Chicago Public Schools: Teachers, staff must be vaccinated

education” target=”_blank”>Chicago Public Schools< by mid-October unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption. The mandate — announced two weeks before the full-time in-person learning begins Aug. 30 — applies to all chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago Board of Education< “Our Chicago Public School communities deserve a safe and healthy environment that will allow our students to…

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Home burned to studs sells 'significantly over' $850K listing price

A California home that was destroyed down to its “bare bones” is now under contract with an accepted offer reaching well over the original, $850,000 asking price. The four bedroom, two bathroom, 2,395-square-foot dwelling is located in the city of Walnut Creek – roughly 1.5 hours from San Francisco.  “Bring your contractor, architect, and designer: this is more than…

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Biden State Dept. official deletes tweet warning Afghan women 'stand to lose everything' as Taliban surges

A senior joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden< official quickly deleted a tweet she posted warning that Afghan women “stand to lose everything” as the Taliban surges toward Kabul. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Molly Montgomery posted a tweet early Friday morning as the Taliban continues to gain territory and power amid the U.S. withdrawal from…

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Missouri homeowner shoots and kills alleged intruder, police say

A us-regions homeowner shooting” target=”_blank”>shot< an alleged crime” target=”_blank”>intruder< “When the suspect refused to comply with verbal commands to exit the residence, the suspect was shot by the homeowner,” Miller said.  The man allegedly entered through the rear door of the home, and the homeowner ordered him to leave. When he refused, the homeowner shot…

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Are left-handed people smarter than right-handed people? Here's what researchers say.

Friday is International Left Handers Day, which brings up the age-old question: Are left-handed people smarter, or even more creative, than right-handed people? According to Healthline, left-handed people make up about 10% of the population and scientists believe being left-handed is influenced by genetics, environment and random chance.  With a long list of famous left-handed…

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'Squad' Dems hit back as moderates hold $3.5T spending plan hostage for infrastructure vote

house-of-representatives” target=”_blank”>House< hit back Friday at their moderate colleagues after nine of them said they will not vote to advance their party’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution until the bipartisan infrastructure-across-america” target=”_blank”>infrastructure<, D-Mich., said.  “Stop calling conservatives ‘moderates,’” Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., tweeted Friday morning.  The letter from the moderates Friday followed a similar one earlier…

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