(Associated Press) A federal judge on Wednesday allowed former reality TV star Josh Duggar to be released as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography.
Magistrate Judge Christy Comstock ordered Duggar, 33, confined to the home of family friends who have agreed to be his custodian...
An Iowa State University professor is under fire for saying she intentionally avoids interactions with white people “as much as possible.”
Professor Rita Mookerjee, who was a panelist during the student government’s “Diversity and Inclusion” panel in March, reportedly tweeted that she tries to limit her conversations and encounters with...
(Headline USA) In a possibly futile effort to please both Italian Americans who celebrate Christopher Columbus and racial justice advocates who accuse him of genocide, the New York City public school system has designated Oct. 11 as Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People’s Day.
The double-naming of the school holiday happened Tuesday after...
The Black Lives Matter organization released a new list of demands this week, including a call for former president Donald Trump to be permanently banned from holding political office and from using social media.
The first of BLM’s seven new demands says Trump must be “immediately convicted in the United...
(Headline USA) Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — for now.
The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago for allegedly inciting violence that led to the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.
One conservative social media watchdog...
Former President Donald Trump has launched a new communications platform to combat ongoing bans from Facebook and Twitter, Fox News reported.
He has called the new website "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump," on which he posts comments, videos, and stories.
The website allows users to easily share Trump's posts...
As fans return to watch professional sports teams, concerns have grown about stadiums requiring vaccine passports for entry.
Oracle Park in San Francisco and Citi Field in New York are among a growing number of locations to now require digital vaccine verification to attend a game in person.
The technology used...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) President Joe Biden touted a key part of his education initiative Monday, pushing for two years of free community college nationwide, but some critics question the long-term efficacy of his plan.
Biden spoke at Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, Virginia, to promote his proposal, which would...
(Neetu Arnold, James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal) Most businesses and the general public had a brutal year in 2020—perhaps with the notable exceptions of Zoom and toilet paper manufacturers. Universities suffered as well, with enrollment drops and budget cuts forcing them to freeze hiring and salaries, furlough faculty...
(Headline USA) The First Couple of the New World Order is calling it quits.
Bill and Melinda Gates announced Monday that they are divorcing.
The Microsoft co-founder and his wife, who launched the world’s largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,...
(Davide Mamone, The Center Square) The unexpected increase in the New York state population that emerged in the 2020 U.S. Census is casting a shadow of doubt on the accuracy of the final data, experts warn.
According to a preliminary analysis published this week by the U.S. Census Bureau, New York has...
It appears that even in the self-described “happiest place on earth,” some woke millennials may need a safe space.
In the latest battle of the culture war, it’s Snow White versus the snowflakes.
During California’s lengthy coronavirus shutdown, a beloved Disneyland ride underwent a few improvements, according to an article in...