Dictionary.com announced Thursday that it had added 600 new words to its collection, including many words relating to social justice preferences. The outlet’s article about the new words notes that it added 450 completely new entries along with 94 new definitions to existing entries, many of which have to do with the vocabulary surrounding the […]

Following a joint law enforcement operation, 150 missing children aged 3 to 17 were located throughout Tennessee. CNN reported that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that a task force discovered the children during three “sweeps throughout the state,” as part of “Operation Volunteer Strong.” Only a few of those children may have been human […]

The president of a California teachers union is under fire after video surfaced of him taking his two-year-old daughter to an in-person preschool. Berkeley Federation of Teachers President Matt Meyer has been advocating for a “gold standard” that says schools in Berkeley, California, cannot reopen until all educators and district staff members have been vaccinated […]

Only a small percent of President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package would actually go to pandemic-related efforts. Reason’s Peter Suderman reported this week that just 1% of the package would be spent on vaccines, with only 5% going toward “pandemic-related public health needs.” A full 15%, about $300 billion, is earmarked for […]

As part of its continued search to find something to charge former President Donald Trump with regarding his real estate holdings, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office is now investigating loans given to Trump for multiple properties. The Wall Street Journal reported about the new investigation on Saturday, though it is unclear why the probe is […]

Beto O’Rourke, who not only lost a U.S. Senate race against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) but also failed in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, said earlier this week he is considering a run for Texas governor. Speaking to El Paso radio station KLAQ, O’Rourke said that running for Texas governor was “something I’m […]

Megacompany Apple is threatening to remove social networking service Parler from its App Store unless the company starts moderating its platform more harshly. Reuters reported that Parler, billed as an alternative to Twitter without the left-wing bias, received the letter from Apple Friday evening following Big Tech’s crackdown on President Donald Trump and his supporters. […]

Large percentages of health care workers in multiple states have said they would not take the COVID-19 vaccine, with some citing a distrust of the political machinations behind the timeline of the vaccine’s creation. The New York Post reported Friday that health care works in California, New York City, Ohio, and Texas are refusing to […]

A U.K. activist who leads a Black Lives Matter-inspired political party has called for a “race offenders” registry — a national database of anyone “accused” or “charged” with racism. The registry would bar those on it from certain jobs and from living near people of color. Sasha Johnson, the activist calling for the registry, calls […]

Democrats will have to win both U.S. Senate elections in Georgia in order to get Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security confirmed, since the last time this particular person was nominated to a position of power, not a single Republican senator voted to confirm him. Late last month, Biden said he […]