Yoga has been banned in Alabama schools since 1993 when conservative groups convinced the Alabama Board of Education that yoga should not be allowed in schools because of its Hindu roots. The language of the regulation said that “The State Board of Education specifically prohibits the use of hypnosis and... Read More »
A brilliant yet criminally savvy Tampa high-school teenager was convicted of hacking numerous celebrity Twitter accounts in 2020 in an attempt to get over $100,000 in Bitcoin. This high-profile case includes the hacked social media accounts of some of the most well-known celebrities globally, plus numerous U.S. presidents and global... Read More »
Buckhead, a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, is known for its mansions and classy malls. But when a woman pulled into her driveway after work one night, two men were at her car door. One threw her to the ground, put a weapon to her head, and said he was going... Read More »
James Huntsman, the brother of Utah’s former governor, Jon Huntsman, is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on grounds that the organization used donation money to finance their for-profit ventures. Huntsman’s lawsuit explains that the LDS Corporation “dishonestly and fraudulently placed its own commercial financial interests above... Read More »
On day one of Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd, new information was introduced. Instead of the 8 minutes, 46 seconds the world had assumed was the duration that Chauvin’s knee was on Floyd’s neck, prosecutors say it was actually 9 minutes, 29 seconds — 43 seconds... Read More »
Stanley the Giraffe, star of the silver screen and locally-beloved attraction, has now been officially classified as evidence in a case being prosecuted by the District Attorney of Los Angeles County. Criminal charges against the Semler family, the owners of Saddlerock Ranch in Malibu, California, have resulted in Stanley being... Read More »
New York legislators inched closer to sealing a deal with the office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week to legalize recreational marijuana and expand the current medical marijuana program in the state. Democrats are hopeful the law could pass as early as next week as a stand-alone bill outside... Read More »
When Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation, he was also approving about $40 billion in funds for higher education. Provisions were included for student loan forgiveness and financial aid. The provisions were targeted at schools with small endowments and large quantities of Pell Grant recipients. Funds are intended... Read More »
University of Southern California (U.S.C.) is paying out a staggering $1.1 billion settlement to 710 female patients of a campus gynecologist accused of sex abuse, George Tyndall. This payout is the largest sex abuse settlement and payout in the history of higher education. U.S.C. attorneys announced the gigantic settlement in... Read More »
Twelve Attorneys General have called upon two of the nation's biggest tech giants, Facebook and Twitter, in a letter to address concerns over anti-vaxxer users of their platforms who are spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. In the letter drafted by Connecticut Attorney General, William Tong, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's... Read More »
A group of eight Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Deputies have amended their civil rights and workplace harassment lawsuit filed against fellow deputies to include another 47 members of the Sheriff’s department. The addition of these defendants marks a significant expansion of the suit, which was initially filed against only four... Read More »
The Chicago suburb of Evanston has just become the nation's first city to implement a reparations program for its Black residents. The program is the city’s first step in what it hopes to be several initiatives toward making right the city’s history of segregation and discriminatory practices. Evanston’s city council... Read More »
Kentucky’s state Senate has passed a bill that would make it illegal to “taunt” a police officer. This bill is sponsored by Republican state Sen. Danny Carroll, a retired cop. Carroll brought forth the bill following the protests in Louisville last summer. These protests took place because of the death... Read More »
A bipartisan bill allowing veterans more flexibility on naming beneficiaries in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) was introduced by New Jersey Democrat Representative Mikie Sherrill and Florida Republican Representative Gus Bilirakis. The "Debra Nixon Special Needs Trust Inclusion Act," if passed, will offer veterans participating in SBP the full advantage... Read More »
Fourteen states have banded together to sue the current administration because of its pause on oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands and waters. In his bid to fulfill his campaign promise of moving toward sustainable energy and away from non-renewables, President Biden halted new leases on oil and... Read More »
