As revelations about the Catholic Church abuse scandals emerged in the early 2000s, protests at churches grew. In Los Angeles, protesters ādefiantly enteredā a…
An Israeli missile attack destroyed a Tehran synagogue during the Jewish Passover holiday (Religion News Service, 4/9/26). The Israeli military āexpressed regret over…
Two journalistsāformer CNN anchor Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fortāwere arrested by federal agents for their role in covering an anti-ICE protest at…
When the Pentagon announced that reporters would only be credentialed if they pledged not to report on documents not expressly released by…
Larry Ellison, founder of the software firm Oracle, is the second-richest billionaire in both the US and the world, and for a brief…
They tried. Oh, did the media try. The declared victory for Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, in the Democratic primary for New York City…
President Donald Trumpās campaign against higher education started with Columbia University, both with the withholding of $400 million in funding to force…
Donald Trump is just weeks away from returning to the White House, and when he gets there, it is all but assured…
The Los Angeles Times will not be making a presidential endorsement in this election, the first time the paper has stayed silent on a…
What are the limits of free speech on a college campus? The New York Times has deployed one of its highest-ranking soldiers in the…
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