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The president of a North Carolina teachers union asked school teachers to pledge their participation to the group Black Lives Matter at School's "Year of Purpose" program, which was inspired in part by a convicted cop-killer who escaped prison. At the bottom of its website, Black Lives Matter at School...

The NFL's Carolina Panthers pushed out one of its Spanish-language broadcasters because of his personal support for President Donald Trump, according to the Charlotte Observer. Luis Moreno Jr., 42, had served with his uncle Jaime Moreno as the play-by-play radio announcer since 2010. The pair were known internationally for their energetic...

UPDATE VIA AP: The city of Louisville will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor's slaying by police thrust the Black woman's name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, Mayor Greg...

The Justice Department's inspector general is investigating after a hard-nosed prosecutor who worked on Robert Mueller's special counsel team complained about political interference in Roger Stone's sentencing---despite having a history of partisan overreach himself. Aaron Zelinsky and three other prosecutors resigned in protest in February after Attorney General William Barr...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump has been holding ever-growing rallies in battleground states, in most cases in defiance state emergency orders against large gatherings. Democratic governors and local leaders have urged the president to reconsider the events, warning that he's putting lives at risk. But they have largely not tried to block...

California's poor forest management and excessive reliance on green energy sources has left the state unprepared to handle fires sweeping across the state, leaving residents without electricity during apocalyptic darkness. The California Independent System Operator reported last Thursday that the solar power generation in the state fell to about two-thirds...

(Headline USA) The Trump administration can end humanitarian protections that have allowed hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan to remain in the United States, a divided appeals court ruled Monday. While an appeal is imminent and orders to leave wouldn't take effect for months, the...

(Headline USA) The Los Angeles County sheriff on Monday criticized elected officials, sports figures and civic leaders for “fanning the flames of hatred” as America grapples with racism and police brutality, saying they instead should emphasize trust in the criminal justice system. Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s comments to The Associated Press...

(Headline USA) After a leading communications official in the Department of Health and Human Services warned via a Facebook video that seditious government scientists could be part of an armed coup, House Democrats quickly sought to clamp down. A Democrat-led subcommittee said Monday that it is requesting transcribed interviews with...

(Headline USA) As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration and anger into newfound support for school choice policies. Democrats, dominated by powerful teachers unions that would stand to lose funding and influence, have long tried to thwart...

Chick-fil-A is no longer seeking to open a restaurant in San Antonio, Texas---even though city officials were forced to relent and allow the Christian-owned business to open a franchise after more than a year of legal back-and-forth. “We are always evaluating potential new locations in the hopes of serving existing...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned people that cloth face masks will not protect wearers from wildfire smoke, prompting questions about its face mask guidance in regards to the coronavirus. And here’s @cdcgov warning ordinary (non-N95) masks will do nothing to protect you against wildfire smoke because “they...