The Hollywood movie industry argued about what constitutes a film in a knock-down, drag-out fight with the Oscars as the boxing ring a few years back. Despite the disagreement, several films launched on streaming services were nominated to win an…
Two Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers swore at each other during a heated argument on March 28, 2022. One of Whitney Young Magnet High School’s history teachers hung an African American doll by its neck from a cord in his…
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in the parts of the Sevier County, Tennessee area as wildfires spread. On Wednesday morning, a brush fire spread due to high winds and low humidity, causing it to rip through the county. The fire is…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a second COVID booster shot — a fourth dose — of either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for adults ages 50 and older. Some experts,…
COVID-19 cases were kept under control in countries and regions like New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore for most of the pandemic. These countries previously adopted zero-COVID policies that involved stringent rules in contact tracing, border controls, quarantine, mass testing,…
Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with aphasia — a medical condition caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension — and will be stepping back from his acting career. The “Die…
One advantage about having been alive for three-quarters of a century involves the quality of life vs quantity of life. I was a junior in high school in October 1962. Living in Los Angeles, we engaged in “duck and cover”…
America throws hundreds of billions of dollars away each year, giving the Pentagon new toys to play with. It is true. I am a pacifist and proud of it. However, this article has little to do with my personal beliefs….
Trump, other members of his party, and Fox’ Tucker Carlson continue their support for Vladimir Putin’s illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine. They continue to ignore war crimes committed against the people of Ukraine, and focus on Trump’s Constitutional violation…
On Sunday, viewers of the 94th Academy Awards witnessed history on another level, with an Oscar nominee slapping the host. Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock in the face after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith….