8:04 pm April 1, 2024

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said Monday that a search of his home last week by prosecutors involved “a private family issue,” not a crime. The Democratic mayor held a news conference at City Hall to respond to the execution last Thursday of five search warrants by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office naming the mayor […]

Biden says he ‘didn’t do that’ when asked about proclaiming Easter as ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’

8:00 pm April 1, 2024

President Biden said Monday that he “didn’t do that” when asked about his official White House proclamation declaring March 31, the same day as Easter this year, as Transgender Day Of Visibility. In an exchange with reporters at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Biden declined responsibility for the proclamation when asked about House […]

Gusting winds spin chair lifts at Italian ski resort: ‘Total panic and fear’

7:05 pm April 1, 2024

Chair lifts at an Italian ski resort in the Swiss Alps were captured on video twisting and turning after being blasted by sudden gusts of wind while at least two people were still riding in the chairs on Thursday. Onlookers recorded video of the frightening incident at the Cervino Ski Paradise in Breuil-Cervinia, a popular […]

Disabled DC man beaten to death on video, 3 young girls arrested

6:53 pm April 1, 2024

Three young girls have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 64-year-old man in northwest Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 17, 2023, for a report of a man down, according to a press release. Upon arrival, […]

How 155,000 copies of ‘The Great Gatsby’ were pivotal for World War II soldiers and F Scott Fitzgerald

6:53 pm April 1, 2024

“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic piece of literature today that has been read by millions. The book set on Long Island during the Jazz Age is a work read by English classes across the country. The story told by narrator Nick Carraway about his wealthy, mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and […]