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 […]
The 2026 World Cup is less than 370 days away, and the clock is ticking for Team USA as they prepare under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino. He’s been on the job since August 2024 with mixed results thus far. Why has Team USA struggled with a new head coach? A learning curve is not […]
Two controversial internet creators are facing prison time after gaining a certain level of infamy for their behavior, both online and offline. The cases illustrate the growing risks that influencers face with boundary-pushing content abroad. Vitaly faces prison in the Philippines Russian-born YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy could serve up to 18 months in a Philippine prison […]
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 […]
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 […]
