Culture
WATCH: Former 7-foot-3 Missouri center sworn in as one of Texas’ tallest police officersJordan Wilmore, a former University of Missouri basketball player, has become one of Texas’ tallest police officers. Wilmore played at Mizzou, Northwestern State and Austin Peay before… Read More
Courts
Same-sex Canadian couple sues surrogate mother who refused to have an abortionA same-sex Canadian couple is suing the surrogate mother who carried their son after she refused their request to abort the preborn baby over signs of a cleft lip… Read More
Supreme Court
US Supreme Court to hear Colorado-Nebraska water dispute(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to weigh in on the latest water squabble in the West, where Nebraska has accused Colorado of violating a… Read More
Culture
AI giant Anthropic hires former Fed chair(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic announced Thursday that it has appointed former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to its Long-Term Benefit Trust. After being… Read More
Culture
Meta to shell out billions for new AI data center outside US(Daily Caller News Foundation) – California-based technology giant Meta announced Wednesday that it is constructing its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada. Meta… Read More
Politics
Mamdani’s immigrant map somehow misses three groups that defined NYC history(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Italian-American civil rights group accused New York City’s socialist mayor of “cultural erasure” after his office released an immigration map that omitted several… Read More
Courts
Fifth Circuit upholds Texas instate tuition ban for illegal foreign national students(The Center Square) – Nearly one year after a lower court ruled that Texas universities providing in-state tuition to illegal foreign nationals was illegal, the Fifth Circuit Court of… Read More
Public Education
Newsom signs budget for California’s public schools(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom joined lawmakers and educators Thursday for the signing of a historic California budget for public education. The investments include a $4.1… Read More
Government
Unanimous state participation in national foster care improvement programAll 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have pledged to increase the number of licensed foster homes in a unified effort under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human… Read More
Courts
Maine district sued over special-needs program after sexual exploitation of child with autismA Maine district has been accused of violating state and federal laws after a former special education technician was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor. The technician, Benjamin Conroy, died in… Read More
Culture
WATCH: Teens rescue elderly couple from burning home on July 4Five Wisconsin teens are being credited with saving an elderly couple and their family after springing into action when a fire broke out on July 4. The teens, ages 19… Read More
Public Education
Birth rates plunge as public schools face long-term enrollment declineU.S. births have dropped dramatically over the last two decades, a trend affecting public school enrollment in most states. The decline is more pronounced in blue, Democrat-led states… Read More
Culture
Willie and Korie Robertson say Christian families need a better streaming option – so they built oneTwo members of the family best known for long beards and a hit reality show say they feel called by God to influence the culture through uplifting faith-and-family entertainment – a… Read More
Government
Illinois attorney general has paid private attorneys $2 million in recent years(The Center Square) – Illinois’ top state attorney has paid more than $2 million in the past three years to private law firms, several of which have contributed to… Read More
Politics
Trump-appointed judge nixes Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on ‘WOKE’ in universities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Trump-appointed judge ruled against part of Republican Florida Gov. Ron Desantis’s “Stop WOKE Act” on Tuesday holding that it violates the First Amendment. Read More
World
US-Iran conflict continues over control of Strait of HormuzPresident Donald Trump declared the temporary U.S.-Iran truce was over Wednesday after renewed Iranian attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The comments follow weeks of signaling the Trump administration is again prepared to use… Read More
Courts
Judge who helped illegal immigrant evade ICE walks away with $5,000 fine, no prison time(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A former Wisconsin judge received only a $5,000 fine after a jury found her guilty of helping illegal immigrants evade federal agents. The jury… Read More
Courts
Pro-2A groups sue purple state over lifetime carry ban for misdemeanor drug convictions(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to throw out Pennsylvania’s lifetime carry ban for… Read More
Courts
Illegal immigrants sentenced for sex trafficking minors in NebraskaTwo illegal immigrants from South America were sentenced to prison Monday for sex trafficking minors in Nebraska. Michel Daiana Martinez-Gonzalez, 29, of Colombia, and Alfredo Manuel Zambrano-Hurtado,… Read More
Culture
3 Midwestern cities rank in the top 5 for improved credit card useCredit card delinquency is dropping rapidly in at least three Midwestern cities. A new financial analysis compared proprietary user data from the first… Read More