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‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge Len Goodman dies at 78

LONDON (AP) — Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing” who helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the Atlantic, has died, his agent said Monday. He was 78. Agent Jackie Gill said Goodman “passed away peacefully” on Saturday night. He had been diagnosed with bone cancer. A former professional ballroom dancer and British champion, Goodman was head judge on “Strictly Come Dancing” for 12 years...

Alabama education director ousted over book’s stance on race

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced she replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book, written by a nationally recognized education group, that the Republican governor denounced as teaching "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism. Barbara Cooper was forced out as as head of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education after Ivey expressed concern over the distribution of...

New federal program targets abandoned crab, lobster traps

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned crab and lobster traps, which can dilute harvests and kill other fish in coastal waters from Maine to Alaska. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has chosen William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science to anchor the program. The university announced Friday that NOAA is providing an $8 million grant to the institute to implement the...

Judge orders Chicago to reinstate employees docked and fired for refusing to get COVID-19 shot

WASHINGTON EXAMINER – An Illinois judge has ruled that Chicago city employees who were fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine must be reinstated and that the mandate be rescinded. More than 20 unions representing city workers signed on to an unfair labor practices lawsuit with the state panel after outgoing Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot imposed the policy in 2021. Administrative Law Judge Anna Hamburg-Gal said in a 78-page decision that while the city was...

Former WWE Pro Wrestler Indicted in Miss. Welfare Fraud Case

(Steve Wilson, The Center Square) A Mississippi native and former professional wrestler, Ted DiBiase Jr., was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday with misappropriating millions of dollars in welfare funds intended for the poor. The Madison native was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to commit theft from programs receiving federal money; six counts of wire...

The Biden Administration Vowed to Be a Leading Voice on Opioid Settlements But Has Gone Quiet

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – Early in President Joe Biden’s tenure, his administration promised to play a key role in ensuring opioid settlement funds went toward tackling the nation’s addiction crisis. During the 2020 campaign, Biden had laid out a plan to appoint an “opioid crisis accountability coordinator” to support states in their lawsuits against companies accused of sparking the overdose epidemic. ICYMI: Biden Offering Health Care To Illegals The following year, the White House convened a meeting...

Kansas governor vetoes 4 anti-trans bills as overrides loom

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures, including a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers, but the Republican lawmakers who pushed them appeared to have the votes to override most of her actions. Gov. Laura Kelly rejected restrictions for transgender people in using restrooms, locker rooms and other public facilities; limits on where they are housed in state prisons and county jails; and even...

Toby Keith’s Health: His Battle With Cancer & How He’s Feeling Now

HOLLYWOOD LIFE – Toby Keith, 61, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in the fall of 2021 and announced it in June 2022. He revealed he was going through various forms of treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery and said he was going to take some time to rest from the effects of the treatment and spend more time with his family. “I’ve spent the last six months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so...

John Fetterman Chaired a Senate Subcommittee Hearing, and Could Barely Read His Scripted Remarks

As we reported Tuesday, Sen. John Fetterman finally showed back up in to work more than two months after checking himself into Walter Reed Army Medical Center to be treated for severe depression. He had only been on the job for about a month and was still experiencing issues from a serious stroke when he went to Walter Reed. He showed up in his hoodie and shorts, refusing to take any questions from the press. The...

Klepto-Tranny Sam Brinton to Undergo Mental Health Evaluation

(Headline USA) Sam Brinton, the former “nonbinary” Biden administration official who was charged with stealing luggage on at least two separate occasions, will undergo a mental health evaluation as part of a Minnesota diversion program, according to a report. Brinton appeared remotely at a Hennepin County Court hearing stemming from charges filed against him for a luggage theft incident that occurred in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last September. The former nuclear waste official was ordered...

DeSantis Slams Woke Bud Light: ‘Pushback Is in Order’

NATIONAL REVIEW – Governor DeSantis on Monday slammed Bud Light, which has recently faced massive backlash for its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, for alienating its conservative consumer base. “Why would you want to drink Bud Light?,” DeSantis said in an interview with journalist Benny Johnson. “That’s them rubbing our faces in it, and these companies that do this, if they never have any response, they’re just going to keep doing it. . . ....

Military hospital chided for shift in Catholic pastoral care

AP – The management of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has drawn criticism from a prominent archbishop — and some members of Congress — by choosing not to renew a contract for Franciscan priests to provide pastoral care, and instead hiring a secular firm to oversee provision of those services going forward. For nearly two decades, priests from the Holy Name College Friary in Silver Spring, Maryland, had ministered to service members and veterans...

Conservatives Rip Anheuser-Busch’s Lame “Apology”

By Luis Cornelio, April 14, 2023 (Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The head of Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of Bud Light, appeared to apologize for its embattled collaboration with transgender TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney amid backlash and a whopping $5 billion loss in value. Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth said it was never the company’s intent to be a part of the transgender revolt. “I am responsible for ensuring every consumer feels proud of the beer we brew. We never intended to be part of a discussion that...

Florida’s Lifesaving Abortion Limits Signed Rapidly Into Law

HEADLINE HEALTH – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed one of the nation's strongest protections for the unborn into law late Thursday night. It prohibits abortion after 6 weeks or 15 weeks in cases of rape, incest, or trafficking. It also contains criminal penalties for health providers who aid in a banned abortion and bans the use of telehealth or mail to receive abortion medications. Kaiser Health News: Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations AP:...

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