by Jim Heath | Jul 19, 2021 | Headlines, Space
Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, is about to launch himself on a supersonic joyride to the edge of space. He’ll be flying aboard New Shepard, a suborbital capsule and rocket system built by his space company Blue Origin. He’s also bringing along...
by Jim Heath | Jul 19, 2021 | Headlines
A Florida man who breached the US Senate chamber carrying a ‘Trump 2020’ campaign flag was sentenced today to eight months in prison, making him the first among hundreds of accused rioters facing prosecution to be incarcerated. Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38,...
by Jim Heath | Jul 16, 2021 | Headlines
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz’s campaign spent thousands of dollars on lawyers, publicists and consultants as he deals with the fallout from his sex scandal, his latest campaign finance report shows. Gaetz, 39, spent $25,000 on defense attorney Marc Fernich, whose...
by Jim Heath | Jul 16, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising throughout the country as the Indian ‘Delta’ variant continues to spread. On Thursday, the U.S. recorded 28,412 new cases with a seven-day rolling average of 26,079, a 135 percent increase from the 11,067 average recorded...
by Jim Heath | Jul 16, 2021 | GOP, Headlines
A former Trump administration official is calling the Republican Party the “No. 1 national security threat.” Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official, made the comment during an interview last night. “I’ve spent my whole career not...