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Possible restrictions ahead for student cellphone use

By CAMILA BELLO CASTRO Capital News Service LANSING — A bill to impose statewide restrictions on cellphone use in schools has been reintroduced and is awaiting action in the House Education and Workforce Committee. The chief sponsor, Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer felt it important enough to bring up the topic in her State of the State address. “The governor understands there’s policy value here,” he said, “and with her support, this will gain positive attention and move forward.” “Then you hope for a vote on the floor,” ...

Trump and Putin will speak this week on war

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff. It would be the second publicized call between the two leaders since Trump began his second term in January. Trump and Putin spoke in February and agreed to start high-level talks over ending the war in Ukraine. “I think the two presidents are going to have a really good and positive discussion this week,” Witkoff said Sunday on CNN’s “State ...

River runs green in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in cheers as members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 sprayed dye into the water from boats, carrying on a tradition they began some 63 years ago. The dyeing immediately precedes the annual downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade. The day — which falls on Monday this year — celebrates Irish culture. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is credited with having ...

Europe wrongly blames Trump for its latest crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron is leading the European Union’s latest panic-buying spree. Only this time, instead of toilet paper, they’re looking to stockpile weapons. Same irrational impulse. Naturally, Macron is blaming U.S. President Donald Trump (suddenly) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (perpetually) for the urgent need to splurge. How convenient. All because Trump has changed Washington’s position in Ukraine, opting for peace with Russia. The French are largely fine with spending more on defense - as long as it doesn’t cut into their vacation funds or sacred ...

When ‘insurrectionist’ should be used

It would have been a dangerous drinking game during the Biden presidency to chug every time the media broadly described Jan. 6 protesters as “insurrectionists.” It didn’t matter whether the protesters were violent or vocally supported overthrowing the government. That was the automatic journalistic assumption for every protester on the scene. So it’s remarkable when you consider the case of radical leftist Mahmoud Khalil and the group he led, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD). On March 10, the network evening news shows didn’t find an “insurrectionist.” They ...

Formidable president storms ahead

Some thoughts spring to mind after President Donald Trump’s 100-minute address to Congress. The first is that this 78-year-old man has amazing resilience and perseverance. Consider that in the past 12 months, he has had to spend hours listening to a kangaroo court proceeding before a hostile judge in New York, has maintained a campaign rally schedule that would daunt candidates half his age, has participated in planning sessions for a detailed set of executive orders he might never have an opportunity to issue, has faced the former president and vice president of the United States in ...