US Army has hidden or downplayed loss of firearms for years
The U.S. Army has hidden or downplayed the extent to which its firearms disappear, significantly understating losses and thefts even as some weapons are used in street crimes.
Dr. Nicole Saphier: Let’s pause COVID vaccination for our kids — here’s my take as a physician and mother
Without sufficient safety data and the parallel drop in MIS-C cases, I remain unconvinced on the utility of universal vaccination for COVID-19 in children right now.
Message in a bottle from Rhode Island found in Portugal
A message in a bottle that appears to have been sent from Rhode Island in 2018 was discovered in Portugal last week.
Chris Pratt honors Flag Day by parachuting with Navy ‘Leap Frogs’: ‘The Stars and Stripes represent all of us’
The Marvel star, 41, took to Instagram to share a video of himself freefalling with the esteemed Navy Parachute Team — dubbed the “Leap Frogs” — with the…
‘Micropolitan’ label in jeopardy for dozens of US cities
Some lawmakers are trying to stop 144 U.S. cities from losing their designations as “metropolitan areas” as the federal government updates its standards, doubling the minimum number of…
Teacher defends pushing critical race theory on students, calls opponents racist
A teacher in Illinois is defending critical race theory as a valuable tool for addressing racism.
Lawsuit against Kristin Cavallari, Jay Cutler over alleged dog bite dropped
A cable guy has dropped his lawsuit against reality star Kristin Cavallari and her estranged husband, former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, after one of their dogs allegedly bit…
Putin trolls US, defends treatment of Navalny by citing Capitol riot arrests, police shootings, BLM protests
President Biden called Vladimir Putin’s comparison of Russian opposition protests to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot “ridiculous.”
Boy vows to mow 50 lawns for 50 veterans in honor of his grandfather
With skills instilled in him from his grandfather, 14-year-old Nathan Adams started his own lawn mowing business.
Longtime Mount St. Mary’s coach Jim Phelan dies at age 92
Jim Phelan, the bow-tied basketball coach who won 830 games during nearly a half-century at Mount St. Mary’s, has died. He was 92.