CNN, By Jason Hanna: Hurricane Laura’s ferocious winds produced more damage than its storm surge as it pummeled portions of Louisiana. The storm left six people dead in Louisiana, including at least four from falling trees. Laura came ashore as…

Business Insider, by Nathan Willis, Barbara Corbellini Duarte, Dylan Bank, and Mark Abadi: The southern Mississippi Delta is home to some of the most fertile farmland in the United States. But not a single crop of soybeans, cotton, corn, or…

The Blaze, Sarah Taylor: A violent windstorm ripped across America’s heartland last week, devastating the Corn Belt with insurmountable damage to the season’s harvest. What are the details? Last week, a derecho windstorm ravaged millions of acres of corn and…

Des Moines Register, by Donnelle Eller: In less than an hour, the nearly 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans that Corey Hillebo and his family farm near Slater were flattened. “Nothing in the path of the storm was unscathed,” said…

Pocket, by Emma Betuel: The escape of a trip into mountains or a day lying by the beach may feel like an extravagance to city dwellers confined by a traditional work schedule. But exposure to green and blue spaces is…

Deadline, By Tom Tapp: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday announced the city was taking action against those who throw large parties. He called recent gatherings of mostly young people in the Hollywood Hills and Calabasas “flagrant violations of health orders.” “While we…

WVVA, Bailey Pace: Governor Ralph Northam today announced the launch of COVIDWISE, an innovative exposure notification app that will alert users if they have been in close contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19.  Virginia is the…

LifeSite News, by Paul Smeaton: The BBC, the publicly funded British TV and radio institution, has aired a kiss between two teenage girls in a program aimed at young children. “The Next Step,” a Canadian-produced teen drama series following the…

NY Post, By Bernadette Hogan and Julia Marsh: Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he was “very concerned” about the “devastating” crime wave sweeping the Big Apple, casting blame on anti-police sentiment, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to release inmates from Rikers Island during…

Daily Caller, SCOTT MOREFIELD: Fox News co-host Juan Williams got fact-checked by his “The Five” co-hosts after claiming that protest violence footage “keeps being repeated from the first night way back.” The Thursday evening segment began with footage of Portland…

The College Fix, MATT LAMB: A UC Santa Barbara teaching assistant recently tweeted about killing Jesus Christ. Tim Snediker, who is also a doctoral student in religious studies at the public university in California, tweeted late Sunday night that he would “assassinate Jesus of…

Alpha News, By Kyle Hooten: The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) told residents they should “be prepared” to hand over their phones, wallets, and purses to robbers. The MPD has reported a 46 percent increase in carjackings and a 36 percent increase…