As I approached my 39th birthday last year, I decided I should take better care of myself. I didn’t really diet, I just started being more active. I started swimming, walking and working out occasionally. One year and 65 pounds later, I feel better. I also have...
In the past few years, we have seen increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and extreme weather across the globe. According to NASA, 2016 was the hottest year on record and 2017 was the second warmest year on record. In 2017 alone, the world witnessed massive...
Vice President Mike Pence will address the National Rifle Association at the group’s annual meeting on May 4, Politico reports. The announcement comes as gun control continues to loom large as a political issue after of the February school shooting in Parkland, Fl. led to...
A Michigan senator who is advocating for a congressional commission to conduct a national study of the criminal justice system says he is “cautiously optimistic” that Congress will approve the measure this year. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) made the comment Tuesday at a briefing on Capitol...
How many of the 12 million Americans arrested each year should be held in detention before trial to prevent them from being a danger to themselves or others? The question is critical to today’s efforts aimed at reforming a justice system that has disproportionally trapped the...
This morning the Supreme Court ends its last session of the term with a bang when it hears argument in Trump v. Hawaii, a challenge to the latest version of the Trump administration’s entry ban. Amy Howe had this blog’s preview, which was first published...