The United States has struck “multiple” ISIS targets in Syria as part of its continued response to the killing of three Americans by the terrorist group last month. U.S. Central Command announced the strikes were part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which began in mid-December after an ISIS-affiliated gunman killed two U.S. soldiers and a U.S. […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested on Saturday that the United States would intervene to protect protesters in Iran as the death toll from demonstrations in the country has only increased. Protests have engulfed Iran for nearly two weeks, with demonstrators taking to the streets of at least 100 cities, including Tehran. What began as unrest […]
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement Friday with the Sacramento City Unified School District following an investigation into enrollment policies that allegedly discriminated against students. The settlement resolves a lawsuit alleging the district violated open enrollment and nondiscrimination laws. “Every student has the right to equal access to a quality public […]
(The Center Square) – With the legislative session days away, budget leads on both sides of the aisle wrestled on Friday with the idea of using carbon tax revenue to address aging infrastructure and the potentially slippery slope of passing a millionaire tax after residents rejected an income tax 10 times. Washington state lawmakers held multiple media availabilities […]
(The Center Square) – A federal court is allowing a lawsuit to move forward for an Arizona woman who says she was denied her freedom of speech at a city council meeting. Rebekah Massie was arrested in front of her 10-year-old daughter on Aug. 20, 2024, during a council meeting in Surprise, Arizona, where Massie […]
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan crime law, which took effect Jan. 1, is designed to enact stricter punishments on homeless people hanging around the tourism-driven Las Vegas Strip. Gov. Joe Lombardo (R), in November, signed Assembly Bill 4, which is the cornerstone of his agenda and was passed during the special legislative session that the […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado must pay back legal fees after it was sued for a law banning abortion pill reversals, a federal court ruled this week. The state will pay $5.4 million in attorneys’ fees to Becket, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, which represented a Denver-area Catholic crisis pregnancy center in the lawsuit against the state. […]
(The Center Square) − Louisiana’s job market showed modest improvement over the past year, but the state’s economy remains mostly stagnant, an LSU Shreveport economist says. Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in November, tied for 33rd among the 50 states and lower than the national rate of 4.6%, according to the U.S. Bureau of […]
The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues. Among its recommendations? A “marriage bootcamp,” designed to prepare cohabitating couples for marriage; a “universal day of rest” that would build upon […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has […]
