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Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce is a freelance reporter covering politics, sports and culture.

Christian Schools
Billionaire to give hundreds of private school scholarships to Philadelphia kids as public schools shutter

Philadelphia families facing public school closures will soon have help sending their children to private school. The Yass Prize, created by billionaire Jeffrey Yass and his wife, Janine,… Read More

May 21, 2026
Government
Iowa governor signs legislation cracking down on chemical abortions 

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed several measures this week, including one restricting access to drugs used for chemical abortions through telehealth and mail-order services. House File 2788… Read More

May 21, 2026
Government
Ron DeSantis signs legislation outlawing Chinese, Russian surrogacy contracts

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation banning surrogacy contracts involving citizens of several U.S. adversaries. The new law bars preplanned adoption agreements and gestational surrogacy… Read More

May 20, 2026
Courts
Ohio county to pay over $120,000 for excluding Christian families from foster care

An Ohio county government has agreed to pay over $120,000 after excluding a Christian ministry from participating in the foster care system because of its religious hiring standards. Read More

May 20, 2026
Culture
Canvas defends paying off hackers who disrupted online university platform

Canvas operator Instructure paid a ransom to hackers after a cyberattack disrupted colleges and universities during finals week and threatened to expose private user data. Hackers tied to the group ShinyHunters claimed they obtained… Read More

May 15, 2026