Pro-life groups were dismayed when former President Donald Trump declined to support federal limits on abortion access, but one leading organization says that shouldn’t stop abortion foes from voting for him. Operation Rescue, the 38-year-old anti-abortion group known for its civil disobedience, threw its support behind Mr. Trump’s 2024 presidential bid, citing the three Trump-nominated […]
A severed human leg was found around a body of water in Warnimont Park in Cudahy, Wisconsin, earlier this week. Law enforcement said Friday that a person of interest is in custody. The park is located along Lake Michigan. The leg was found at the park at around 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the […]
In July 2020, residents of Seattle set up what became known as the “Capital Hill Organized Protest Zone,” or CHOP. CHOP was set up in response to the death of George Floyd. Originally protesters wanted a 50% reduction in funding for police. Later, they called for the total abolition of the Seattle police and made […]
It’s time for cherry blossoms again — and officials expect large crowds to brave unpredictable weather for the Tidal Basin’s brightest and pinkest day of the year. National Park Service officials estimated Thursday that the District’s cherry blossoms will reach their peak bloom between March 23 and March 26, a day later than the period […]
The National Park Service released visitation data for 400 of its national parks Thursday, showing an overall jump of 13 million visitors, a 4% year-over-year increase. While NPS operates 428 national parks, only 400 record visits. A total of 325.5 million recreation visits were recorded for 2023. This year saw five new parks start reporting […]
The Eurasian eagle-owl Flaco, who flew the coop after his exhibit was vandalized at New York’s Central Park Zoo, died Thursday after flying into a building. Flaco escaped on Feb. 2 and was found dead on the ground after colliding with a structure in Manhattan. “Flaco frequently had been seen in and near Central Park […]
An internment camp used to hold over 10,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II was declared America’s newest national park site on Thursday. The Amache camp in Granada, Colorado, was used between 1942 and 1945. Over the course of that time, it held more than 10,000 Japanese internees, with a peak population of 7,310, the National […]
A fake alligator and a fake crocodile placed in an Arizona lake look lifelike enough to confuse residents. The “deadly” foam reptiles have been placed into the lake in Mesa’s Riverview Park in recent months to give turtles and birds a place to rest and soak in the sunlight. “First, we tried a dirt ramp that worked […]
I’m not really sure if there’s anything much funnier than when touchy-feely progressive types wake up one morning, and realize what they’ve foisted on everyone else is suddenly coming home to roost in someplace they consider breathtakingly beautiful and ever so special. The shock and spontaneous yelps of, “But you can’t do that HERE!!” are […]
To say that Disney World in Orlando, Florida, has been having a rough go at it lately would be a gross understatement. Even before the House of Mouse got into an ugly spat with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, it was watching attendance at its own Disney World begin to lag. Compounding matters, Disney’s top rival […]
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