This week, PEN America released a report on the current state of book bans in the USA. The report discusses the 50+ “parents’ rights” groups operating across the country, both on the national and local levels, and how these groups are responsible or connected to at least half of the book bans that have taken
The New York Yankees are hosting Boston for a four-game series, but this edition of the teams’ fierce rivalry has different stakes than usual. Rather than win-loss records or the playoff race, the main focus this time will be whether Yankee slugger Aaron Judge sets a new American League record for home runs. And, to
At 9 am Moscow time Wednesday September 21, Vladimir Putin gave his first address to the Russian nation since he started his Ukraine war in February 2022. The speech was shocking. It revealed a worldview radically different from yours and mine. Shock number one was Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons, a threat amplified a
Vermont Avenue is the second-busiest transit corridor in Southern California after Wilshire Boulevard, yet plans to add a light rail train along the north-south artery from Hollywood to South L.A and beyond would take decades to complete and cost billions of dollars not yet in hand. In an effort to get something done faster, the
Officials in Alabama have halted the lethal injection execution of a prisoner on death row because they couldn’t find a vein before the midnight deadline. Alabama corrections commissioner John Hamm said the decision to call off the scheduled execution of Alan Miller was made after it became clear they could not get the process under
It may have been billed a mini-budget, but what Kwasi Kwarteng announced on Friday was massive. A package of tax cuts on a scale not seen for half a century, paid for through borrowing at increasingly expensive rates in the hope that it will deliver better growth. This is an administration that promised “shock and
GitHub has put out an advisory detailing what may be an ongoing phishing campaign targeting its users to steal credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes by impersonating the CircleCI DevOps platform. The Microsoft-owned code hosting service said it learned of the attack on September 16, 2022, adding the campaign impacted “many victim organizations.” The fraudulent
Dressed in jailhouse blues and physically restrained by shackles, accused killer Rob Telles stood briefly in the threshold of Las Vegas Justice Court. He stared out into the courtroom with a bemused look and impish smile, before retreating to his cell after a postponement in the proceedings. Under the weight of a murder charge in
Shania Twain is BACK. After quite the layoff, the Queen of Pop Country is back to making music, dropping her brand new single “Waking Up Dreaming” today. She initially made the announcement back on Monday, saying: “Every time I get to announce something like this I get such a rush of adrenaline and nerves- it
Dalton Dover is savoring every moment in his uplifting new single “Damn Good Life.” Out today (Sept. 23), the 23-year-old Georgia native co-wrote his latest release Alex Maxwell and Jaxson Free. The track is an infectious and much-needed reminder to celebrate the little things in life while you still have the chance. “I wanted to write
Nia Long says she’s gonna need all the support she can get after getting blindsided by her fiance, Celtics Coach Ime Udoka … who we’ve learned kept her in the dark about his affair, even though the team busted him months ago. Sources connected to the team and the couple tell TMZ … Nia had
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 sale has brought several great deals on budget smartphones from popular brands like Samsung, Redmi, Oppo, and more. During this festival sale, SBI card holders get the benefit of an additional 10 percent instant discount on their purchases. Check out our list of some of the best offers live on
Getting Off Prosecutors have recommended against bringing charges against the Florida congressman for his alleged relationship with a 17-year-old girl, according to The Washington Post Matt Gaetz has long been under federal investigation for potentially sex-trafficking a 17-year-old girl. The Washington Post reported on Friday that prosecutors have recommended against charging the Florida congressman, citing
The growth plan outlined by the chancellor to lift the UK from the depths of the cost of living crisis and back to prosperity has been met with horror on financial markets, with the pound taking a particular hammering late in the day. Sterling, bonds and share values all fell sharply in the wake of
The New York Times has reported on the passing of Hilary Mantel. Mantel, 70, died from a stroke on Thursday. The British author, two-time winner of the Booker Prize, was a prolific author of literature, including historical fiction, personal memoirs, and short stories. She authored Wolf Hall (Booker Prize winner), Bring Up the Bodies (Booker
The Los Angeles Unified School District has announced that it will make Narcan, an anti-overdose medication, available to all schools. This announcement was made after a 15-year-old student was found dead in a Hollywood school’s bathroom following a fentanyl overdose. Alberto M. Carvalho, the superintendent, said that naloxone (Narcan) would be available at all K-12
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge did not find “any irregularity” with the way the Sheriff’s Department obtained search warrants for the homes and offices of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and other county officials, according to a hearing Thursday, Sept. 22. Still, Judge William Ryan ruled he would not allow either the sheriff’s detectives, or
A Florida highway was forced to temporarily close after a multi-vehicle crash caused thousands of cans of beer to cover the road. The semi-trailer had been carrying cases of Coors Light when it crashed and spilled its load all over the busy road. All lanes of Interstate 75, which is around 30 miles north of
Councils are calling on the new prime minister to honour her promise to put £13 billion into social care, as government plans to scrap the newly introduced national insurance levy were confirmed. Ahead of today’s mini-budget, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng said the tax hike – introduced in April to pay for social care and tackle the
A malicious NPM package has been found masquerading as the legitimate software library for Material Tailwind, once again indicating attempts on the part of threat actors to distribute malicious code in open source software repositories. Material Tailwind is a CSS-based framework advertised by its maintainers as an “easy to use components library for Tailwind CSS