Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the controversial “Parental Rights in Education” bill into law Monday, prohibiting classroom discussion or instruction on sexual orientation and identity in kindergarten to third grade or in older grades in “a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate.” The measure, known by critics as …
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Former UCLA instructor who made threats against school taken into custody in Colorado
UCLA announced Tuesday afternoon a former instructor who allegedly posted an alarming video and sent some students and faculty a threatening email was taken into custody in Boulder, Colorado. In a note to its students, the school said it will return to in-person learning Wednesday after switching to remote instruction …
Read More »Neil Young threatens to leave Spotify over Joe Rogan’s vaccine misinformation: “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both”
Neil Young had a strong message for Spotify on Monday: “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.” The 76-year-old rocker apparently doesn’t want to share a platform with Joe Rogan, whose podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience” has an exclusive deal with Spotify and has frequently spread false information about …
Read More »Pentagon updates extremism policy and says nearly 100 service members engaged in extremist activity in 2021
The Pentagon released its updated guidelines on extremist activity on Monday and said the number of active service members engaging in extremism is on the rise. The news comes about one year after some military members participated in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. About 100 current service …
Read More »Texas auto dealer executive hired hitmen to kill mistress and blackmailer, feds say
A Texas auto dealer executive is accused of paying more than $750,000 to two ex-Marines and a purported former Israeli soldier to kidnap and kill his former mistress and her boyfriend, federal prosecutors said Monday. Holly Williams, 33, and William Lanway, 36, were killed in Nashville, Tennessee on March 12, …
Read More »Remains of Alaska homicide victim last seen alive in 1979 identified through DNA and genome sequencing
The remains of a man found on Fire Island just west of Anchorage in 1989 have been identified through DNA and genome sequencing, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. Troopers said the homicide victim was Michael Allison Beavers, who owned an excavation business in Chugiak. He was reported missing in 1980. The …
Read More »Michael Jordan’s 1984 sneakers sell for nearly $1.5 million, an auction record
A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan early in his career sold for nearly $1.5 million on Sunday, setting a record price at auction for game-worn footwear, Sotheby’s said. The white leather shoes with the red Nike swoosh and soles were worn by the iconic player in …
Read More »Suspect released from hospital and taken to prison wearing slain Louisiana state trooper’s handcuffs
The man suspected of a multi-parish crime spree that left two people dead, including a Louisiana state trooper, has been released from the hospital and booked into prison. Louisiana State Police say Matthew Mire, 31, was taken to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison wearing the handcuffs that belonged to …
Read More »Last man seen with Kristin Smart before student’s 1996 disappearance to stand trial with his father, judge rules
The man last seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus 25 years ago on the Central California coast will stand trial on a murder charge in her suspected death and his father will face a charge as an accomplice for allegedly helping bury her body, a …
Read More »Rep. Cori Bush says Congress needs to work to make sure “people have a footing” after new eviction moratorium ends
Congresswoman Cori Bush is calling on lawmakers to work to make sure that “people have a footing” after the new eviction moratorium ends. Bush, who was once “houseless” herself, said on CBSN Wednesday that Congress needs to look at what it can do right now to make sure that after …
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