April 18, 2024

White House: PPI Inflation Hitting 11-Month High ‘Tempers’ Worries, ‘Inflation Has Been Coming Down’

On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” White House Council of Economic Advisers member Heather Boushey stated that the March PPI inflation data, which showed the highest level in almost a year, “tempers” worries in the wake of the CPI report and argued that “We continue to see this economy delivering for the American

Student, 15, killed by younger peer in caught-on-camera brawl at North Carolina high school

A 15-year-old student was fatally knifed by a 14-year-old classmate on Monday during a wild, caught-on-camera brawl inside a North Carolina high school. The melee inside the gym at Southeast Raleigh High School also landed a second student, 16, in the hospital with a non-life-threatening stab wound, according to local reports. “Both victims were transported […]

Jewish institutions on high alert, increase security in US following Hamas attacks

Jewish institutions in the U.S. are on high alert and increasing security measures following the Saturday’s attack on Israel by Hamas militants. In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Jewish Federations of North America, which represents over 350 Jewish institutions in the U.S., said that while there are no known “credible threats” to the […]

Green Energy Stocks Rocked by High Interest Rates

Green energy stocks have dropped significantly in the last few months, underperforming compared to oil and gas companies, as high interest takes its toll. The S&P Global Clean Energy Index, which comprises 100 of the biggest companies in green energy, has dropped over 20 percent in the last two months, Financial Times reported Monday. In

The High Cost of Crime: Oregon County Loses $1 Billion as Residents Flee Lawless Portland

The High Cost of Crime: Oregon County Loses $1 Billion as Residents Flee Lawless Portland Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Residents who fled Multnomah County, Oregon, in 2020 took over $1 billion in income as they searched for a better life in other areas. The news is according to an analysis of data from the Internal Revenue

Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley eligible for life in prison

DETROIT — A teenager who killed four fellow students at Michigan’s Oxford High School is eligible for life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge ruled Friday, finding only a “slim” chance for rehabilitation after the 2021 attack. Judge KwamĂ© Rowe announced the decision over video conference, weeks after hearing from experts who clashed over […]

Alaska Board of Education Votes to Protect Girls’ High School Sports

The board of education in Alaska voted late last week to approve a proposal barring trans-identifying males from competing on girls’ high school sports teams. The proposal states that “if a separate high school athletics team is established for female students, participation shall be limited to females who were assigned females at birth.” If Republican

Pennsylvania high school students organize walkout to protest trans bathroom rule: ‘Compromised’ our rights

Hundreds of students from Pennsylvania’s Perkiomen Valley School District walked out of class Friday after the local school board failed to enact a policy requiring transgender students to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex. “Kids were upset. Girls
 we wanted to protect them. They were upset. They didn’t want men in their bathroom,” […]

NJ high school lacrosse teams settle 3OT thriller with rock-paper-scissors

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers may want to take notes from two high schools in New Jersey after their quadruple-overtime affair on Thursday night into Friday morning, the sixth-longest NHL game ever. Clearview Regional and Eastern high schools battled in a junior varsity boys’ lacrosse matchup, but no winner was determined after three […]

Kansas Marine Corps Veteran Graduates High School 78 Years Later

In the sea of blue caps and gowns at Halstead High School’s graduation in Halstead, Kansas, Wilbur Nachtigal blended in with the youthful graduates — until he rolled his electric scooter across the stage to accept his diploma.  At 95-years-old, Nachtigal graduated from high school, as reported by KAKE.  “I’m probably the only 95-year-old graduate

California High School Student Calls Out Officials After ‘Trans’ Teen Boy Brawls with Girls

An 18-year-old student from Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, called out school officials in a board meeting on Thursday after a video went viral of a teen boy who identifies as transgender brawling with girls at the school.  “Firstly, the question we must address is, why are we affirming the mental confusion of

High school sweethearts rekindle romance for emotional public proposal

An elderly couple rekindled their love and agreed to spend the rest of their lives together 60 years after first meeting. In a now-viral TikTok video, Thomas is seen waiting at the Tampa International Airport for his beloved Nancy to deplane. “POV: The doctor you work with rekindles with his high school sweetheart from 60 […]

Georgia high school football star’s alleged killer pleads not guilty as family sues over ‘high crime area’

The parents of a Georgia high school football star gunned down in the parking lot of a Dave & Buster’s outside Atlanta while on a date with his longtime girlfriend months ago have filed a civil lawsuit over the neighborhood’s pervasive criminal activity that comes as the second suspected killer pleaded not guilty.  Elijah DeWitt, […]

Denver school district’s board removed all police two years before high school student shot two administrators

Denver’s East High School, where a 17-year-old student allegedly shot two administrators on Wednesday morning, was one of dozens of schools in the Mile High City’s education system that removed all school resource officers two years ago over concerns that law enforcement contact with students “directly contributes to the school-to-prison pipeline.” Mayor Michael Hancock said […]

Hickenlooper: ‘Many’ Migrant Child Labor Issues ‘Reflect a High Volume’ of Kids Coming, We’ve Had Border ‘Problems’ for ‘Couple of Years’

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “JosĂ© DĂ­az-Balart Reports,” Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) stated that the federal government losing track of migrant children who were exploited for child labor is an issue where there is “a lot of confusion and there’s been massive change over the last couple of years coming out of the pandemic, coming

2 arrested in Isle of Palms shooting police say began with high school ‘skip day’

Police made two arrests in relation to a shooting in South Carolina that police said erupted during a high school “senior skip day” event. Six people were shot during the Friday incident, with most of the victims in their mid-teens. None of the injuries are life-threatening, however, according to WCBD.  “Most victims are 16 to […]

Harvard Prof., Fmr. IMF Economist Rogoff: Bank Issues Not Fixed ‘at All’ and Things Will ‘Break’ Due to High Inflation, Slow China Growth

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Harvard University Economics Professor and former International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Ken Rogoff argued that the issues around banks have not been fixed “at all” because in a world with higher inflation and interest rates and poor growth in China, “we’re in a situation where things are going

Report: Loans to Silicon Valley Bank Insiders Tripled to Record High as Collapse Loomed

Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, reviews of the company’s internal practices have revealed that loans to insiders tripled to $219 million before the bank failed. Bloomberg reports that last month, Silicon Valley Bank failed as a result of a $42 billion bank run from investors and depositors. The bank’s internal problems have come

Shaq, Reebok send shoes to viral high school football player Eric Kilburn with size 23 feet

Shaquille O’Neal and Reebok have stepped up to help a 6-foot-10 high school freshman, who went viral for his record-breaking size 23 feet. Eric Kilburn Jr. — a 14-year-old football player at Goodrich High School in Michigan — made headlines earlier this month when he and his parents shared their struggles of finding him shoes […]

Buttigieg notes Ohio getting ‘particularly high amount of attention,’ while trains derail ‘1000’ times a year

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg emphasized to Yahoo! Finance Live the large number of train derailments in this country while the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has gotten the most “attention.” Buttigieg continues to face backlash after he was slow to discuss the train derailment causing toxic chemicals to pollute the East Palestine […]

Saudi Arabia, US On High Alert After Warning Of Imminent Iranian Attack; US Prepared To Respond​

With oil prices set to soar after the midterms as the SPR drain ends and markets no longer have desperate democrats to help fulfill their immediate energy needs, moments ago the WSJ unveiled another potential oil price powder keg, so to speak, when it reported that according to Saudi and U.S. officials, Saudi Arabia has […]

Hamas Terror Group Honors Al-Jazeera for ‘High Professionalism’ in Anti-Israel Coverage

The Palestinian Islamic terror group Hamas presented an award on Wednesday to Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based network known for its anti-Israel news coverage, claiming the network possessed “high professionalism” for defending Palestinian positions during the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas that saw over 4,000 rockets indiscriminately fired by the Gaza terror group at Israeli population…

Report: Unvaccinated Students ‘Numbered’ with Sharpie and Tracked at High School Prom

Unvaccinated students attending the Exeter, New Hampshire, high school prom were “numbered” with a sharpie pen and then tracked throughout the evening, a New Hampshire parental rights advocate reported. Ann Marie Banfield, who writes at the blog Granite Grok, reported New Hampshire Rep. Melissa Litchfield, who represents the Brentwood district, posted to Facebook Tuesday that…

North Carolina Student Denied High School Diploma After Wearing Mexican Flag over Graduation Gown

A student at Asheboro High School in Asheboro, North Carolina, was denied his diploma on Thursday after wearing a Mexican flag over his graduation gown at the commencement ceremony. “I just gotta represent — I did it for my family. They came over here to give me a better future,” explained Ever Lopez of why he showed…

Biden Budget Proposes $6 Trillion Annual Spending as Inflation Soars to 29-Year High

President Joe Biden released his budget Friday, proposing $6.01 trillion in annual spending even as the economy is going through record inflation. The Commerce Department reported Friday that core personal consumption expenditures hit a 3.1 percent annual gain in April — the highest since May 1992. The plan calls for a 36.6 percent increase in…

GOP Senator Asks Two Biden Cabinet Members Whether ‘High Ranking’ Officials Are Using Encrypted Apps To ‘Cloak’ Communications

A top GOP senator is demanding answers after hearing allegations of high-ranking Biden administration officials cloaking communications using encrypted apps, potentially blocking conversations from public information requests. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso sent letters to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Monday, expressing his concerns about the…

Tulsi Gabbard Says Working In Washington Is ‘Like High School’

Former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard equated being in Congress to being in high school during a recent interview with Megyn Kelly. Gabbard said on Kelly’s podcast “The Megyn Kelly Show” that there are “well-intentioned members” from both parties in Congress who want to work together but that ultimately partisan interests corrupt genuine intent. “If…

Poll: Kevin McCarthy’s Popularity Among GOP Reaches High Point for Party

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) popularity among Republicans is at a high point compared to GOP leaders of the last several years, including former House Speakers Paul Ryan (R-WI) and John Boehner (R-OH), as indicated by a new survey. The Axios-SurveyMonkey survey, conducted February 1–2 and titled “Future of the GOP,” measured the net favorability rating…

Maryland Gov. Hogan Announces Deployment of ‘High Visibility’ Coronavirus ‘Compliance Units’

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced the deployment of “high visibility compliance units” to ensure that businesses and individuals in Maryland adhere to coronavirus restrictions ahead of the holiday, and he is actively encouraging residents to alert the authorities of any “unlawful behavior.” “Today we are announcing that in addition to our traditional statewide efforts…

Consumer Confidence Soars to 18 Year High, Near All Time Record.

Consumer confidence rose in September to its highest level in 18 years. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index surged to 138.4 this month from 134.7 in August. Economists had expected confidence to dip in September. The latest reading was so high it was out of the range of predictions by economists polled by Bloomberg’s Econoday. […]

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