M&M’s is turning some strange backlash over the footwear choices of their animated mascots into opportunity. Earlier this week, the brand announced it ditched its now-divisive spokescandies in favor of actress Maya Rudolph, who is already making some changes to the famous treat. M&M’s decision appears to show it bowing to backlash for being too…

A Kansas state senator introduced SB 65, a bill that would authorize cities and counties to enact local laws to regulate abortion as stringent or more stringent than state law. Kansas State Sen. Chase Blasi moved to try and create the path for local abortion ordinances earlier this month. In Kansas, abortion is legal until…

At this time, the only clinic in Nebraska performing abortions up to 20 weeks is in Bellevue – an Omaha suburb on the far eastern border of the state. But if this grassroots initiative gains enough momentum, it could be forced to shut down. The initiative is part of a push to ban abortion within city…

It’s looking like the Supreme Court is gearing up for another blockbuster year when it convenes in early October. The Court is expected to modify, if not end, race-based affirmative action in college admissions. It’s also expected to rule on a dispute over Title 42, the Trump-era measure that sends migrants back over the border rather…

The Supreme Court is set to hear a new case that could redefine religious freedom in the workplace. The case involves a former United States Postal Service worker who claims the agency showed religious bias after he was reprimanded for refusing to work on Sundays. The case dates back to 2012, when Gerald Groff, a…

The D.C. mayor is calling on the federal government to get back to work or hand over their empty office spaces consuming downtown; and a new report reveals fentanyl deaths in children have surged at an alarming rate. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown for Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.  March for Life rally…

The Supreme Court released a report Thursday indicating that it has not yet identified the leaker behind the early release of the opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade. The court’s investigative team has been investigating the leak of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling since it happened last May. “The team has to…

Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter; Trump is poised to start tweeting again; and a bill is debated that would allow 12-year-olds to get vaccinated without parental consent. These stories and more highlight our daily afternoon rundown for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.  Alec Baldwin charged in film set shooting Prosecutors announced Thursday morning…

Can a Turkish government-owned bank be prosecuted by the U.S. government for money laundering and fraud? That’s a question the Supreme Court will have to answer. Halkbank was first indicted in 2019. U.S. prosecutors accused the bank of laundering billions of dollars of revenue made by the sale of Iranian oil and natural gas. The…

Title 42 is the immigration policy put in place during the Trump administration to curb the spread of the virus. It allows authorities to send illegal migrants back over the border without the chance to file for asylum. Despite campaigning on a promise to end the policy – President Biden has kept Title 42 in…