Author: Karen Jacqueline

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died at the age of 80. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on social media Tuesday, calling him “a steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy. “Michael Reagan lived a life shaped by conviction, purpose, and an abiding devotion to President Reagan’s ideals,” according to his foundation. Michael Reagan was born to Irene Flaugher in 1945 and adopted just hours after his birth by Ronald Reagan and his then-wife, actor Jane Wyman. The young Reagan followed in his parents’ footsteps,…

Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represented a Northern California district, has died at the age of 65. LaMalfa has represented California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013, having previously served in the California State Assembly and Senate. He sat on the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. Doug LaMalfa was a fourth-generation rice farmer and lifelong resident of Northern California. His largely rural district included Chico and Redding. His death was confirmed in a statement by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee. LaMalfa’s death was called “sudden” in a post on the social media platform…

The new variant of Influenza A, or H3N2, successfully dubbed ‘super flu,’ has caused hospitalizations to nearly double in a week, the CDC reported. Flu is surging across the U.S., sending thousands more people to the hospital and hitting young children especially hard, as doctors warn the season still has a long way to go. According to the CDC, hospitalizations nearly doubled in a single week, rising to 19,053, up from 9,944 the week prior, and about 3,100 people have died from the flu this season. The number of pediatric deaths rose to five, up from…