Gay marriages begin in Wisconsin after federal judge strikes down ban

MADISON, Wis. –  Same-sex couples began getting married in Wisconsin on Friday shortly after a federal judge struck down the state’s gay marriage ban and despite confusion over the effect of the ruling. Clerks in Madison and Milwaukee began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, a little over an hour […]

The President’s Very Real Military Problem

The President’s Very Real Military Problem

BY DIANE DIMOND The president of the United States is the commander-in-chief over all branches of the military. It is a historic time, given that no military member goes public to speak negatively about the ultimate commander. But now, with the veterans hospital scandal in full bloom, after the administration’s smokescreen about what triggered the […]

THIELLS M.D. ADVOCATES FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA, CRITICIZES CUOMO EQUIVOCATIONS

To the Editor, Across New York State voters are responding to a June 3 announcement the Governor Cuomo and the State Health Department have partnered with a British pharmaceutical company to conduct clinical trials with a product made from marijuana, Epidiolex. Why are medical marijuana advocates inflamed over Governor Cuomo’s actions? Well, why is Governor […]

Campus Shooting Suspect Wanted to Kill as Many as Possible, Police Say

The man blasting away with a shotgun paused to reload, and Jon Meis saw his chance. The 22-year-old building monitor pepper-sprayed and tackled the gunman Thursday in Seattle Pacific University’s Otto Miller Hall, likely preventing further carnage, according to police and university officials. Meis and other students subdued him until officers arrived and handcuffed him […]