Day: May 24, 2024

‘No open debate’: Blue state judge removes controversial ballot initiative after backlash over parents’ rights

8:40 am May 24, 2024

The controversial Equal Rights Amendment, which was on the ballot for the November elections in New York, has been tossed by a judge on procedural grounds. The ruling is a victory for Republicans and opponents of the bill who say it was written too broadly and could trample parents’ rights when it comes to decisions […]

International Criminal Court: 20 years, billions spent, limited success as US considers sanctions

8:00 am May 24, 2024

As the U.S. weighs sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) over potential arrest warrants for Israeli officials, some experts have questioned the value of the court, given its track record since its founding. “[The ICC] has been around for over two decades, [but] it has less than 10 successful prosecutions,” Orde Kittrie, a senior […]

Hamas’ Gaza health ministry under microscope as questions continue over number of deaths

8:00 am May 24, 2024

JERUSALEM – After nearly eight months of war, Gaza’s health system is in tatters, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting on May 3 that nearly 70% of its hospitals are no longer functioning, while the United Nations and the International Rescue Committee saying even only 15 hospitals, out of some 36, are only partially operating, […]

Meet the American who cooked up ketchup, Dr. James Mease, patriot with passion for ‘love apples’

8:00 am May 24, 2024

Americans can proudly paint patriotic cookouts with the color of ketchup all summer long. The tomato-based condiment has been a national obsession for 200 years and comes with all-American bona fides of flavor. Credit Philadelphia native Dr. James Mease, a scientist, author, horticulturalist, civic activist, Pennsylvania polymath — a really smart guy — and wartime […]

Extremely rare “blue-eyed” cicada spotted in Chicago suburb

4:05 am May 24, 2024

Two separate families in the Chicago suburbs stumbled upon a “one in a million” blue-eyed cicada, sharing pictures of the vibrant insect. Greta Bailey told Fox News Digital that her 4-year-old son, Jack, was collecting the typically red-eyed cicada when the family first spotted the bright-eyed insect in their Wheaton, Illinois backyard. Bailey told FOX […]