The lessons Audrey Nath and Emily Roth are teaching their young children don’t include 10 religious laws that are taught in the Bible. “My kids are young and they don’t have the concept of murder … and adultery and servitude,” Emily Roth told CBS News. The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 10 last year, which…
The Trump administration on Friday announced its eighth round of Iran-related sanctions as diplomats race to secure a deal on the Strait of Hormuz. The new sanctions target Iran’s banking system and companies across multiple countries that the Treasury Department says launder hundreds of millions of dollars. “Every facilitator that keeps the regime afloat is…
The largest energy provider in Nevada, NV Energy, is suing data center developer Tract Capital Management, accusing the company of trying to pass costs onto consumers. At issue is who pays to expand energy infrastructure when a data center needs as much electricity as a midsize city. Tract’s two planned campuses near Reno would together…
Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday said the Trump White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom where the East Wing once stood, finding that the $400 million project requires congressional approval. In a 2-1 decision, a federal appellate panel in D.C. sided with a lower court in ruling that the…
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Friday revised the schedule for the third phase of elections in the region, saying polling in seven of the 11 constituencies of Poonch Division had been postponed due to concerns over the law and order situation in those areas. However, the electoral process will go ahead…
An American Marine Corps veteran detained in Russia since 2022 is now hospitalized in serious condition, according to an advocate for his family, who is urging the Trump administration to push for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Robert Gilman, 32, is being held at a Russian hospital in what his advocate, Eric Lebson of…
Sen. Marsha Blackburn won the Republican primary for Tennessee governor on Thursday, The Associated Press projects, defeating Rep. John Rose. Given Tennessee’s heavy Republican lean, Blackburn is considered the favorite in the November election against Democratic nominee Jerri Green. Democrats have not won a statewide race in Tennessee since 2006. Incumbent GOP Gov. Bill Lee…
Jason Arday, the sociologist who made history as Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor, has resigned from the university after weeks of mounting accusations of plagiarism and fabrications in his biography. Arday, who joined Cambridge in 2023 at the age of 37, became one of Britain’s most high-profile academics after sharing an extraordinary life story. He…
Police said a man charged with starting a wildfire in Spokane, Washington, confessed to the crime, describing how he planned it for weeks and created a device to ignite a blaze that destroyed hundreds of buildings. Aaron Farinacci researched the weather to predict a day that would have “high winds, low humidity, sort of high…
A water crisis in Puerto Rico has reached a fever pitch as the U.S. territory will implement rationing measures amid a drought with no relief in sight. Residents of San Juan and neighboring communities have been without reliable water for more than 100 days. Starting Friday morning, more than 180,000 customer accounts will be without…
