(Headline USA) A group representing school board members around the country asked President Joe Biden on Thursday for federal assistance to investigate and stop "threats" made over policies including mask mandates, likening alleged vitriol to a form of domestic terrorism.
Parents and community members have been disrupting meetings and threatening board...
(Associated Press) Facing outrage over its handling of internal research on harm to teens from Instagram, a Facebook executive is telling Congress that the company is working to protect young people on its platforms.
And she disputes the way a recent newspaper story describes what the research shows.
“We have put in...
(Headline USA) The hit Broadway show “Aladdin” was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical's company, a day after the show reopened following some 18 months of being shuttered due to the pandemic.
Important information regarding tonight's performance. pic.twitter.com/zVHzgHuuSi
— Aladdin the Musical (@aladdin) September 29, 2021
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(Headline USA) Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony "obstruction" charge for participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump revolt at the U.S. Capitol and faces 21 to 27 months in prison.
Keller acknowledged in court records that he tried to obstruct Congress’ certification of the...
The New York Times quietly issued a correction to a story that alleged Border Patrol agents on horseback used their reins as whips against Haitian migrants trying to cross the southern border.
"An earlier version... overstated what is known about the behavior of some Border Patrol agents on horseback. While...
On last Friday's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, liberal host Bill Maher mocked the radical Left's push for segregation in cafeterias, gyms and dorms on several university campuses.
Maher warned that America could come apart as the proposal for a 'black' national anthem gains traction on the Left and...
(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square) Results from the 2020 census showed California’s population losses led to the state shedding a member of Congress for the first time since inception.
The California Department of Finance announced in May that California’s population fell for the first time, dropping by more than 182,000 people in...
Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, a candidate for the Miami Beach Commission, falsely claimed last week that she was the "most high-profile Hispanic Democrat in the city," the Daily Beast reported.
After critics called her out on the claim, Gonzalez apologized, suggesting that it was all a misunderstanding.
"It is being reported that...
(Associated Press) Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids' version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users.
“I still firmly believe that it’s a good thing to build a version of Instagram that’s designed...
(Jon Styf, The Center Square) A videotaped encounter between a school resource officer and a parent at James B. Edwards Elementary in Mount Pleasant has led South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to ask the Charleston County School District to not use officers to enforce the district’s mask mandate.
The officer can...
Public school enrollment has plummeted over the past two years as parents choose to place their children in charter or private schools or to homeschool them, PJ Media reported.
Public schools lost 1.45 million students, a 3.3 percent decrease, from the 2019-2020 to the 2020-2021 school year, according to a...
(Headline USA) Rep. Liz Cheney says she was wrong to oppose gay marriage in the past, a stand that once split her family.
Cheney, R-Wyo., a fierce critic of fellow Republican Donald Trump, also tells CBS News' "60 Minutes" that she views her reelection campaign as the most important House...