Archives for April 2023

Publishers have put a trigger warning at the beginning of the best-selling 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind." … [Read more...] about ‘Gone with the Wind’ novel slapped with trigger warning by publisher

Hamline University President Fayneese Miller said she will retire effective next year, making the announcement a few months after the faculty called for her to resign over her handling of an uproar over Islamophobia and academic freedom. … [Read more...] about Hamline University president to retire after outcry over Islamophobia, academic freedom

Italian officials better start pronouncing "bruschetta" correctly or they could face up to a six-figure fine. … [Read more...] about Italian parliament bill would ban English words in official communications

Former President Donald Trump on Monday bolstered his legal team with a white-collar criminal defense lawyer and traveled to Manhattan, where heavy security precautions were erected ahead of his court arraignment and booking as the first ex-president to be charged with crimes. … [Read more...] about Trump arrives in New York to face criminal charges: ‘America was not supposed to be this way!’

President Biden criticized House Republicans on Monday for their refusal to hike the debt limit without securing spending cuts, arguing that it took 200 years to accumulate the national debt under both parties. … [Read more...] about Biden says U.S. debt took over 200 years to accumulate, knocks GOP for refusal to hike debt limit