Culture
Seph Schlueter turns hit ‘Counting My Blessings’ into children’s book about gratitude to GodSeph Schlueter didn’t set out to become a viral sensation when he and two friends sat down in 2022 to write a song about the many ways God had… Read More
Politics
‘We cannot afford Abdul’: Rogers, El-Sayed face off in contentious Michigan Senate debateRepublican Mike Rogers and his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, clashed over everything from the economy to El-Sayed’s mother in a Michigan Senate debate Thursday that grew increasingly combative. Read More
Politics
WATCH: ‘Not necessarily concerned about labels’: DSA leader isn’t too worried about being called a communistAndrew Thompson, a member of the National Political Committee for the Democratic Socialists of America, told Heartlander News that he is more concerned with building a better world than… Read More
Public Education
Portland Public Schools disputes audit as Oregon officials consider criminal investigationEven as the Oregon Department of Justice considers a criminal investigation into Portland Public Schools (PPS), the district is contesting the audit that warned its bond program had a… Read More
World
Analysis: Oil flows return to prewar levels as Americans await lower prices, Iran war’s outcomeGulf oil shipments have returned to prewar levels, while Iran’s shipments of crude have effectively hit zero over the last month, marking a reversal for the Iranian regime. Read More
Public Education
Expanding educational freedom: School choice allows families to mix and match school environments, research showsIn the past, choosing a K-12 school seemed like a binary choice: public or private. But now, American families aren’t just exercising school choice to attend charter,… Read More
Politics
Former NJ mayor urges DOJ election monitors after illegal foreign voter registrationsFormer Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac asked U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to increase federal scrutiny of New Jersey’s elections, according to a letter obtained by Heartlander News. Read More
Public Education
WATCH: New police footage reveals 6-year-old threatening officers after shooting his teacherNewly released bodycam footage of a 6-year-old boy who shot his elementary school teacher reveals the child’s disturbing response to police officers: menacingly yelling profanities at them. Read More
Politics
WATCH: ‘I don’t really know if I have an answer’: Top DSA member on what it means to be an AmericanWhat does it mean to be American? Andrew Thompson, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Committee, said he sees himself as “more of an internationalist.”… Read More
Opinion
Data centers can pay their way in Johnson County, Kansas, and deserve a fair hearingResidents across Johnson County spent this summer raising concerns that data centers will strain the water supply and drive up electric bills. Those worries filled city council meetings from… Read More
Politics
Trump to Texans: Vote for Ken Paxton, or blue-state ‘squalor’ is comingPresident Donald Trump returned to Texas Wednesday, his third visit in less than a month, to rally for Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate race against Democratic state… Read More
Culture
WATCH: ‘Bigger than baseball’: MLB player says acing citizenship test better than World Series home runTwo-time World Series champion Miguel Rojas is more proud of getting a perfect score on the test to become a U.S. citizen than he is of his Major League… Read More
Public Education
Georgia school bars male student from homecoming queen race under Title IXA male student who identifies as female is pushing back after his Georgia high school refused to let him run for homecoming queen. Riley Williams, the trans-identifying… Read More
Public Education
Study: Boston busing program ‘remarkably successful’ in boosting college attendance, graduationsPeer pressure can have positive effects when it comes to college attendance rates, one study concludes – even using something as simple as a bus ride to suburban Boston… Read More
Politics
EXCLUSIVE: Socialism is gaining ground in America. We asked a DSA leader all about it.(This is the first part in a series on the rise of the DSA, Democratic Socialists of America) They want to abolish the Senate, the Electoral College and… Read More
Courts
Christa Pike is awake and talking yet again, defying the odds after botched executionDeath row inmate Christa Pike was set to be taken off life support Tuesday but is now awake and talking after making an “unprecedented” recovery. Read More
Opinion
Analysis: Fed’s bad-vibe move on improving consumer sentiment: Fewer future jobsA consumer finance company reported that Americans are beginning to feel optimistic about the economy, as liberal bankers met in Chicago to argue the hot economy has bad vibes. Read More
World
‘Resilience and Resolve’: 3 years after Oct. 7, fight against antisemitism continues in Israel and abroadThree years after the bloody terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the country still faces daily threats of violence and what some consider an even more monstrous… Read More
Public Education
‘Put students ahead of systems’: Wisconsin policy experts tackle state’s stagnant K-12 educationAs public school enrollment continues to decline, Wisconsin’s education reformers are promoting practical changes to improve public and private education alike. The Wisconsin Institute for Law &… Read More
World
3 years after Oct. 7: Israeli-American says battle of ‘good vs. evil’ is centered in IsraelWhen Adi Vaxman called a friend Saturday morning, Oct. 7, 2023, she realized he had slept through the bloodiest, most devastating events of her lifetime. “I’m giving… Read More