A Commonwealth Court judge has set a trial date for a landmark case that seeks to overhaul how Pennsylvania pays for public schools. The case, brought by plaintiffs including the William Penn School District in Delaware County, will tentatively be heard in summer 2020, according to the order Thursday by Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer. Discovery […]
Now that an Ivy-League study has quantified the patronizing racial attitudes of white liberals, I can rest comfortably, knowing that I’m not alone in my belief that well-intentioned whites sometimes speak down to black people. In a study called Self Presentation in Interracial Settings: The Competence Downshift By White Liberals, two professors from Princeton and […]
Michael Flynn’s lawyer had it right back in March 2017 — his client certainly has a story to tell. That special counsel Robert Mueller clearly agrees but is not ready to share the former national security adviser’s tale with the American people cannot be anything but bad news for President Donald Trump and those around […]
Former President George H.W. Bush will be honored with a state funeral on Wednesday, an official gathering that will include current and former presidents and world leaders to mark the life of the 41st President. The White House said both President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend Wednesday’s service at Washington National […]
America may get its most intimate look yet inside Robert Mueller’s secretive Russia investigation in the next four days, with a series of disclosures that have the potential to be greatly damaging for President Donald Trump. Court filings focusing on Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Tuesday and his ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort […]
Children talk to their toys as if they’re really listening, sometimes confiding in dolls and stuffed animals. Now toys are actually listening. And remembering. This holiday season, shoppers can buy “smart toys,” internet connected playthings equipped with microphones, cameras, and the ability to collect reams of data about children. Consumer advocates warn the toys pose […]
President Trump is expected to pay a condolence call to members of former President George H.W. Bush’s family today at Blair House, a government house across the street from the White House. This morning, Trump tweeted about spending time with the Bushes: Looking forward to being with the wonderful Bush family at Blair House today. […]
Realistic looking toy guns can be deadly in the hands of black children. Ask Zahiem Salahuddin, the 13-year-old who was jailed for three days for shooting a smaller child with a toy gun. Maybe you could even ask Tamir Rice—except Tamir was killed two seconds after a Cleveland police officer saw him playing with a […]
Black and Hispanic Americans are less likely to smoke cigarettes than white Americans. Yet once they’ve started, they’re more likely to stay hooked. National data show they successfully quit only about half as often as white smokers. These communities often have less access to nicotine-replacement therapy and counseling that can help them quit. But experts […]
George Herbert Walker Bush died Friday at the age of 94. Former President George W. Bush released a statement, saying for himself and his siblings, “Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro, and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died … “The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41’s […]
CNN fired liberal pundit Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, following controversial statements he made about Israel at the United Nations. “Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN,” a network spokesperson said in an email. Speaking at a pro-Palestine meeting at the U.N. on Wednesday, Hill called for a “free Palestine from the […]
In a defeat for President Donald Trump, black Republican Sen. Tim Scott announced Thursday that he can’t support his controversial judicial nominee Thomas Farr, torpedoing the nomination. Scott said in statement that he could not support Farr because of his role in a voter suppression scheme. “I am ready and willing to support strong […]
