A congressional redistricting map approved by Virginia voters is facing an immediate legal challenge after a judge blocked certification of the results just one day after the referendum passed. The ruling has thrown the state’s midterm election plans into uncertainty as both parties brace for a prolonged court fight. Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack … Read more
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries celebrated Virginia’s successful effort to pass a constitutional amendment allowing the state’s majority Democrats to redraw several congressional districts to favor their party after putting a great deal of time and money into the effort. The vitory likely also provides Jeffries with some relief – and some motivation – after … Read more
A judge in Virginia has voided a voter-approved redistricting measure and blocked certification of the election results, ruling that the amendment violated multiple provisions of the state constitution, according to a final judgment entered April 22 in Tazewell County Circuit Court. Judge Jack Hurley determined that both the proposed constitutional amendment and the legislative process … Read more
Australia just debated whether to ban Donald Trump from entering the country.The petition made it to parliamentary review. Lawmakers raised questions about national stability and public order. Then — nothing happened.But the fact that it was seriously discussed at all opens up a question that cuts much deeper than one petition:Should any country have the … Read more
It is interesting how the environment tends to become quiet around us as we get older; however, inside our heads there will be an awful lot of noise going on. Once you reach the age of 70, you do not necessarily reminisce about those “good old days”; instead, you analyze your current state of affairs … Read more
When Mark Goralski’s kidneys began failing, his son Josh stepped in and donated one of his own during a college spring break — giving his father seven more years of life. When that kidney later began to fail too, Mark’s daughters Bethany and Hannah were ready to donate. But doctors said he was too sick … Read more
For 22 years, Rita Crundwell ran the finances of Dixon, Illinois, with such devotion that a city commissioner once praised her for looking after every tax dollar as if it were her own.He had no idea how right he was.While the town of 16,000 cut budgets, neglected roads, and scrambled to explain why there was … Read more
A math teacher at San Francisco’s most prestigious public high school has been suspended after handing ninth-graders algebra quizzes asking them to calculate the cost of dating a woman based on her weight.One Valentine’s Day question read: a girl who weighs 120lbs will cost you $55 on a date — now calculate how much a … Read more
A dramatic wildlife scene has been captured on a dusty road, where a massive snake appears to have attacked a young zebra, clamping it in its jaws. In the footage, an adult zebra is seen desperately trying to pull the foal free, engaging in a tense struggle with the powerful predator. The confrontation unfolds in … Read more
A Detail That Changed Everything What first caught attention was small, almost understated, but impossible to ignore. A tear in the plastic exposed a hand, still and pale against the earth. That single detail was enough to freeze whoever noticed it in place. A hand is not anonymous. It is unmistakably human. It carries an … Read more