Bird flu cases appear to be making a comeback in 2022, and Virginia farmers are worried about what it could mean for the industry. Virginia farmers and agriculture officials are bracing themselves after a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza known as the Eurasian H5 type was detected in a flock of chickens and turkeys […]
An update on the recent hospital visit of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Following a visit hospital visit, Thomas checked into Sibley Hospital last Sunday, where he was diagnosed with an infection and treated with intravenous antibiotics. A Court spokesperson clarified on Monday that Thomas did not have COVID-19. As Voice of America reports: Thomas’ release […]
Nearly 3000 people were incorrectly taxed by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles over the course of two years, as part of a state law that went into effect in July 2020. The “Highway Use Fee,” is a state tax that is intended to tax fuel-efficient and electronic vehicles to “ensure a more fair contribution […]
North Korea has sent a clear message to to president Biden, and that is it’s demand to be taken seriously and a threat. As part of its renewed missile testing under the Biden presidency, North Korea test-fired its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to date for the first time on Thursday. The first full ICBM […]
Following meeting with the Chinese government in an effort to convince them not to support Russia following worldwide economic sanctions, Phelim Kine at Politico’s China Watch newsletters says that “The Biden administration’s efforts to enlist Chinese government support to isolate and punish Russia for its Ukraine invasion have hit a brick wall.” Kine notes that China is […]
After a week of intense questioning for Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, results seem to indicate that she is a pick who is soft on crime. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Jackson discussed concerns raised primarily by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) that she was lenient […]
Following a unanimous vote from the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board meeting, Virginia will remove COVID-19 workplace restrictions. Set to begin as early as this week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin applauded the board’s decision, as it reflected the executive orders he issued on his first day in office, and saying it signals […]
Federal district judge Norman K. Moon has ruled with the families of 12 immunocompromised children, saying that they can request that their schools require other students to wear masks. The lawsuit was filed in February in response to newly elected Gov. Glenn Youngkin signing an executive order making coronavirus face masks optional in schools and the General […]
Former Olympian and Virginia Tech D1 swimmer Reka Gyorgy penned a letter criticizing the NCAA for allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas compete in the women’s division at the NCAA championships, a decision she feels took the spot away from her. Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, recently made headlines by winning the NCAA championships in the […]
School officials in Alexandria’s public school system said they followed procedure, including not informing parents, following the discovery of a violent sexual assault that occurred at the Minnie Howard campus, a satellite of Alexandria City High School that serves ninth-graders. According to FOIA documents obtained by Independent Women’s Forum (IWF), the police arrested a 14-year-old […]
