New York Governor Kathy Hochul is under fire for refusing to disclose how much taxpayer money is being spent on a fuzzy, cartoon-like mascot dubbed “Frankie Focus.” The character, part of a campaign to promote cellphone bans in public schools, debuted last week at a Brooklyn middle school. Critics across the political spectrum are blasting the initiative as wasteful and “tone-deaf.”
A new Gallup poll shows declining support for capitalism in the United States, especially among Democrats and younger Americans, as socialism continues to gain traction. The shift in public opinion follows the rise of socialist figures like Zohran Mamdani, who recently won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
Pennsylvania experienced its worst year for electric reliability in over three decades, with 71 major outage events reported in 2024, according to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s latest Electric Service Reliability Report. The sharp increase from 49 events in 2023 highlights the growing strain on the state’s aging electrical infrastructure, compounded by severe weather and poor vegetation management.
The tragic murder of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte subway is a chilling manifestation of this prophecy, exposing a society frayed by moral decay, where criminal justice reforms have faltered, and the absence of love, kindness, or Good Samaritan instinct left a young woman defenseless.
Four Louisiana-led projects are among the top 10 finalists for a $50 million award from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Futures Challenge. The prize seeks to boost resilience, sustainability, and public safety across the Gulf Coast, and Louisiana institutions have emerged as clear frontrunners.
