Source: Grant Baldwin / Getty Tuesday’s North Carolina primary, as well as its 2025 local elections, offered a jolt of energy and some hope amid the dumpster fire. High turnout and an engaged electorate seemed to rebut concerns about the health of our democracy. Yet, that turnout happened despite countless efforts, year after year, aimed…
Screenshot from News4JAX local package on Ax Handle Saturday. OPINION: I was 42 when I learned that Dr. Arnett Elyus Girardeau Sr. stood between Black teenagers and a white mob in 1960 Jacksonville — and why that history was buried. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s…
(Photo: Getty Images) “When you go to war, some people will die,” the president reiterated when asked whether Americans should be concerned about attacks on U.S. soil. There are many lingering questions as it relates to the U.S.’s deadly war with Iran, including whether Americans are safe on home soil. During a recent interview with…
Source: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty In the days since the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes across Iran, a campaign that began on Feb. 28 and has since widened into a regional conflict, social media reacted the way social media does. Within minutes, timelines across social media platforms were filled with memes…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Monday, a federal judge once again struck down a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy requiring Congressmembers to give a week’s notice before visiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities. According to NBC News, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb found that the 13 Democratic lawmakers who filed…
President Donald Trump likes to project total control — the strongman in the room dictating the narrative while everyone else falls in line. But when it comes to the administration’s sudden military campaign against Iran, that sense of command has quickly devolved into something closer to confusion, as Trump allies scramble to explain what exactly…
“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” That homily from then-former Republican President Herbert Hoover in a 1944 address at the Republican National Convention — coming just weeks after D-Day — has suddenly found a new audience as President Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran push American troops into…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Queen Latifah attends the Los Angeles Clippers & Comcast NBCUniversal’s NBA All-Star Legendary Tip-Off Celebration at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on February 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)Photo by: Monica Schipper / Getty Images Queen Latifah reminds fans you “can’t believe what…
Donald Trump wants to do it all — improvise diplomatic speeches, hurl insults at reporters, and hijack national landmarks — but leading the country with laser focus is too tall an ask. The president has turned avoiding accountability into a signature move. At 79, he insists his sacrifices for America are endless, but that’s hard…
Authorities arrested an Atlanta-area man who was seen on surveillance video shoving two kids off their bikes as they rode past him. According to Sandy Springs Police, the incident happened on Feb. 28. Stephen Catterton was arrested after he was seen on surveillance footage shoving two boys off their bikes in an unprovoked assault. (Photos:…
