# 1 – Summer Solstice:
Today is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Arctic Circle, on the top of the Earth near the North Pole, there is continuous daylight. The sun is at its highest elevation in the sky. It’s also the first day of summer above the equator, and the first day of winter below the equator. “Down under,” in Australia, it’s the shortest day of the year. Solstices occur twice a year, in June and December. In December we have the winter solstice, which is the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and the shortest day.
# 2 – COVID Vaccines for Kids:
Children under five are now eligible for COVID shots. The Federal Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously in support, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, signed off approval of the two-dose Moderna and three-dose Pfizer vaccines for kids as young as six months old. The shots can begin to be administered today. Although COVID-19 has been less harmless for young children, more than 200 children ages 1-4 have died from the virus, and 20,000 have been hospitalized.
# 3 – January 6:
The fourth live public hearing of the House of Representatives January 6 Committee will air today. Evidence will be presented concerning Donald Trump and his team’s effort to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Trump infamously pressured Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” the votes Trump needed to win in Georgia.You can tune in on many major television and cable channels at 1:00 PM. If you miss it, you can watch it on YouTube.
# 4 – Elon Musk:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s transgender daughter is changing her name to reflect her gender identity and to disassociate with her father. In her filing for a new birth certificate, she wrote, “I no longer wish to live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.”
# 5 – SCOTUS School Prayer:
Today the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a state prohibition on using taxpayer funds to subsidize schools that offer religious instruction. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for a 6-3 majority. The case refers to rural areas in Maine that don’t have their own high school and students have to attend schools that offer religious instruction. The ruling may set a precedent for other rulings regarding the use of public money for religious instruction.
