Tag: US Features

Newly Elected Loudoun County School Board Member: A ‘New Voice’ for Parents

ASHBURN, Va.—At about 5 p.m. on Nov. 14, Tiffany Polifko got a call from a campaign volunteer at the voter registration office where absentee ballots were being counted. “You won!” she told Polifko. The two screamed for joy. “I just couldn’t believe it!” said Polifko. The race’s competitiveness had taken her by surprise, even though…


DNA Identifies Mystery Victim After 31 Years, Search for Killer Renewed

Thirty-one years after hunters found human bones in a shallow grave in rural Ohio, DNA unlocked the identity of the apparent homicide victim and renewed hope that the killer will be found. A remarkable blend of citizens’ cooperation, investigators’ determination, and technological advances revealed that the remains were not those of a woman, as initially…


Maritime Companies Partner With Louisiana to Invest in Future Container Facility Terminal

Port companies in New Jersey and Switzerland have committed $800 million to build a $1.8 billion container facility in Louisiana. The two global maritime companies are partnering with the state of Louisiana and the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) to build the Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish in Violet, Louisiana, according to…


Building the American Dream Beyond Tech Hubs

Following the dramatic fall of FTX and its young founder Sam Bankman-Fried, which blindsided investors, some might argue that it’s time for venture capitalists to pay more attention to entrepreneurs in overlooked communities across the country who are building the new American dream. Over the past decade, nearly 75 percent of venture capital has gone…


Building the American Dream Beyond Tech Hubs: Investor

Following the dramatic fall of FTX and its young founder Sam Bankman-Fried, which blindsided investors, some might argue that it’s time for venture capitalists to pay more attention to entrepreneurs in overlooked communities across the country who are building the new American dream. Over the past decade, nearly 75 percent of venture capital has gone…


‘Transition or Die’ is Flawed Premise Pushing Transgender Hormones, Surgeries for Youths, New Guide Says

Some parents have been told that if they fail to support a gender-questioning child’s desire to “transition” to the opposite gender, their child may commit suicide. But this “transition-or-die” scenario, often used to justify transgender medical treatments for minors, is factually inaccurate and “ethically questionable,” according to a new treatment guide released by the Gender…


‘This Is My Family’: An American’s Story Defending Freedom in China and US

For 54 years, China was not on Gail Rachlin’s radar. Then, in the fall of 1997, it entered her life unexpectedly. At a health expo at New York City’s Javits Center, she was looking for business opportunities and health solutions for herself and noticed a young man at a booth. A former public relations (PR)…


Clots and Cancers: The Dangers of Spike Protein and mRNA Vaccines

“The cells don’t lie. The clots don’t lie. The damaged organs don’t lie,” says pathologist Ryan Cole. On this episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek speaks with Dr. Ryan Cole on the alarming trends he and some of his colleagues have noted since the rollout of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, including a rise in…


Citizens Groups Revive ‘Classical’ Education by Founding Public Charter Schools in Their Communities

 New father Tyler Horning wanted a good education for his firstborn child, but where to send him to school was the question. “None of the existing options resonated with my wife and me,” said Horning. “There seemed to be no right answer for our family, so we decided to create one.” Realizing that homeschooling was…


Witnesses Recall the Day 45 People Died When a Passenger Jet Crashed Into a Chicago Neighborhood

On Dec. 8, 1972, a Boeing 737 commercial passenger aircraft dropped from the cold, gray, and wet sky over Chicago. At 2.28 p.m. (CST), United Airlines Flight 553 plummeted into the working class and ethnically diverse neighborhood of West Lawn on the city’s southwest side, first clipping trees before flattening and destroying four homes and…