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Federal charge brings chance of death penalty for suspect in Charlotte light rail attack

A North Carolina man accused in the deadly, caught-on-camera stabbing of a Ukrainian war refugee in Charlotte could receive the death penalty after federal prosecutors brought charges against the ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet.

September 9, 2025

Texas A&M chancellor vows disciplinary action after professor caught teaching ‘gender unicorn’

Texas A&M Chancellor Glenn Hegar said Monday that the university system will take disciplinary action after an undercover video showed a professor using the "gender unicorn" in a classroom lecture on how and when to teach children about gender identity.

September 8, 2025

Stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee by ‘madman’ brings focus to Trump’s anti-crime agenda

For two weeks, the harrowing story of a young Ukrainian refugee killed in an unprovoked attack by a homeless ex-convict flew under the national media radar. But no longer.

September 8, 2025

Trump decries ‘lunatic’ who killed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in subway stabbing

President Trump condemned Monday the "madman" who stabbed to death a young Ukrainian refugee on a subway car in Charlotte, North Carolina, warning that such "evil people" pose a threat to the nation's security.

September 8, 2025

Young Ukrainian refugee’s mass transit stabbing death fuels uproar

Outrage is building over the death of a young Ukrainian refugee who fled to the U.S. seeking safety, only to be stabbed to death in a random light rail attack by a homeless ex-convict with multiple previous arrests.

September 7, 2025

‘Chipocalypse Now’: Trump zeroes in on Chicago as part of sanctuary city cleanup

The Trump administration is stepping up its federal presence in sanctuary cities, bringing in the National Guard to assist law enforcement in detaining and deporting criminal illegal immigrants, whether local Democratic officials like it or not.

September 7, 2025

Trump readies tougher sanctions on Russia after massive weekend air strike on Kyiv

President Trump said Sunday that he's ready to ramp up sanctions against Russia after Moscow launched the largest aerial attack of the war with Ukraine, indicating his frustration with the conflict that he had hoped to resolve months ago.

September 7, 2025

Ed chief seeks to ease concerns over Trump’s call to admit more Chinese students to U.S. colleges

Education Secretary Linda McMahon sought Sunday to ease concerns about President Trump's call for dramatically increasing the number of Chinese students admitted to U.S. colleges.

September 7, 2025

‘Absolutely’: Homan says to expect federal action soon in ‘most sanctuary cities,’ including Chicago

Border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that the Trump administration plans to take action in "most sanctuary cities" in the following week, including Chicago.

September 7, 2025

Florida surgeon general defends plan to end vaccine mandates

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo defended Sunday his plan to eliminate all state vaccination requirements, casting it as an "issue of right and wrong," despite pushback from public-health experts and President Trump.

September 7, 2025

‘Religion clearly a factor’: Minneapolis Catholic school shooting comes with rise in church attacks

Those searching for the motivation behind the Minneapolis school shooting may be missing the obvious, as those who track violence against churches can attest.

September 7, 2025

‘Good riddance’: Republicans cheer Northwestern President Michael Schill’s resignation

Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will step down after a rocky three-year tenure marked by anti-Israel protests, a federal funding freeze, and recent austerity measures that include faculty layoffs.

September 4, 2025

Judge reverses Trump admin’s freeze of more than $2.6 billion in grants to Harvard

A federal judge nullified Wednesday the Trump administration's orders freezing more than $2.6 billion in grants to Harvard University, ruling that the government violated the First Amendment and federal law in withholding research funding over the school's handling of campus antisemitism.

September 3, 2025

Republicans warn about spread of European online censorship to U.S. after Irish writer’s arrest

Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan didn't attend Wednesday's House hearing on European online censorship, but his arrest by British police for anti-transgender social media posts encapsulated GOP concerns about the growing regulatory regime abroad and its threat to free speech at home.

September 3, 2025

Denver schools defy White House on transgender restroom access

Add the Denver Public Schools to the list of educational institutions fighting the Trump administration's blitz against girls sharing bathrooms with boys.

September 2, 2025

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif files appeal to compete in women’s event without taking sex test

Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif wants to keep competing in women's boxing, but doesn't want to take the now-mandatory sex test.

September 1, 2025

Rowling lashes out at ‘Potter’ director after he says reunion ‘impossible’ in light of her politics

Author J.K. Rowling didn't mince words after Chris Columbus, who directed the first two "Harry Potter" movies, took issue with her outspoken condemnation of gender ideology.

September 1, 2025

Gorka accuses CNN anchor of ‘distorting the facts’ about transgender shooters

White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka accused a CNN anchor of pushing a political agenda after she sought to downplay the number of gender-divergent mass shooters following the Minneapolis Catholic school attack.

August 31, 2025

The joke’s on Newsom: Court sides with Babylon Bee in striking down anti-deepfake law

A federal judge tossed a California law intended to prevent fake political ads from influencing elections, finding that the measure violated the First Amendment in response to a legal challenge filed by internet personalities and the Babylon Bee.

August 30, 2025

Democratic lawmakers rebuked for scorning prayer after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

Democrats reacting to the deadly Minneapolis school shooting by belittling prayer may want to ask the Almighty for help with their messaging.

August 29, 2025