WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday shrugged off criticism he been given and defended what the White Household termed a “homophobic” joke he told about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg having parental depart and about postpartum melancholy. “The Gridiron Dinner is a roast and I experienced a lot […]
Month: March 2023
It’s well-known that COVID-19 protocols caused financial hardship — particularly among lower- and middle-class families — and now a new study highlights the toll those struggles took on children’s mental health. A new study led by researchers from Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine, both in New York, suggests that […]
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday after a consortium of 11 of the biggest U.S. banks banded together to inject $30 billion in capital into troubled bank First Republic (FRC) as the sector works to stave off a broader financial crisis in the wake of multiple bank failures since last Wednesday. […]
PSR’s Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religionhosts two marquee events in April Black queer theology is about, “finding oneself in the All Mighty and loving yourself completely at all your intersections,” according to Roland Stringfellow, the managing director of Pacific School of Religion’s (PSR) Center for LGBTQ and […]
Paramedics at Ben Taub General Hospital speed a patient with a gunshot wound to the trauma team for further care. Ben Taub is the largest safety-net hospital in Houston. Gregory Smith/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gregory Smith/Corbis via Getty Images Paramedics at Ben Taub General Hospital speed […]
The Biden administration is being asked to open a civil rights investigation into Wednesday’s decision by the Texas Education Agency to stage a state takeover of Houston Independent School District, the state’s largest and most diverse system whose school board was often at odds with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Rep. […]