A working journalist was pinned to the ground, handcuffed, arrested and charged with multiple misdemeanors. This didn’t happen in China, Iran or Russia, it happened in Ohio. Evan Lambert is a correspondent for NewsNation based in Washington, D.C. He was in Ohio Wednesday at a press conference, reporting on the recent train derailment. BREAKING: @EvanLambertTV,…

Western countries like the U.K., France, Poland and even Germany have pledged to deliver tanks to Ukraine. While this may enrage Putin and perhaps even slow down Russia’s military gains, many don’t believe it will bring him to the negotiating table. Some experts think Western leaders make the mistake of hoping there’s a point where Russia…

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., wants to set the minimum age for creating a social media profile to 16 years old. To enforce it, Hawley said social media companies would be required to verify users’ ages. “We now have more and more data on the effects of social media platforms on children, particularly young children, and…

Did Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, exhibit proper etiquette when confronting Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., at the State of the Union address? Should one engage with their boss on a political topic? How does one handle it when an acquaintance initiates a political conversation that doesn’t align with their beliefs? In these divisive times, successfully navigating…

Yellowstone National Park will celebrate its 151st year in March. It’s a major milestone for America’s oldest national park and an opportunity to set the record straight about the supervolcano that lurks beneath it. Reports have speculated that if it erupts, the supervolcano would cause a “nuclear winter” and kill nearly 100,000 Americans.  “It’s unfortunate…

Children’s education will go down as one of the greatest costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Newly released federal data shows that for a second year now, school children are falling behind at historically high rates. The commissioner for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) said that public school leaders estimated that about half of…

Turkey’s earthquake death toll reaches 17,0000; Sen. John Fetterman has been hospitalized; Disney announces thousands of job layoffs; and social media mayhem as four tech giants experience glitches. These stories and more highlight your daily rundown for Thursday morning, Feb. 9, 2023. Turkey earthquake death toll tops 17,000 Turkey received the hardest punch from Monday’s…

A battle for control over Disney’s self-governing zone in Orlando is heating up once again. Florida Republicans are taking center stage with a controversial bill that would give the governor control over the special tax Reedy Creek Improvement District, which operates Walt Disney World. Gov. Ron DeSantis stated in a recent news conference with WESH,…

Last fall, President Biden issued pardons to thousands of people convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law and Congress passed legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The majority of Americans support Biden’s efforts and, in fact, nearly 9 in 10 Americans believe cannabis should be legalized for medicinal or recreational…

It’s tax season but the Internal Revenue Service warned last week that it’s not quite ready for some filings. The agency is asking millions of Americans to hold off on filing tax returns. The hiccup is over direct payments and rebates many states handed out, hoping to help its residents counter raging inflation. Annual consumer…