Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema heads back to the White House Wednesday for her fourth meeting in just two days – as progressive lawmakers blast her for holding up the party’s social and economic agenda. Sinema is one of two Senate Democrats, along with West Virginia‘s Joe Manchin, who are the targets of intensive White … Read more
Cops refuse to take action against neighbor who plays monkey noises and racial slurs at black family because officers say ‘it is not criminally actionable’ Martinez, who is black, said her neighbor plays racial slurs and monkey noises at her family Martinez and her family have lived in their home on Jessamine Court for five … Read more
Salute from a transgender scout: Virginia honors first non-binary Eagle Scout in 100 years who received the coveted accolade alongside big brother Jacquelyn ‘Jack’ Cooper, 15, of Blacksburg, has earned Eagle Scout designation They were the first in the region to earn highest rank, attaining it in 22 months Only males could join organisation until … Read more
Ajla Tomljanović was first inspired to pick up a racquet when she was just six years old, hoping to join in on the fun between her older sister and handball champion father. She trained in her hometown of Brisbane for years before moving to Florida when she was 13 to improve her game and developed … Read more
‘I played the occasion as well as the opponent’: The last British teenager to make Wimbledon’s second week on her debut has urged Emma Raducanu not to repeat her mistakes and enjoy the experience Debbie Jevans made the fourth round in 1979 and was beaten by Virginia Wade Jevans said she didn’t before the match … Read more
A Virginia mom who grew up in Maoist China has slammed Critical Race Theory (CRT) during a contentious school board meeting on Wednesday. Xi Van Fleet told members of the Loudoun County School Board that she is ‘very alarmed’ by the teaching of CRT, which she says ‘trains children to be social justice warriors and … Read more
Pilots for the U.S. Navy saw UFOs off the coast of Virginia so frequently they got used to them despite them ‘watching us’ every day, a new report claims. Former Navy Lieutenant Ryan Graves called the unidentified aerial phenomena a threat to national security in an interview with 60 Minutes that will air on Sunday. Graves’ F/A-18 … Read more
Moment ‘drunk’ man gets into the wrong car and can’t work out why his key is not working ‘Drunk’ man is seen unlocking his car before climbing into an identical vehicle The unidentified man fumbles with the key fails to realise he is in the wrong car After being unable to start car he spots his … Read more
Amber alert is issued for missing two-year-old boy who is in ‘extreme danger’ after woman ‘abducted him from Virginia church nursery’ Noah Gabriel Trout, 2, was last seen inside the nursery around noon at Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, Virginia He was reportedly taken by an unknown woman was captured on surveillance leading him out … Read more
Human brains struggle to take ideas or elements away from designs, such as a bricks in blueprint of a building – and instead tend to add more, a new study reveals. In experiments, participants tasked with making a Lego Duplo building stronger tended to add more bricks rather than take them away. In another computerised … Read more
NASA conducted its first splash test for the Orion spacecraft in advance of the upcoming Artemis lunar missions. Cameras captured the 11-foot capsule dropping into the ‘hydro impact basin,’ a large tank of water at Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research Facility in Hampton, Virginia. However, the drop was hardly a long fall -the … Read more
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wants to get rid of personal income tax in the state and offset it by increasing sales tax by 2% and a luxury tax on items over $5,000 The proposal would reduce the income tax by 60% for the first year and repeal it completely in three years Justice said … Read more
Democrats continue to quarrel over $15 minimum wage as Chuck Schumer calls in Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin with no progress as moderates hold out for smaller hike Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer convened Democratic factions in his Senate leadership office Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia backs an $11 wage hike Sen. Kyrsten Sinema … Read more