A court-appointed monitor is urging a judge to begin contempt proceedings against New York City over conditions at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, setting the stage for a potential federal takeover of the jail system in the nation’s most populous city. In a report filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, the monitor said the […]
NYC should be held in contempt over appalling Rikers conditions, court-appointed monitor says
September 18, 2023 by
SIDS linked to brain abnormality that increases babies’ risk in ‘unsafe sleep conditions,’ study finds
July 31, 2023 by
About 3,400 babies die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) each year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Now, a new study led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School suggests that some of the unexplained deaths may be caused by an abnormality in the […]
Republicans grill Labor Dept on farm worker visas, as official warns of ‘terrible’ conditions
July 29, 2023 by
Republicans in the House and Senate are questioning reported processing delays in the H-2A agricultural worker visa program — and asking if they are related to comments made by a Labor Department official they said may show “bias” against the program. On Thursday, Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman Virginia Foxx and Workforce Protection […]
Massive coast-to-coast winter storm to pummel millions with blizzard conditions, significant icing
February 22, 2023 by
A major and disruptive winter storm could go down in the history books for parts of the U.S. as it impacts millions of people with heavy snow, blizzard conditions and significant icing. This coast-to-coast winter storm could be among the top snowstorms to ever strike Minneapolis, with the Twin Cities potentially seeing up to 2 feet of snow by the time the massive storm system […]
Released Migrants Camp on El Paso Streets in Freezing Conditions
February 12, 2023 by
El Paso Sector Border Patrol officials released more than 10,000 migrants in El Paso during the past week. Now, as temperatures fall below freezing, thousands are forced to camp on streets after shelters closed their doors due to overcrowding. Data obtained from the City of El Paso’s Migrant Crisis Dashboard states that Border Patrol officials
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Arrington To Introduce Bill Demanding Conditions Of Improvement From World Health Organization
January 29, 2021 by
January 28, 2021 8:45 AM ET Republican Texas Rep. Jodey Arrington will introduce legislation Thursday morning to prohibit the Biden administration’s plan to rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO) without any conditions of improvement or change. The Daily Caller obtained a copy of the “WHO is Accountable Act.” The bill, a Republican Study Committee (RSC)…
Single-Payer in Crisis: Britain’s NHS Cancels 50,000 Surgeries Amid Long Waits For Care, ‘Third World’ Conditions.
January 5, 2018 by
Last time we checked in on Britain’s National Health Services — often hailed as the model of a functioning socialized healthcare regime — government bureaucrats were proposing a suspension of certain surgeries for smokers and obese patients. Why? To alleviate funding crises via an extreme government rationing scheme, under which “NHS will ban patients from […]