54% of gun deaths are suicides Plus, why ‘run, hide, fight’ may no longer be the best active shooting protocol, where they bury children who die from gun violence, and more. February 3, 2023 Al Tompkins
Are there too many classified documents? Plus, the used car boom comes to an abrupt end, and is the filmed philanthropy of MrBeast just ‘performative altruism?’ February 2, 2023 Al Tompkins
Natural gas prices drop. Will electric prices follow? But gasoline and diesel prices are rising again and diesel users are still getting pounded by high prices. And more. February 1, 2023 Al Tompkins
The White House plans to let the pandemic public health emergency end May 11 Plus, a Gallup poll says the No. 1 problem in America is the government, a record number of Americans signed up for Obamacare, and more. January 31, 2023 Al Tompkins
Will the death of Tyre Nichols spark police reform? Plus, almost eight in 10 Americans say there is a need for some police reforms, the WHO will decide if the pandemic is over today, and more. January 30, 2023 Al Tompkins
The WHO votes today on whether to declare the pandemic over Plus, The New York Times ends its Virus Briefing newsletter, COVID-era food benefits stop at end of February and millions will be affected, and more. January 27, 2023 Al Tompkins
Government collapse, kidnappings, cholera: Haiti is in chaos Plus, how Americans misunderstand the best ways to cut electric bills, patience with the health care system is growing thin, and more. January 26, 2023 Al Tompkins
Home rental is the highest percentage of income in two decades Plus, the cost of living is contributing to Japan’s population crisis, the doomsday clock moves closer to midnight, and more. January 25, 2023 Al Tompkins
What to know about BlackCat, the new ransomware group hitting hospitals, clinics, pharma Plus, is the middle class really shrinking? What is the middle class and who qualifies? And more. January 24, 2023 Al Tompkins
Exxon made ‘breathtakingly accurate’ climate change predictions 50 years ago and then downplayed them, a new research paper says Plus, why your tax refund may be smaller this year, the 4,600 comments about the FTC’s proposed ban on noncompete contracts, and more. January 23, 2023 Al Tompkins
In a major setback, Johnson & Johnson ends drug trial for an HIV vaccine Plus, the USDA gets serious about organic food labeling, fake meat is in the news grinder, gun sales are down, and more. January 20, 2023 Al Tompkins
Why do statues draw so much public scorn? Plus, Inflation may have peaked and the data behind the optimism, what massive layoffs at big companies like Microsoft mean, and more. January 19, 2023 Al Tompkins
Mall security confronted a man wearing a Jesus Saves T-shirt. Is that protected free speech? The Supreme Court has weighed in over the decades. Plus, what the debt ceiling battle ahead could mean. January 18, 2023 Al Tompkins
The CDC and FDA downplay an alert over a COVID vaccine’s link to strokes in seniors Plus, the shortage of children’s flu medication has ended, why a dozen eggs costs more than a gallon of gasoline, and more. January 17, 2023 Al Tompkins
Where drivers are stuck in traffic for 155 hours a year Plus, more than a third of Americans say journalists’ honesty and ethical practices are ‘low’ or ‘very low,’ and more. January 11, 2023 Al Tompkins
