Day: April 22, 2025

State of War: How Trump is fighting a 9-front battle

12:30 pm April 22, 2025

President Trump is fighting a war with many battlefields. It’s a nine-front crusade, although I could easily double that number. If there’s a common thread here, it’s the president taking on elite institutions that he has long resented or reviled. That’s why his first three months seem stuck on hyperspeed – critics would say chaos […]

Atlanta approves $1.4M settlement for police officer acquitted in 2019 fatal shooting

12:10 pm April 22, 2025

The Atlanta City Council in Georgia unanimously voted on Monday to settle with a former Atlanta police officer who was acquitted in a deadly 2019 shooting. The city council has agreed to settle with Oliver Simmonds for $1.4 million, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. In 2022, Simmonds was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault with […]

Empire State Building shines in gold, white in memory of Pope Francis after pontiff’s death

10:38 am April 22, 2025

The Empire State Building in New York is shining gold and white tower lights for a four-hour window Monday night and into Tuesday morning in memory of Pope Francis following his death. The building was shining starting at 10 p.m. Monday night and will stay lit until 2 a.m. Tuesday to honor the life and […]

Detroit Pistons win first playoff game since 2008 ECF, beating the Knicks in Game 2

8:13 am April 22, 2025

Cade Cunningham had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Dennis Schroder made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, and the Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 on Monday night in Game 2 of their playoff series. The Pistons, who hadn’t even been to the postseason […]

Priest says US Catholic community ‘busy, in a good way’ as stats show massive wave of young adults converting

7:00 am April 22, 2025

There is a spike in converts to the Roman Catholic Church as young adults reportedly seek “moral order” after the pandemic years. While people may convert to the Catholic faith at any time of year, the Easter season is when many choose to do so. According to the National Catholic Register, “certain dioceses are reporting […]