A Republican lawmaker from Missouri is pushing for a new bill that would mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in every public and charter school classroom across the state. Rep. Hardy Billington, a Republican from Poplar Bluff, introduced the bill this month, which would require all public school districts and charter schools to prominently […]
(CNN) — Crystal Mangum, the former exotic dancer who accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape in 2006, igniting a national firestorm, now says she lied about the encounter. “I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn’t, and that was wrong. And I betrayed the trust of a lot of […]
A crowdfunding campaign for Luigi Mangione, the man charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has raised over $31,000 on the platform GiveSendGo. Some of the donations and messages posted online have referred to the killing as a “justifiable homicide,” with supporters citing frustrations with the U.S. healthcare system, particularly insurance denials and […]
The in Marysville, Ohio, under the state’s Release Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) program. Students can attend HAIL off-campus once a month during school hours. Other religious programs, including Bible study, are also offered under the RTRI. HAIL aims to foster critical thinking, empathy, self-directed learning, and community involvement. The program is not affiliated with the […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence called on Senate Republicans on Friday to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), citing Kennedy’s stance on abortion. In a statement released by his nonprofit organization, Advancing American Freedom, Pence emphasized that during the […]
A Louisiana law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge, who ruled it coercive and unconstitutional. The law, set to take effect January 1, was challenged by nine families, who argue it violates the First Amendment by endorsing religion in public schools. The state’s […]
(The Hill) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, said former President Trump would shoot down a federal abortion ban if he recaptures the White House in the fall. “I think he would,” Vance told NBC News’s Kristen Welker in a clip posted to the “Meet the Press” account on the social platform […]
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger attack, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. Missiles were visible curling up through the dawn […]
(Fox News) — A school district in Texas has adopted a new controversial policy on student pronouns, requiring teachers to refer to students by pronouns consistent with their biological sex. The Keller Independent School District’s new policy changes state that educators must use pronouns consistent with the student’s birth certificate, regardless of whether the student wishes to […]
(Christian Post) — Planned Parenthood should lose its tax-exempt status for deploying a mobile van to offer free abortion drugs and vasectomies at the Democratic National Convention this week, argues an Internal Revenue Service complaint filed by a pro-life organization. 40 Days for Life, which holds prayer vigils outside abortion facilities throughout the country, filed the complaint Tuesday […]