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In Washington state, an elementary school is facing accusations of religious discrimination after denying a fifth-grade girl’s request to start an interfaith prayer group. The incident has sparked controversy and raised questions about the school’s policies regarding religion and student clubs. The student, eleven-year-old Laura, attends Creekside Elementary and has reportedly been feeling alone in …

A group of sixteen Republican attorneys general have written a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland expressing concern over his recent comments regarding state election integrity laws. Led by Indiana AG Todd Rokita and West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey, the officials have accused Garland of “weaponizing” the Department of Justice against the states. In a …

President Joe Biden drew attention to the issue of abortion in Arizona during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Wednesday. The president was asked for his thoughts on the recent ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court that reinstated a 160-year-old law banning abortion in non-life-threatening cases. …

On April 7th, 2021, tragedy struck at the Eastridge Mall in Casper, Wyoming, when 17-year-old Bobby Maher was fatally stabbed while defending his girlfriend from alleged attackers. Cellphone footage captured the brutal attack, which took place at approximately 1:40 pm. The suspects, 15-year-olds Dominique Antonio Richard Harris and Jarreth Joseflee Sabastian Plunkett, were later arrested …

President Joe Biden made headlines on Wednesday morning with his appearance at the White House, where he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit. The 81-year-old president seemed initially disoriented as he greeted Kishida and members of both the US and Japanese delegations on the South Lawn. As they mounted a stage …

New York baseball legend Mariano Rivera has recently made headlines after publicly declaring his support for former President Donald Trump. In an interview with local radio station WABC, Rivera stated that he is a “friend” of Trump and believes that another four years under President Joe Biden could be detrimental to the country. The World …

On Friday, a bill in Nebraska that aimed to restrict males from using women’s restrooms and participating on girls’ sports teams in schools, failed to pass after two Republican senators abstained from voting. The bill, known as the “Sports and Spaces Act,” was introduced by Senator Kathleen Kauth and would have defined male and female …

On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen assured Americans that their personal finances were strong, despite polls showing the contrary. In an interview with CNBC, Yellen acknowledged that low-income families may be struggling, but insisted that overall, household finances and the economy were “quite strong.” Yellen’s statements stand in contrast to recent poll results, which show …

USA Today has come under scrutiny for changing a headline about presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s stance on abortion after the Biden-Harris campaign called it “egregiously false.” The initial headline, “The will of the people’: Trump opposes national abortion ban; says states should decide,” was changed to “Donald Trump says states should decide abortion policy, …

According to recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Americans are bracing for a prolonged period of high inflation in the coming years. The Survey of Consumer Expectations, which is based on a rotating panel of 1,300 households, shows that the median expectation for inflation rate one year from now is 3%, …