(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Federal civil rights investigators have opened inquiries into three Michigan public school districts over classroom content and student facility policies.
The probes target Detroit Public Schools Community District, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools and Lansing School District, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Federal officials said investigators...
(Headline USA) All truckers and pass drivers will have to take their commercial driver’s license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry and get unqualified drivers off the road.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the latest effort Friday to ensure...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of the adult children of the transgender shooter in Rhode Island is serving a seven-year federal sentence after torching a predominantly black church in North Providence.
Kevin Colantonio, 37, is one of six children Robert Dorgan had before carrying out a mass shooting and then killing himself during...
(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) National teacher unions continue to collect hundreds of millions of dollars annually in membership dues, according to new federal filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The National Education Association, which reported 2,846,104 members from September 2024 through August 2025, reported approximately $454 million in...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Self-described comedian Stephen Colbert and Democrat James Talarico claimed the Trump administration blocked their interview on The Late Show. But CBS News clarified that the network, not the president, chose not to air the episode due to FCC equal-time rules.
Colbert had interviewed Talarico earlier this week, as Talarico runs...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., found himself in an unexpected controversy after his wife Erika posted a Valentine's Day tribute that inadvertently revealed he had pursued her while still married to his first wife.
According to The Daily Beast, Erika Donalds shared a photo on X recounting...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Instagram removed the Track AIPAC watchdog account from its platform over alleged intellectual property and trademark violations, according to Middle East Monitor, placing the project at risk of permanent deletion if an appeal fails within a 180-day window.
Founded in 2024 by Cory Archibald and Casey...
(Headline USA) The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84.
As a young organizer in Chicago, Jackson was called to meet with King...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Yet another controversy has engulfed California gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Eric Swalwell, who has already been tied to an alleged foreign spy and dogged by mortgage accusations and residency questions.
A trove of decades-old college documents revealed that Swalwell once wrote graphic erotic poetry and supported two of...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A United Nations social media campaign against child marriage sparked criticism after it featured an image of a blond, white bride rather than a child from the countries where child marriage is most common.
“Every 3 seconds, a girl is married somewhere in the world. Child marriage is...
(Headline USA) Former U.S. President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend.
During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen, Obama was...
(Headline USA) Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95.
Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according...