Biden: GOP can’t be on side of police if they don’t support assault weapon ban
President Biden on Monday argued that Republicans aren’t on the side of law enforcement if they oppose banning assault weapons in remarks to a Black law enforcement organization. “You hear a lot of politicians say about how much they love you, how much they care about you, they’ll do anything for you. In the state you’re in today, Gov. [Ron] DeSantis, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Rick Scott all opposed banning assault weapons, and Sen. Scott and Rubio voted against the bipartisan gun safety law that I signed,” Biden said, calling out the Florida Republicans. “To me, it’
Read MoreGlobal citizens: We may have to sue our way out of the climate crisis
Britain and the British are baking in a record-breaking 40-plus degrees Celsius heatwave. Large parts of Europe, including France and
Read MoreBiden says he’s feeling great, hopes to be back in-person by end of week
President Biden on Monday said he is feeling great and hopes to be back to working in-person by the end of the week, following testing positive for COVID-19 last week. “I’m feeling great. You know, I’ve had two full nights of sleep, all the way through. A matter of fact, my dog had to wake me up this morning,” he told reporters following a virtual meeting at the White House that he called into from the residence. The president said the first lady, who is not at the White House while Biden is isolating, usually takes the dog out in the morning while he exercis
Read MoreDozens of University of Michigan medical students walk out on anti-abortion keynote speaker
Dozens of incoming medical students at the University of Michigan walked out on a keynote address from an anti-abortion speaker on Sunday in a now-viral moment. Throngs of incoming medical students, known as white coats, stood up as soon as Kristin Collier, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Michigan, began speaking at the Hill Auditorium during the white coat ceremony in the city of Ann Arbor. One vi
Read MoreNASA photos show dramatic shrinking of Lake Mead
Story at a glance NASA released side-by-side images of the reservoir taken from space in July of 2000, 2021 and 2022. The image from July 6, 2000 shows a full lake with a deep shade of blue. The photos from 2021 and 2022 show significantly less water with a lighter shade of blue with light-colored fringes along the shorelines. A megad
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