As talks of banning books in school districts have become more popular across the country, Pennsylvania is at the top of the issue.
According to PEN America, a nonprofit organization that works to defend and celebrate free expression in the United States, Pennsylvania ranks #6 with a total of 27 instances of book bans between July and December of 2022 – Ranking third in the nation just prior to that. Read More...
SEATTLE (KOMO) — Two men connected to a northern border people smuggling scheme recently made their initial appearances in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
Jesus Ortiz-Plata, 45, of Independence, Oregon, and Juan Pablo Cuellar Medina, 35, of Everett, Washington were arrested May 23 with three non-citizens who had been smuggled into the United States from Canada.
The arrests were the result of a lengthy investigation by Homeland Security Investigation’s Border Security Enforcement Team (BEST), according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read More...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95.
Gerber announced Cook's passing in an Instagram post on Friday.
"Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts everywhere and will continue to live on as a symbol for all babies," the company said.
Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding for a national marketing campaign for baby food. Read More...
