North Carolina billboard skewers Biden for botched Afghanistan withdrawal

A billboard in Wilmington, us-regions, skewered joe-biden”>President < for the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that saw the Taliban take over the country and stranded thousands of Americans behind terrorist lines. The electronic roadside display rotated between two pictures of the president. BIDEN ADMIN DEPENDS ON TALIBAN TO GIVE AMERICANS ‘SAFE PASSAGE’ 6 WEEKS AFTER BIDEN…

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Delta flight to Shanghai turns around over coronavirus rules

Delta Air Lines said Monday that new infectious-disease-related cleaning requirements at a world-regions airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco.  An emailed statement said the new mandates at Shanghai Pudong International Airport “require significantly…

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William Shatner reflects on fallout with ‘Star Trek’ pal Leonard Nimoy, historic kiss with Nichelle Nichols

William Shatner doesn’t know what happened between him and his beloved “Star Trek” co-star Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy, who famously played the pointy-eared half-human, half-Vulcan officer Mr. Spock in the ‘60s sci-fi series, passed away in 2015 at age 83. His son, Adam Nimoy, announced that the star died of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at…

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These lawmakers say they won't attend Biden's address to Congress

Seating for joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< will be very limited Wednesday night, so many lawmakers will be skipping the event. Instead of 1,600 people crowded into a House chamber for a regular State of the Union address, just 200 people will be attending Biden’s first marquee event before Congress, House Speaker nancy-pelosi” target=”_blank”>Nancy Pelosi< Meanwhile, other GOP lawmakers…

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Orrin Hatch, longtime Utah Republican senator, dead at 88

Former us-regions Republican Senator Orrin Hatch has died at the age of 88, according to a release from his foundation.  “The Hatch Foundation sadly announces the passing of Senator Orrin G. Hatch—the former President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate and the longest-serving Senator in Utah history (1977-2019),” the Hatch Foundation tweeted on Saturday…

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