Virginia school board backtracks on vaccine mandate as resignations and staffing shortage mounts

Richmond’s School Board has reversed course on a plan to discipline staff who didn’t comply with a infectious-disease vaccine mandate after numerous teachers resigned over the measure, reports say.  On Monday night, the board voted 6-3 to prevent superintendent Jason Kamras from withholding pay or firing teachers who refused get the vaccine “if said teachers…

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House Democrat's doomsday prediction on party divide: 'If we don't hang together, we … will hang separately'

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., made a gloom prediction for the elections electoral future Monday as he implored the moderates and progressives within the party to come together and bridge the stark divide between them. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Connolly argued that last week’s Republican victory in Virginia’s gubernatorial race showed Democrats…

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Obama mixes up Scotland and Ireland in COP26 remarks

Former President barack-obama” target=”_blank”>Barack Obama< event held this year in the Scottish city, Obama referred to the location by a common nickname for the wrong country. OBAMA TELLS YOUNG PEOPLE AT CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: ‘VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, BECAUSE IT DOES’ “Since we’re in the Emerald Isles here, let me quote the…

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Vegetable fats linked to lower stroke risks, reports say

New research has found that nutrition-and-fitness with fat from food instead of from food” target=”_blank”>meat<, according to reports. The observational study utilized 27 years of data from more than 117,000 medical professionals, pulled from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. According to NBC News, the study’s authors said Monday that people…

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Biden admin sending court docs to tens of thousands of migrants released into US

joe-biden” target=”_blank”>The Biden administration< as authorities struggled to cope with the enormous influx of migrants hitting the border each month. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson confirmed to Fox News that ICE is sending charging documents to immigration” target=”_blank”>migrants< The move was first reported by CBS News, which reported that approximately 78,000 migrants will…

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Travis Scott should have paused Astroworld Festival performance, Houston fire chief says

Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena appeared on Tuesday’s “Today” show, where he updated the public on the investigation into the deaths at celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>Travis Scott’s<. The fire chief noted that it is merely his opinion that “the artist has control of the crowd” and that the official investigation will determine any culpability on the part…

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