Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) is introducing a four-point plan in his 2024-25 budget proposal next month to remedy the state’s deficient higher education system after it was ranked as one of the worst in the country. The blueprint is the governor’s latest effort to provide better access and affordability for college students, drawing attention to […]
Former President Donald Trump was ordered to pay $83.3 million to advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in a defamation lawsuit on Friday stemming from his denial of her claim that he raped her in the mid-1990s. A jury found Trump should pay $65 million in punitive damages to former Elle magazine columnist, as well as […]
South Korea intends to improve cooperation with Japan and the United States out of “necessity” enhanced by Russia’s ties with North Korea, according to South Korean officials. “The strengthening of defense capabilities in response to North Korea’s threats and provocations is a natural measure to protect our population,” the South Korean foreign ministry told TASS, […]
With former President Donald Trump dominating the first two primary contests, major conservative donors who threw their support behind former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are sensing defeat and preparing to put their efforts into the 2024 Senate races. Some of the donors are concerned that a Trump candidacy for the Republican Party could have […]
Schools across the country are using surveillance technology to catch middle and high school students vaping, which could land the students in legal trouble. In Texas, the minimum consequences for a student caught vaping in the Tyler School District is 30 days at an alternative school, where students do coursework but do not attend classes. […]
Kevin Morris, an entertainment lawyer and close Hunter Biden confidante, has given the first son $6.5 million in loans, including a previously unreported loan for more than $1.2 million just last month. In a letter to the House Oversight Committee on Friday, Morris’s attorneys detailed the money their client has transferred to Hunter Biden since […]
Some conservatives are opposing the bipartisan child tax credit legislation by saying it doesn’t do enough to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving the benefit, presenting an obstacle to its passage in the House. While there is broad support for the bill, some cracks have started to form. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), an influential member of […]
The White House repeatedly called the execution of an Alabama inmate by nitrogen gas “troubling” Friday afternoon. Kenneth Smith, a death row inmate convicted of a 1988 murder for hire, originally survived an attempt to execute him in 2022 by lethal injection. He became the first known inmate executed by nitrogen gas Thursday night. White […]
Thousands of children in Massachusetts remain out of school as unionized teachers enter their sixth day of strikes. The Newton Teachers Association is demanding higher pay, parental leave, and more school counselors during its strike while racking up court-imposed fines that have reached $375,000. It is illegal for teachers to strike in Massachusetts, and Gov. […]
The View hosts sounded off on prosecutor Fani Willis for compromising her RICO case against Donald Trump with allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a special prosecutor. Willis is accused of being in a romantic relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade. The two are in the middle of trying a case against Trump over alleged election interference. […]
