Day: June 14, 2024

Meet the American who stitched the Stars & Stripes, Betsy Ross, reputed wartime seductress

1:30 pm June 14, 2024

Flagmaker Betsy Ross is embraced as one of the most popular figures of the American Revolution. The young Philadelphia seamstress stitched the original Old Glory in the summer of 1776 at the request of Gen. George Washington himself, at least according to a beloved but unproven national narrative. “Today, while many Americans have come to […]

Taylor Swift’s ex leads fans’ ‘hot rodent men’ infatuation: ‘Look like cartoon mice,’ but ‘hottest men alive’

1:30 pm June 14, 2024

According to Gen Z, summer’s hottest dating trend is the “hot rodent man” or “sexy rat boyfriend.” A rough definition was formulated by the magazine Dazed, explaining, “Rodent handsome men are usually more svelte than muscular, with more pinched, angular features. They’re often not conventionally handsome, but this only makes them more hot.” The Daily Mail also […]

South Carolina true-crime podcast helps police make breakthrough in 50-year-old murder of ‘Mr. X’

1:30 pm June 14, 2024

South Carolina authorities are crediting a local reporter with helping them make a major breakthrough in a 1975 cold-case murder. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office on Monday revealed the identity of a murder victim named Oscar James Nedd, who was previously known only as Mr. X after a hunter found his body near Highway 20 […]

Driver indicted in crash that killed family of 3, including Arizona sheriff’s son

11:54 am June 14, 2024

The man accused of causing a crash that killed a family of three in Arizona in December 2022 has been indicted, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. Brian Alexander Torres-Perez, now 22, was indicted on three counts of manslaughter, which is a class two felony, in the crash that left Pinal County Sheriff […]

State Lawmakers Push for Ban on Phones in Schools

10:28 am June 14, 2024

The use of cell phones in schools has sparked considerable debate among educators and policymakers nationwide. Florida and Indiana have passed laws requiring public schools to ban students from using their cell phones during class. In Oklahoma, Washington, Kansas, Vermont, Connecticut, Virginia and South Carolina, lawmakers have introduced bills to restrict phones in school this […]