Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Virginia school awards scandal deepens, draws outrage from governor, AG: 'This should be illegal'
Virginia schools continue to make headlines after 16 schools across three counties have reportedly withheld notifying students who received National Merit Awards. Following Attorney General Jason Miya...
Jan 18, 2023
'SNL' alum Leslie Jones roasts controversial MLK statue, compares it to lewd sex act: ‘I can’t unsee it!’
[Warning graphic sexual language below] Comedian and "Saturday Night Live" alumni Leslie Jones couldn't refrain from remarking on the strange new Boston sculpture honoring the late Martin Luther King,...
Jan 18, 2023
Pennsylvania lawmakers aim to remove provision that bars educators from wearing religious garb in classroom
Two decades after a teacher's aide was suspended for wearing a cross necklace at school, Pennsylvania lawmakers are looking to remove a provision in state law that bars educators from wearing religiou...
Jan 18, 2023
Boston man tried to hire hitman to kill estranged wife and her new boyfriend
A Boston man offered to pay a total of $8,000 to someone he thought was a contract killer, but who was actually an undercover federal agent, to have his estranged wife and her new boyfriend killed, pr...
Jan 18, 2023
Child nutrition drops in Sri Lanka amid economic crisis
The number of children grappling with various forms of undernutrition in Sri Lanka increased for the first time in at least six years in 2022, a government report and data from the health ministry ind...
Jan 18, 2023
Travel in EU countries approached pre-pandemic levels in 2022
The number of nights spent in tourist accommodation in the European Union in 2022 approached pre-pandemic levels, the bloc's statistics office Eurostat said on Wednesday. The 27-nation bloc recorded 2...
Jan 18, 2023
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith apologizes for saying Rihanna 'ain't Beyoncé' ahead of Super Bowl halftime show
Despite Beyonce performing at two Super Bowls in the last 10 years, Stephen A. Smith wants her back. Beyonce performed twice in a three-year span, headlining Super Bowl XLVII's halftime show and appea...
Jan 18, 2023
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces more Cabinet appointments
Maryland's Gov.-elect Wes Moore announced additional Cabinet appointments on Tuesday, a day before he's scheduled to be sworn in as governor. Salisbury Mayor Jake Day will be the housing and community...
Jan 18, 2023
Gov. Pillen, Nebraska legislators propose sweeping tax relief plan
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen joined several state lawmakers Wednesday to unveil a tax proposal that would remove hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's tax rolls, including measures that would s...
Jan 18, 2023
Brian Walshe allegedly searched Google 21 times before, after wife Ana Walshe was killed
QUINCY, Mass. - Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of killing his real estate executive wife, Ana, used his son's iPad to conduct over a dozen Google searches in the days after her alleged di...
Jan 18, 2023