The Republican Party, forged from a coalition of political forces to oppose the advance of slavery in the American west, was created in Ripon, Wisconsin, on this day in history, March 20, 1854. “The Republican Party grew out of resistance to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which overrode the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery to spread into Western territory by …
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The crime crisis in Haiti has prompted past allegations to resurface about the roles former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played in the nation’s recovery after a 2010 earthquake. “I got a chance to watch a lot of the things that happened on the ground,” Jack Brewer, a former NFL player and philanthropist who has pursued …
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‘SELECTION SUNDAY’ – The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament selections have been revealed, with the UConn Huskies receiving the No. 1 overall seed for the Big Dance. Continue reading… BIG DANCE DEBUT – Wagner College is headed to the Round of 64 after their first NCAA Tournament win in school history. In a First Four matchup of 16 seeds, Howard …
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California police last week arrested and charged a Victorville pastor, alleging that he contacted hitmen in a plot to kill his daughter’s boyfriend. Riverside authorities say Samuel Pasillas, 47, offered nearly $40,000 to Juan Manuel Cebreros, 55, and other men to kill his daughter’s boyfriend in October 2023. “During their investigation, detectives uncovered evidence the father met with the men …
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A Texas man was found guilty of torturing children and received more than 10 life sentences for his crimes. David Calhoun, 38, tortured several children similar to the way prisoners of war and political prisoners were tortured during the Korean and Vietnam wars, prosecutors said, according to Fox 4. The abuse was inflicted on several of his stepchildren and nephews …
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To hire more female police officers, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has abandoned its physical test requirements and replaced it with a physical “agility” test, as well as implemented lactation rooms for nursing mothers. The move is part of the department’s pledge to the national 30×30 initiative, which aims to advance women in the police force 30% by 2030. …
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An interactive exhibit opening Wednesday at the National WWII Museum will use artificial intelligence to let visitors hold virtual conversations with images of veterans, including a Medal of Honor winner who died in 2022. Voices From the Front will also enable visitors to the New Orleans museum to ask questions of war-era home front heroes and supporters of the U.S. …
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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is usually the hard-nosed football coach that is all business when his Bulldogs are on the gridiron. However, in the offseason, Smart knows he can joke around from time to time. That was the case on Monday night in front of the Macon Touchdown Club, where he joked about taking another form of transportation from …
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In a world rapidly transformed by technology, our ways of connecting and interacting continue to evolve. At the forefront of this evolution, Deutsche Telekom has unveiled its latest innovation, “Concept T,” at the Mobile World Congress 2024, offering a glimpse into the future of communication. This design study explores how artificial intelligence (AI), holography and other cutting-edge technologies could redefine …
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French bulldogs. U.S. dog owners. C’est l’amour. Frenchies remained the United States’ most commonly registered purebred dogs last year, according to American Kennel Club rankings released Wednesday. The club calls the Frenchie the most popular breed, though other canine constituencies may beg to differ. Is it a coup to be celebrated? Au contraire, say longtime fans who rue what popularity …
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