September 26, 2025

Three school districts risk millions in funding over equity, transgender rules

The Department of Education accused three of the nation’s largest school districts of breaking federal law by allowing diversity, equity and inclusion in classrooms, along with letting transgender girls participate in girls sports. The districts face the loss of more than $65 million in federal funding — a move that could significantly impact their programs […]

September 26, 2025

Trump says he’ll move US World Cup matches if host cities are ‘dangerous’

President Donald Trump sent a message to the eleven U.S. host cities for the World Cup on Thursday about the safety of fans. Whether the president can actually follow through is up for debate.  Why did Trump warn World Cup cities? Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump warned that he will move matches […]

September 26, 2025

Sinclair breaks from preemption, announces Kimmel’s return to ABC affiliates

Sinclair announced that it has ended its preemption of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The broadcast station owner said the show will return Friday night on its ABC affiliates.  The move comes days after Disney’s ABC reinstated the show to its airwaves following the suspension of the program over comments made by Kimmel in the wake of […]

September 26, 2025

Russia helping China prepare possible attack on Taiwan: Report

Russia has agreed to help train China in a way that could help the Chinese invade nearby Taiwan, according to a new report. It’s the latest sign of military cooperation between the two superpowers. Why China needs Russia The report is based on 800 pages of documents that were originally obtained by Hacktivist group Black […]

September 26, 2025

Journalists injured and missing in the Israel-Gaza war

Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented at least 152 cases of journalists injured and two cases of journalists missing. CPJ believes the true number of injured Palestinian journalists is likely higher and continues to investigate additional cases. CPJ counts the journalists’ cases it has been […]

September 26, 2025

Screwworm ‘dangerously close’ to US, Texas officials warn

Texas officials are urging residents to check their pets and livestock, as well as use pesticide bait, after a confirmed infection of flesh-eating New World Screwworm (NWS) in an 8-month-old cow less than 70 miles from the United States border in Mexico. That’s the closest a confirmed case has been to the U.S. border this […]

September 26, 2025

Oklahoma schools chief Ryan Walters resigns to lead conservative educators’ group

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters is resigning to become CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit that claims to work to limit teachers unions’ influence. Walters confirmed the move on Wednesday and said he will officially assume the role on Oct. 1. “We’re going to destroy the teachers unions,” Walters said during a Fox […]

September 26, 2025

Who is Joshua Jahn, the gunman suspected of killing, injuring ICE detainees in Dallas?

Details about the gunman who allegedly killed a detainee before dying by suicide at a Dallas immigration office emerged Thursday as federal officials said anti-immigration enforcement sentiment led to the shooting. Law enforcement officials identified the gunman in the Wednesday shooting as Joshua Jahn, 29 of Texas. Two other detainees were wounded in the shooting […]

September 26, 2025

RFK Jr. calls for FDA review of abortion pill safety

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is using his role as United States Health and Human Services Secretary to put an abortion drug back in the spotlight. He and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary announced a new safety review of mifepristone, the pill most commonly used for abortions, in a letter to Republican attorneys general […]