Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” with every Republican voting for it and every Democrat voting against it. The bill would change the Title IX legislation to specify that, when it… Read more

A Virginia high school teacher has been instructed by school officials that she must remove a Bible verse from the signature of her work email messages. For years, since she was first hired by the district, she has included John… Read more

As the May 6 coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla approaches, we now know that Prince Harry will attend the event, though Meghan Markle will stay in California for their son’s birthday. Dozens of world leaders, including First… Read more

Let’s begin with some very good news: millions of lives could be saved by a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for cancer and a range of other conditions. Dr. Paul Burton, chief medical officer of the pharmaceutical company Moderna, believes… Read more

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the World Health Organization is reporting another outbreak of a contagious viral disease. In this case, the threat is the Marburg virus now spreading in Africa. In the past, case fatality rates have… Read more

Former President Donald Trump pled not guilty to thirty-four felony counts yesterday in a Manhattan courtroom. The New York Times described the scene: helicopters circled overhead; the streets outside were crammed with demonstrators and the press corps; supporters and critics… Read more

History will be made today when Donald Trump appears in the Manhattan Criminal Courts Building to face criminal charges. Since no former president has ever been charged with a crime, there is no rulebook for booking the defendant. He will… Read more

Today’s headlines continue to be dominated by the news that former US President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on more than thirty counts related to business fraud. He is expected to appear in court tomorrow…. Read more

NOTE: Last night, news broke that former president Donald Trump had been indicted by a New York City jury. We will respond to this news as more is known, but for more on the historic nature of the charges and… Read more

Pope Francis is in the hospital today with a respiratory infection. He also made news recently when he wore what the Atlantic describes as “a stylish white puffy jacket.” Except he didn’t. The image was generated by artificial intelligence (AI),… Read more