LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck In 1978, gay rights activist Gilbert Baker sewed a flag of rainbow stripes in an effort to unite the gay and lesbian community under a symbol of positivity and love. It originally contained two extra colors than its modern iteration: pink and turquoise. The reason? In…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Former House Republican leader Robert H. Michel passed away after decades of dedicated public service. Michel, a native of Peoria, Ga., was the longest-serving minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives and a distinguished veteran of the World War II. After 38 years in public service, he…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck A leading figure in the Ku Klux Klan, Imperial Wizard Frank Ancona, has been found dead in a Missouri river mere days after being reported missing. The Root gives the details: Ancona’s body was discovered Saturday by a family who had gone to Big River for a…
by Ted Goodman Gwen Ifill, the host of “Washington Week” on PBS and co-host of the PBS “NewsHour,” is dead at the age of 61, according to reports. Ifill joined PBS in 1999 as both the moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week,” the network’s Sunday-morning talk show. In 2013, PBS named Ifill co-host of the PBS…
by Andrew Follett Dead astronauts could be one of the best ways to spread Earth life onto other planets, according to researchers. An astronaut’s corpse could potentially contain enough bacteria which could survive in the environment of space to spread life to other planets for decades. “If the question is, ‘Are there a set of…
Reagan Passes Away in Los Angeles Home by Josh Guckert Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94, according to her spokespersons. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. She follows her husband President Ronald Reagan, who passed away in 2004. Mrs. Reagan was among the most legendary of recent First…
PHILADELPHIA, PA–Minor infractions can have devastating consequences for those struggling to make ends meet. Often, those in poverty are faced with jail time for failing to pay arbitrary fines with money they don’t have. Eileen DiNino, 55, lost her life last week because of our broken criminal justice system. The impoverished mother of seven was…