LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) scientist say they’ve found the building blocks of life orbiting a distant star. A new UCLA study found a white dwarf star with an atmosphere rich in carbon, nitrogen, hydrogens and oxygen — critical components of life on Earth. “The findings…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Protesters effectively blocked new Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos from entering a Washington, D.C.-area public school, according to a local NBC news affiliate report. The trip to Jefferson Middle School Academy was supposed to be DeVos’s first trip to a school in her official role, but protesters critical of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democratic residents of Washington, D.C., aren’t willing to share their homes with President Donald Trump supporters, according to a Friday report from The New York Times. The local housing page on Craigslist.com is full of Democrats who aren’t open to sharing their living quarters with anyone who supports…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Scientists hope drones can become the new bees if the critical pollinators continue to die off. One group of researchers have developed a working four-propeller drone that can fill the role of honeybees, butterflies and other pollinators by flying from flower to flower, gently brushing pollen molecules onto…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) delayed listing a bumblebee as endangered Thursday, due to President Donald Trump’s freeze on publishing new regulations. The Obama administration announced in mid-January the rusty patched bumblebee would become the first bee species to be listed as endangered — but…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Former Army Maj. Gen. Ronald Lewis will retire from the U.S. Army at the rank of brigadier general after allegations of using official government credit cards at strip clubs in two different countries. An Army spokesman confirmed Thursday that Lewis used government credit cards at strip clubs in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A student group at George Mason University has sued its school to discover links between the school and the Charles Koch Foundation. The lawsuit, which also includes GMU’s fundraising department, is filed by Transparent GMU, a group that is concerned about private donors affecting the content of education…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti French police arrested four would-be jihadi’s Friday in Montpellier with homemade explosives planning an imminent terrorist attack. Reports indicate one of the accused was a 16 year old girl, along with three other men. BBCNews, citing French media, reports that the girl made an online video declaring…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) made its largest lease sale in four years, marking the start of President Donald Trump’s plans to expand drilling on federal lands. BLM sold drilling rights on 278 parcels of public land for $129.3 million. Bids ranged from $2 per acre…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump has agreed to adhere to the longstanding one-China policy, despite his previous statements. Trump called Chinese President Xi Jinping late Thursday night to discuss the bilateral relationship. During the “lengthy conversation,” Trump “agreed, at the request of President Xi, to honor our ‘One China’…