Social Issues

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Olympic bobsledding champion Steven Holcomb had prescription sleeping pills and alcohol in his system when he was found dead on May 26, 2017, according to toxicology report provided to his family and USA Bobsled and Skeleton

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An Indiana nurse is out of a job after a racially charged tweet about white women and their sons sparked a firestorm on social media. (WRTV)

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Virginia Gov.-elect Ralph Northam won a landslide victory earlier this month. Party activists are hopeful that they can erode the GOP advantage ahead of the census. (Associated Press)

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According to a Politico/Morning Consult survey, 59 percent of American voters say that sexual harassment is a problem in Hollywood. (Associated Press)

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School officials said a non-white student confessed this week to scrawling a racist message on a girls' bathroom mirror at Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri, on Nov. 15. (KPLR 11)

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Back-up dancer Kevin Federline left his pregnant fiancée, actress Shar Jackson, to be with pop princess Britney Spears. Their two year marriage ended with Federline retaining sole legal and physical custody of their son while Spears would get visitation rights that would increase over time. Federline receives $20,000 per month from Spears in child support

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Sen. Susan M. Collins, Maine Republican, says repealing the individual mandate as part of her party’s tax overhaul is a bad idea. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Illustration of George Papadopoulos by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

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A new Rasmussen Reports survey says that nearly 60 percent of voters predict that the Republican Party will lose control of Congress next year. (Associated Press)

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Bill's QB Tyrod Taylor (sponsored)

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Illustration on the sexual vulgarization of the American culture by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Parents prayed in front of Lake Minneola High School in Florida on Tuesday after a student shot and killed himself there. Researchers have found a disturbingly strong correlation between heavy social media use and teenage suicide, along with other mental health issues. (Associated Press)