Monthly Archives: April 2021
Apr
Last week, our country breathed a sigh of relief as a guilty verdict was handed down against former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Soon after, though, news broke of a police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl in Columbus, Ohio. The day after, Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black […]
Apr
The US Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to ban menthol flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars, including menthol flavor, within the next year, according to an agency announcement Thursday.The US Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to ban menthol flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars, including menthol flavor, within the next year, […]
Apr
Reese Witherspoon and Britney Spears ended marriages the same year and were raising two kids as single moms and Witherspoon says their treatment couldn’t have been more different.Reese Witherspoon and Britney Spears ended marriages the same year and were raising two kids as single moms and Witherspoon says their treatment couldn’t have been more different.
Apr
Hail as large as softballs rained down Wednesday evening as severe thunderstorms struck parts of Texas and Oklahoma.Hail as large as softballs rained down Wednesday evening as severe thunderstorms struck parts of Texas and Oklahoma.
Apr
When President Joe Biden drops by Jimmy Carter’s two-bedroom ranch house in Plains, Georgia, on Thursday — a pilgrimage to visit a man he vocally supported as a young senator decades ago — it will be at least the fourth time he’s spoken with one of his presidential or vice-presidential predecessors this month.When President Joe […]
Apr
Playing video games just got a whole lot posher, as a gold-plated Nintendo Wii made for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II goes on sale on eBay.Playing video games just got a whole lot posher, as a gold-plated Nintendo Wii made for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II goes on sale on eBay.
Apr
On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden unveiled his “American Families Plan,” which calls for $1.8 trillion to be invested in education, child care and paid family leave. This investment is essential to ensure that all who want join the American workforce have the opportunity. But even more importantly, it is aimed at helping women, who […]
Apr
The Ingenuity helicopter has risen to every challenge it has faced on Mars so far. Now, it’s ready to fly even further, faster and longer than before.The Ingenuity helicopter has risen to every challenge it has faced on Mars so far. Now, it’s ready to fly even further, faster and longer than before.
Apr
No Wi-Fi and spotty cell service hold a certain allure after 13 months of Zoom calls.No Wi-Fi and spotty cell service hold a certain allure after 13 months of Zoom calls.