By Jeanette Smith on June 24, 2018
Blood Moon
Entertainment, Headlines, U.S. News

The Blood Moon that will appear on July 27-28, 2018, will be the longest lunar eclipse of this century. It will outshine every other eclipse to take place between 2001 and 2100. The eclipse will be one hour and 43 minutes long. This is nearly 40 minutes longer than the Super Blue Blood Moon that […]
By Jeanette Smith on June 23, 2018
space
Headlines, Science

Astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted from the International Space State on Dec. 27, 2015, “Our plants aren’t looking too good.” The station’s garden was struggling to recover from a mold problem. This issue is familiar to terrestrial gardens. On Earth, the issue simply requires a trip to the nursery for replacement plants, however, this is not […]
By Jeanette Smith on June 21, 2018
XXXTentacion
Entertainment, Headlines

During an alleged robbery, XXXTentacion (X) was shot and killed in Deerfield Beach, Florida, on June 18, 2018. After his death, his ex-girlfriend Geneva Ayala’s GoFundMe page, created to pay for medical bills she incured from X’s alleged abuse in October 2016, has received numerous donations. Since the death of XXXTentacion, Ayala has raised more […]
By Jeanette Smith on June 20, 2018
marijuana
Headlines, Healthy Living

There are some American parents who have been treating their children’s epilepsy with cannabis, however, they are feeling cautious about U.S. regulators who are near a decision to approve the first drug that came from the marijuana plant. Epidiolex is made by GW Pharmaceuticals and is a purified form of cannabidiol (CBD), which is a […]
By John Federico on June 18, 2018
Comey
Headlines, U.S. News

Bloomberg reported that James Comey, former FBI director, waywardly handled the federal investigation of Hillary Clinton. Clinton was a United States presidential candidate in 2016. The FBI’s watchdog discovered that Comey was not politically motivated. However, the watchdog concluded that the disgraced FBI director damaged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI’s image of […]
By Jeanette Smith on June 17, 2018
Children
Headlines, U.S. News

A child, the age of 2, caught the attention of a prominent pediatrician. She was checking on the children in a small shelter along the Texas border. She caught her attention because the little girl was unhappy and there was nothing that would soothe her torment. The toddler room was supplied with toys and books, […]
By Jeanette Smith on June 16, 2018
guns
Headlines, U.S. News

Three times in the past 12 years, the Illinois gun rights group, Guns Save Life (GSL) sold rusty junk to taxpayers and used the proceeds to send young people to NRA gun camp. June 4 , 2018, they did it again. The Chicago Police Department banned the group from participating in the gun buyback programs. […]
By Jeanette Smith on June 14, 2018
coral reef
Headlines, World

Coral reefs protect the environment, the coasts, and the economy. They prevent flooding that would cost billions of dollars. The reefs act as a buffer, protecting the coastlines from being eroded by the crashing waves. When coral reefs are healthy, they continuously grow, and repair damage caused by the waves. Unhealthy coral cannot grow as […]
By John Federico on June 13, 2018
Summit
Headlines, World

On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, United States President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet with North Korean President Kim Jung Un. The historic meeting was the first time a U.S. president met solely with the leader of a country in Asia. The historic summit was in Singapore. Several months of meetings and high-level tension has […]
By Jeanette Smith on June 13, 2018
AT&T, merger, Time Warner
Business, Headlines, U.S. News

On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, a federal judge approved the AT&T acquisition of Time Warner. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that the acquisition would not be a danger to consumers. The decision was a win for both companies. It was decided that AT&T can purchase all of Time Warner without any conditions. AT&T can […]