Day: November 18, 2024

Trump’s choice for FCC chairman says agency ‘will end its promotion of DEI’ next year

3:49 pm November 18, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said early Monday morning that the agency’s focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) will end next year. Brendan Carr, who currently serves as the senior Republican member of the FCC, posted a snippet of the agency’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 on […]

Royal family’s favorite American foods and ‘humble’ hot dog’s important role in history revealed

3:30 pm November 18, 2024

The royal family has historically enjoyed trying food in the United States during their visits to the country, a new book reveals – and one meal in particular might have changed the course of history, according to its author. In his new book “Cooking & the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles […]

Former FEMA employee slams agency on equity focus after official tells workers to avoid homes with Trump signs

3:27 pm November 18, 2024

A former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee said the guidance to skip over houses with Trump signs and banners is part of a larger diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issue with the agency, saying it was “completely avoidable.” Chelsea Nied, a former FEMA employee who was deployed 66 times in 22 states on the […]

Surge in walking pneumonia affects these high-risk groups, says Dr. Marc Siegel

3:00 pm November 18, 2024

Cases of so-called “walking pneumonia” are spiking across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has alerted. The highly contagious infection has primarily affected young children, according to the same source. Between March 31 and Oct. 5 of this year, the percentage of cases grew from 1% to 7.2% among children ages […]

Flight attendant’s viral video shows pilots landing in heavy rainstorm

2:30 pm November 18, 2024

It was a dark and stormy night when a video filmed from the cockpit of an airplane emerged on social media, showing the conditions pilots face when landing in heavy rain. “This was the day I learned that planes have wiper blades,” said TikToker @damailufta, who shared her front-row seat behind the pilots in the […]