JP Carroll Parts of Brazil have declared a state of emergency because of the Zika virus. It can be sexually transmitted and scientists believe the illness will hit the U.S. soon. The Zika virus is transmitted through bites from the Aedes species of mosquito. The virus can cause birth defects such as stunted brain and skull growth in babies….
Blake Neff One of America’s most prominent evangelical Christian colleges is moving to fire a professor who said Christians and Muslims worship the same God. Originally, Wheaton College in Illinois only suspended professor Larycia Hawkins indefinitely for her Dec. 10 Facebook post where she announced she would wear a hijab until Christmas — in solidarity with Muslims facing bigotry….
Rachel Stoltzfoos Famous Los Angeles donut shop Randy’s Donuts is raising its prices in response to a second California minimum wage hike in recent years. A sign posted on the front door of the shop informs customers prices will be raised on the first of the year, because of a January minimum wage hike and resulting price increases for food…
Jonah Bennett A Tomah Department of Veterans Affairs employee responsible for counseling inpatient female veterans in the PTSD and substance abuse units has just been jailed over multiple sexual assault allegations, according to reports received by The Daily Caller News Foundation. An internal public affairs memo corroborates those reports, though the exact nature of the behavior…
Jacob Bojesson More than 90 women in Germany reported they were either sexually assaulted or robbed outside a train station in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, with similar events taking place in two other major cities. The news of the mass sexual assaults by “North African groups” of around 1,000 people didn’t break until Monday…
Blake Neff Attractive women, but not men, are given better grades than their less-attractive classmates according to a new economics study. The research, first written about at Inside Higher Ed, was presented Monday at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. The research was conducted by Rey Hernández-Julián and Christina Peters, two economics researchers at…
Members of the Republican National Committee will consider a resolution that would urge House Republicans to begin impeachment proceedings for president Obama. Michigan’s RNC committeeman Dave Agema will introduce the resolution at the RNC’s next meetings which will take place from January 13th-15th. “It’s simply asking our House of Representatives…to abide by their oath of…
By Casey Harper Gun carrying, private citizens who used their firearms to stop criminal attacks saved at least 283 potential victims — and potentially many more — in a period between July 2014 and July 2015, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis. TheDCNF concluded its analysis as President Barack Obama announced Tuesday another push by his administration…
Representative Justin Amash (R-MI) lashed out against President Obama’s executive orders regarding gun control yesterday on Twitter. So, the guy who sells guns from our government to radical Syrian rebels lectures law-abiding Americans about selling guns to each other. — Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 5, 2016 The Congressman reminded the American public that Obama started to…
Even as Caucuses Approach, Much Can Yet Happen by Josh Guckert The Iowa Caucuses are now less than four weeks away, as one of the most interesting campaigns in several cycles shapes up for its first contest. Donald Trump has led most Iowa polls since the beginning of August, with his lead being challenged by…