After plagiarism accusations and criticism of her response to a December congressional hearing on antisemitism, Harvard University president Claudine Gay resigned. Gay wrote an op-ed for the New York Times about her resignation, hoping it would prevent critics from using her presidency. She emphasized Harvard’s values of excellence, openness, independence, and truth to prevent demagogues … Read more
A small-town Marion police department raided a local newspaper’s headquarters on Friday, seizing a ton of crucial documents in an unusual action that has now left the publication crippled. The Marion County Record and its workers were the targets of three raids on Friday by the Marion Police Department, which consists of five officers and two … Read more
Henry Lee, a well-known forensic scientist, defended his work and reputation on Wednesday after a federal judge last week found him responsible in a lawsuit for manipulating evidence in a murder trial that resulted in the decades-long imprisonment of two innocent men. Based in part on testimony regarding what Henry Lee claimed to be bloodstains on … Read more
The United States Air Force is looking into a corporation that bought land for $800 million close to Travis Air Force Base, one of the most important defense facilities in the country. However, after eight months of research, investigators have been unable to establish who is responsible or rule out any threat to national security. … Read more
Evidence is mounting that President Biden was involved in his family’s shady overseas business dealings, and testimony from a former associate might make it more difficult for the White House to counter claims of influence peddling and bribery. Mr. Devon Archer witnessed phone calls with the ‘Big Guy’ Devon Archer, a former Biden family business associate, … Read more
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Education, and the FBI would all be shut down as part of a proposal to dismantle the “deep state” that was announced by Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday during a conference. The event, which was live-streamed on YouTube, was billed as a way for Vivek Ramaswamy … Read more
The University of North Texas is justified in charging out-of-state residents more for tuition than it does for in-state illegal aliens, according to the conservative 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals. In its ruling, the three-judge bench overturned a federal judge in Plano and concluded that UNT is correctly interpreting Texas law. According to the … Read more
CALIFORNIA, USA – Climate change activists and some lawmakers seek two of California’s pension funds to divest fossil fuel holdings worth $15 billion. The California State Assembly has suspended legislation that would have forced California’s pension funds, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), to divest approximately $15 … Read more