POLITICS

(Headline USA) A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to come get him when he was shot, his father said Wednesday. Police in Upper Pottsgrove Township, northwest of Philadelphia, responded...

(Jon Styf, The Center Square) American voters say local communities should be able to limit data centers if they cause a strain on electricity, water, land or infrastructure, according to a new poll. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found that 68% think that communities should be able to limit...

(Michael Carroll, The Center Square) A former Lee County English arts teacher who was suspended after posting about the death of political activist Charlie Kirk on a private Facebook account should be reinstated with back pay, an administrative judge has concluded. Judge Andrew Manko of the state’s Division of Administrative...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Trump administration's attempt to quietly enlist sympathetic online voices for its messaging apparatus stumbled into public view this week, according to a report from Alternet.  The controversy centers on Jennica Pounds, who goes by "Data Republican" on X and commands an audience nearing one million...

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) An Ecuadorian official confirmed that US Green Berets were engaged in anti-cartel operations. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump formed a coalition, dubbed Shield of the Americas, that was aimed at combating cartels in Latin and South America.  A local official told AFP and UPI that US...

(Headline USA) Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said a report released Tuesday on the lead-water crisis in the city is the final step her office can take toward accountability, years after a state Supreme Court ruling shut down criminal cases against a former governor and eight other people. Flint residents...

(Headline USA) Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state. The settlement resolved a...

(Headline USA) Testimony concluded Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of strangling her three young children in a case that has drawn attention to postpartum mental health. Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday, before the jury begins deliberating. Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty by...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal appellate court has delivered a split verdict for civil liberties supporters, confirming a constitutional protection while leaving the man who pursued it empty handed, according to a report from Reclaim The Net.  The Second Circuit Court of Appeals now stands as the ninth federal...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Homeland Security officials unveiled a revised plan Monday requiring a $103,265 payment from employers pursuing H-1B visas for candidates counted against the annual numerical cap, according to a report from The Hill. The official notice outlining the rule states that the collected funds would offset federal...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A raid carried out last month in Newark, New Jersey turned up a fentanyl cache large enough to theoretically claim roughly 8 million lives, according to a report from Breitbart News. Homeland Security Investigations linked the narcotics to the Trinitarios, a gang whose ranks are...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Three Secret Service officials were removed from the federal agency’s headquarters and placed on administrative leave amid a shocking investigation into alleged leaks to the media, several news outlets reported Tuesday evening. RealClearPolitics journalist Susan Crabtree first reported Tuesday that the officials were walked out of their...