Before the bell rings, before a single test is taken or a lesson begins, one question is crucial to the school day: Who’s not here today? In classrooms from small towns to big cities, chronic absenteeism is quietly eroding student success. It’s a challenge most states face, yet one often overshadowed by test scores and […]
President Donald Trump called 2,000 National Guardsmen into federal service over the weekend of June 7 after protestors in Los Angeles threw eggs and clashed with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out immigration raids. The deployment was controversial and described as “unlawful.” It marked the first time a president deployed the Guard […]
The House v. NCAA settlement has fundamentally changed the way college sports will function. College sports have left amateurism behind for good, and right now, questions seem to outnumber answers. How does the House v. NCAA settlement change college sports? The House settlement, which began as a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and five collegiate […]
A Chinese citizen has been charged with smuggling goods into the country. The arrest came less than a week after federal authorities arrested a couple from China caught bringing in what federal authorities claimed was potential agroterrorism material. Chinese Ph.D. student accused of concealment Chengxuan Han is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China […]
California has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after Trump federalized the National Guard on Sunday, June 8, in response to protests that ultimately turned violent in major California cities. Trump backed “border czar” Tom Homan’s idea to arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom, after Newsom dared him to […]
More than 70,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday as Pope Leo VIX led a Pentecost Vigil prayer service, according to the Holy See. Attendees represented over 100 countries, showing the global reach and unity of the Church. The celebration of Pentecost on Sunday, June 8, is expected to bring similarly large crowds […]
A group of protestors demonstrated against action by federal immigration authorities in Paramount, California on Saturday, June 7. The day before, on June 6, more than 40 people were arrested during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, which also prompted protests. Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News the National Guard has been activated to […]
Israeli officials said on Saturday, June 7, that they retrieved the body of a Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who was taken by Hamas. Pinta was a farmworker on Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel who was in his 30s, according to an Israeli military statement reported on by the New York Times. Pinta, the statement […]
A woman who died before realizing her dream of traveling the world is getting her chance, according to the BBC. Wendy Chadwick, 51, a single mother from Oldham, England, died of heart disease in February. Hoping to honor her mother’s lifelong wish to see the world, Cara Melia, 24, placed some of her ashes in […]
Schools across the United States can now directly pay college athletes under a landmark settlement approved by a federal judge on Friday, June 6. The agreement, valued at $2.8 billion, established a 10-year revenue-sharing model in college sports, enabling athletic departments to distribute approximately $20.5 million in name, image and likeness (NIL) revenue to athletes […]
