Day: June 19, 2024

New York City man ‘lived’ the Constitution for a year. Here are 7 things he learned

1:30 pm June 19, 2024

Bestselling author and journalist A.J. Jacobs has found his niche in life. Rather than exploring an intriguing topic for an hour or two, let’s say — or a day, a week or a month — he goes all in for a year or more, coming out on the other side a slightly changed version of […]

Prince Harry’s jabs at Queen Camilla are ‘unforgivable’ for King Charles, royal is ‘on his own’: expert

1:30 pm June 19, 2024

King Charles III is good at holding grudges. The reigning British monarch is reportedly still unable to forgive his younger son, Prince Harry, for casting his true love, Queen Camilla, as the villain in his 2023 tell-all “Spare.” And while the Duke of Sussex has reportedly been attempting to have peace talks with his family, […]

Biden team argues that all unflattering videos of him are fake, but that’s not true

12:30 pm June 19, 2024

I think I’ll do some trash-talking today. Not my style, I know. But indulge me here. The two candidates spend so much time and energy denigrating and denouncing each other that you really can’t cover this campaign without delving into that. Even when the charges and counter-charges are false, misleading or based on digital manipulation. […]

Newsom seeks to restrict students’ cellphone use in schools: ‘Harming the mental health of our youth’

11:54 am June 19, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, announced Tuesday his pledge to restrict students’ smartphone use during the school day, pointing to statements from the Biden administration that social media harms the mental health of children. The decision comes after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy urged Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms about […]

Trump-backed candidate wins Virginia’s Republican Senate primary to take on Tim Kaine

10:22 am June 19, 2024

Hung Cao won the Virginia Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, getting the party’s nod to take on incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., in November. The most prominent contenders in the Senate GOP primary besides Cao were former DeSantis-staffer and Club for Growth employee Scott Parkinson and constitutional attorney Jonathan Emord. Former President Trump endorsed Cao […]