The national youth suicide rate has increased by 56% in 10 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Read MoreExperts Explain Possible Reasons Behind a 56 Percent Jump in Youth Suicide Rate in 10 Years
Month: October 2019
Feds Bust Tenth Official in UAW Union Corruption Probe
A former high-level official in the United Auto Workers’ General Motors Department pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking more than $123,000 in bribes and kickbacks from vendors and contractors while working with the union.
Read MoreCharlotte School Reinstates Halloween Celebrations Less Than a Week After Banning Them
An elementary school in Charlotte, Michigan, has reversed its ban on Halloween costumes and parties at school less than a week after it instituted the policy after receiving backlash from parents.
Read MoreCommentary: Who the Hell Do They Think They Are?
Retired Admiral William McRaven devoted the bulk of a New York Times op-ed to appropriating for himself the moral and hence political authority of generations of soldiers and sailors (pointedly, especially the female ones) who have sacrificed for America, for “the good and the right.” Then he gratuitously stated—citing no specifics, as if everyone already knows—that “President Trump seems to believe that all these qualities are unimportant or show weakness.”
Read MoreSupreme Court Tosses Challenge to Michigan’s Republican-Drawn District Lines
The Supreme Court effectively ended a gerrymandering challenge to Michigan’s Republican-drawn legislative districts Monday, after a three-judge panel ordered the state to produce new maps ahead of the 2020 elections.
Read More‘You Don’t Get More Politically Connected’: Participants In Securities Fraud Scam Touted Links To Hunter Biden
by Andrew Kerr and Chuck Ross Participants in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud an American Indian tribe touted links to Hunter Biden and his business associate, Devon Archer, according to court documents the Daily Caller News Foundation reviewed. Biden is not accused of wrongdoing in the case, which…
Read MoreTrump Administration Rolling Out a Plan to Collect DNA from Migrants
The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to collect DNA samples from asylum seekers, a policy intended to crack down on immigration-related crime and fraud at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreCommentary: Look to History to Reform the Antiquities Act
Devils Tower, known to Native Americans as Bear Lodge, is an 870-foot butte composed of igneous rock. Long before it featured on Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Wyoming landmark was the first national monument declared by President Teddy Roosevelt on Sept. 24, 1906.
Read MoreFacebook Announces New Effort to Clearly Mark Fake News Ahead of 2020
Facebook announced Monday an effort to “protect the 2020 U.S. elections” by clearly marking fake news posts, offering protections to politicians’ accounts and offering more transparency.
Read More‘C’est Moi’: Mitt Romney Confirms Ownership of Alternate Twitter Account
On Sunday night, Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) confirmed that he was the owner of an alternate Twitter account that had previously tweeted in his defense, according to The Hill.
Read MorePoll Shows John James and Gary Peters in ‘Virtual Tie’ After Republican Hauls in $3 Million
A new poll from the Lansing-based Marketing Resource Group shows Sen. Gary Peters in a close race with Republican candidate John James, who lost to Sen. Debbie Stabenow by six percentage points in the 2018 midterms.
Read MoreJustin Amash Says Trump Treating Troops Like ‘Paid Mercenaries,’ Won’t Rule Out Libertarian Presidential Run
Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI-03) slammed President Donald Trump for treating U.S. troops like “paid mercenaries” in a Sunday interview while stoking rumors that he may launch a presidential run as a Libertarian candidate.
Read MoreMDOT Director continues to Back Gov. Whitmer’s Proposed 45-Cent Gas Tax Hike
Although Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 45-cent per gallon fuel tax increase has proven a nonstarter on both sides of Lansing’s legislative aisle, some of her departmental appointments still believe it a viable option.
Read MoreReport: British Intelligence Questioned Christopher Steele’s Judgment In Assessment Given To FBI
British intelligence told the FBI that dossier author Christopher Steele sometimes showed questionable judgment regarding investigative targets, according to a report that could preview some of the findings in a highly anticipated Justice Department watchdog report of FBI surveillance against the Trump campaign.
Read MoreSan Francisco’s Blacklist of Pro-Life States a ‘PR Tactic,’ Activists Say
San Francisco’s blacklisting of 22 states with pro-life laws is only a “PR tactic” that indicates growing desperation within the abortion industry, the head of an activist group based in the city says.
Read MoreCommentary: Academic Nonsense and Biases Have a Long History
The United States had a population of 1.5 million post-secondary faculty members in the fall of 2016.
This ivory tower army produces volumes of written material so lofty that it’s rarely read by anyone. The content that is read can be hard for everyday Americans to take seriously, for with 10.4 registered Democrats for every registered Republican, the political bias is strong amongst professors.
Read MoreEnergy and Mineral Development on DOI-Managed Lands in Nevada Contributed $3.8 Billion in GDP Last Year
Energy and mineral development on lands managed by the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) in Nevada contributed nearly $3.8 billion in added value to the state’s economy last year, according to a department report.
Read MoreCommentary: ‘Orange Man Bad’ Becomes Foreign Policy
Have you noticed an uptick in the appearance of a specific talking point from the political and military elite about President Trump’s recent drawdown in northern Syria? It goes something like this: Yes, the president was in a tight spot in Syria – caught between Turkey, a NATO ally, and the Kurds, who we were allied with against ISIS. But the president was wrong to pull U.S. forces out of northern Syria the way he did. Very often, these detractors say the president ordered the precipitous drawdown of U.S. forces in Syria without “consulting the Pentagon.”
Read MoreWhite House Aide Mulvaney Reiterates, No Ukraine Money Link to Political Investigations
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday defended his claim that President Donald Trump did not withhold nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in order to get Kyiv to undertake investigations of Democratic rivals and the 2016 election.
Read MoreDysfunctional Immigration Courts Cited for Growing Asylum Crisis
Blame for a rising backlog of immigration asylum claims at the southern border belongs with a dysfunctional system in which immigration judges don’t have the power to toss out meritless and fraudulent claims, a panel of experts said this week.
Read MoreUK’s Johnson Sends Unsigned Brexit Delay Request to EU, Source Says
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent an unsigned letter to the European Union on Saturday requesting a Brexit delay and a separate note saying that he did not want an extension, a British government source said.
Read MoreThe Star News Digital Media Statement of Principles on K-12 Education
Star News Digital Media is a Nashville-based company that owns and operates five online news sites–The Tennessee Star, The Ohio Star, The Minnesota Sun, The Michigan Star, and Battleground State News–and publishes textbooks for secondary school students.
Our reporting on K-12 education is based on our philosophical perspective, which is reflected in our statement of principles.
Read MoreMichigan Congressional Candidate Peter Meijer Outraised Justin Amash in 2019’s Third Quarter
Peter Meijer, a candidate for Michigan’s Third Congressional District, raised more money in contributions than current representative Justin Amash (I-MI-03) did in the third quarter of 2019.
Read MoreCommentary: Christopher Wray Has Some Explaining to Do
Article 35 of the constitution of the People’s Republic of China guarantees “freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, and of demonstration.” Article 36 guarantees religious freedom including the right to believe in any religion. Article 37 prohibits illegal arrests and unlawful searches of Chinese citizens. Article 40 guarantees a Chinese citizen’s right to privacy of correspondence. Article 126 guarantees judicial independence without interference by any administrative organ, public organization, or individual.
Read MoreTrump Campaign Threatens to Sue CNN Over ‘Unfair, Unfounded, Unethical and Unlawful Attacks’
President Trump’s reelection campaign sent a letter to CNN Friday threatening legal action against the network over its biased, unfair and possible unlawful coverage of the president.
Read MoreCommentary: The Strongest Support for School Vouchers Comes From Lower-Income Families
hen it comes to education, the word voucher tends to elicit strong reactions in three broad public opinion camps. First, there are those who feel strongly that vouchers can expand education options for families by allowing children to attend a private school using some or all of the per-pupil spending amount allocated to the local district school.
Read MoreTrump Says Turkey-Syria Ceasefire Is on Again After Friday Morning Shelling
President Donald Trump said the ceasefire agreed upon by the U.S. and Turkey on Thursday is on again after reports of Friday morning shelling and machine-gun fire on the Syria-Turkey border.
Read MoreUS Justice Department Announces Record Number of Immigration-Linked Prosecutions
The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it prosecuted a record number of immigration-related criminal cases over the last year.
Read MoreSenate Fails to Override Trump’s Veto on Border Emergency
After the United States Congress voted to end President Trump’s national emergency declaration on the southern border, the President vetoed that resolution; yesterday, the Senate failed to override his veto, according to Politico.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump Announces New Energy Secretary Pick
President Donald Trump announced Friday he would nominate Dan Brouillette to be the next secretary of the Department of Energy, following the departure of Rick Perry.
Read MoreMichigan Based Kellogg Company Releases New Cereal to Celebrate LGBT Activism
The Michigan-based Kellogg Company announced this week that it’s rolling out a new “All Together Cereal” in celebration of the LGBT Spirit Day.
Read MoreGary Peters Is the Least Known Senator in America, According to a New Poll
Michigan Senator Gary Peters has developed a reputation that doesn’t look good when heading into a re-election year.
Read MoreUAW-General Motors Agreement Includes Closure of Three American Plants
A national council for United Auto Workers voted Thursday to accept a “Tentative Agreement” that could end the union’s 33-day strike against General Motors, but includes the closure of three American facilities.
Read MoreCommentary: Nancy Pelosi’s Impeachment Witch Hunt Makes the World More Dangerous
It’s been about a month since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) opened her certain-to-fail impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Sept. 24, and the world is not getting any safer.
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg Says That Private Companies Should Not Censor Politicians
In an interview with Fox News’ Dana Perino, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that he believes private social media companies should not censor politicians.
Read MoreMexico Deports Hundreds of Indian Migrants Back to Their Home Country
Mexico announced that it deported over 300 Indian nationals via airplane, an unprecedented type of repatriation by the Mexican government as it continues to crackdown on illegal immigration.
Read MoreFour Big Indicators of What’s Next in Impeachment Process
As House Democrats’ impeachment probe moved forward Thursday, a star witness told Congress that “no quid pro quo” existed in the president’s dealings with Ukraine and the president’s chief of staff told reporters that politics typically play a role in foreign policy.
Read MoreState Department Concludes Clinton Email Review, Says It Found Nearly 600 Security Violations
State Department investigators probing Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state discovered nearly 600 security incidents that violated agency policy, according to a report the Daily Caller News Foundation obtained.
Read MoreICE Identifies Hundreds of Migrants Allegedly Lying About Their Family Status
The United States government identified hundreds of migrants allegedly falsely claiming familial status and numerous other migrant adults attempting to pose as minors.
Read MoreThe Battleground State Report: Leahy and Kellett Ponder, Are All 50 States Now Battleground States?’
In a specific discussion on Friday’s Battleground State Report with Michael Patrick Leahy and Doug Kellett – a one-hour radio show from Star News Digital Media in the early stages of national weekend syndication roll out – Leahy and Kellett discussed the potential that all states could become battleground states. They explained that states now seemed divided by urban versus country, suburban versus rural, and also female versus male.
Read MoreCommentary: Chicago Teachers’ Strike Shows Why We Don’t Need Public Schools
As the Chicago teachers’ strike continues with no end in sight, 300,000 students spend another day outside of the public school classroom. Chicago’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, says this is damaging to children.
Read MoreUM Hospital Removes Life Support From Teenager Despite Parents’ Legal Efforts
A University of Michigan hospital removed a teenager from life support Tuesday after a legal appeal was dismissed by a Washtenaw County Court in Ann Arbor.
Read MoreBrexit Breakthrough, but British MPs Could Torpedo EU Deal
BRUSSELS – Britain and the European Union sealed a new withdrawal agreement Thursday, on the first day of an EU summit in Brussels, paving the way for Britain’s possible exit from the bloc at the end of the month.
Read MoreZombies, Fairies and Clones Await You for Things to Watch This Weekend
The makeshift family of Little Rock, Wichita, Columbus and Tallahassee have moved to America’s heartland where they face off zombies who have evolved from the first movie ten years ago.
Read MoreWhitmer Says She is Willing to Take Fight for Vape Ban to Supreme Court
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said earlier this week that she is willing to fight for a ban on flavored e-cigarettes all the way to the state Supreme Court after a judge on the Court of Claims blocked the state from banning flavored nicotine vapes.
Read MoreCommentary: National Security Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings
Ben Shapiro has become famous for the line: “Facts don’t care about your feelings!” Neither does strategy. And the last week should serve as a lesson in how to do strategy properly, and how to serve the national interest: clinically and without emotion.
Read MoreHundreds Arrested Around the World in Connection to Child Porn Site Funded by Bitcoin
Hundreds of people around the world have been arrested in connection to the largest-ever online child sexual exploitation market funded by bitcoin, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Read MoreReport Claims Gannett, Owner of The Tennessean, Plans to Cancel USA Today Print Edition
A new report claims that the merger between Gannet and GateHouse Media, owned by the New Media Investment Group, will result in the cancellation of USA Today’s print edition.
Read MoreRand Paul: Pulling US Troops From Syria ‘May Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Kurds’
Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul argued Wednesday that pulling the remaining U.S. troops from northern Syria “may be the best thing that ever happened to the Kurds.”
Read MoreCommentary: Here Is Why Americans Can’t Wait to Vote for President in 2020
How amped up are you for the 2020 election?
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