A New Jersey teachers’ union spent $40 million trying to make its own president the next governor. Despite the effort, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller received only 11% of the vote for a fifth-place finish in the Democratic primary. According to New Jersey Spotlight News, the union got the money from member dues. […]
A consumer watchdog is accusing 17 virtual private network (VPN) apps, used to encrypt internet traffic and hide IP addresses, of having undisclosed connections to China. The claim, made in a report published on Thursday, June 12, by the Tech Transparency Project, points to four free apps on the Google Play Store, six on Apple’s […]
Antarctica wasn’t always a frozen landscape. In fact, it may have once featured lush forests, palm trees, and rivers, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. “This finding is like opening a time capsule,” Professor Stewart Jamieson, who co-authored the study, told The Economic Times. Groundbreaking study Researchers began the study in […]
The Department of Justice has alerted U.S. attorney offices across the country to be on standby ahead of protests expected this Saturday. Nearly 100 offices have been advised to prepare for a potential rise in criminal investigations tied to demonstrations planned in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration. DOJ prepares for ‘No Kings’ […]
A newly obtained government memo reveals that immigration officials received access to Medicaid data to assist in deportation efforts. California was among the states affected. Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the move, calling it an “indiscriminate attack” by President Donald Trump’s administration. Internal memo shows Medicaid data-sharing The Associated Press reported that emails and a memo […]
On Friday, June 13, California state lawmakers approved a budget proposal that would freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status. It’s part of the state and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to close a $12 billion deficit. Medi-Cal program Under the new plan, adult immigrants without legal status who are […]
A jury found that a New Orleans Police Department officer acted in an “unreasonable manner” when he shot and killed a 18-week-old puppy while responding to a noise complaint call in 2021. Although the court ruled that Officer Derrick Burmaster violated the dog owners’ constitutional rights, he will not face punishment due to a legal […]
Senate Republicans want to sell millions of acres of federal land in order to build affordable housing in the Western United States. According to their data, there is a nationwide shortage of 4.5 million homes and 7.1 million affordable homes. A newly added provision to President Trump’s so-called “big beautiful” tax and budget package would […]
Podcast star Alex Cooper is sharing new details about her time as a college athlete. In a new Hulu documentary, she accuses her former Boston University soccer coach of sexual harassment. Cooper, the host of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, said the abuse took place over three years, starting her freshman year at BU. She […]
Israeli soldiers told civilians early Saturday morning they could leave their shelters after Iran fired nearly 150 missiles into Israel late Friday night into early Saturday morning. Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv as the United States helped Israel deflect a second barrage of retaliatory missiles from Iran, marking Iran’s second round of striking, reports indicated. […]
