Carnegie Mellon University said on Tuesday it is handing eligible employees a one-time $1,500 check to help them deal with the ongoing inflation. “The goal is to assist employees in addressing the impacts of inflation that have been so prevalent over the past several months,” CMU President Farnam Jahanian said in a message to faculty…
Carnegie Mellon University to Give Employees $1,500 Check as Inflation Relief
State Farm Remains a ‘Creepy Neighbor’ After Transgender Book Backlash, Consumer Group Head Says
In light of a public backlash, State Farm has swiftly distanced itself from a collaborative book donation program that promotes transgender ideology among young children. The watchdog group that exposed the insurance giant’s involvement, however, said this is far from over. “They continue to not be a good neighbor, but a creepy neighbor,” said Will…
Wisconsin School District Ends Sexual Harassment Probe Against Boys Accused of ‘Mispronouning’
A Wisconsin school district has ended its sexual harassment investigation against three eighth-grade boys who addressed another student with biologically correct pronouns instead of the student’s preferred alternatives. “Over the last several weeks, our school district and community have been greatly impacted by media attention related to a complaint involving harassment,” Kiel Area School District…
Tennessee Governor Signs Executive Order to Enhance School Safety, Calls for ‘Single Point of Entry’
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order on Monday to ensure working safety protocols at schools, and to evaluate training for law enforcement for handling active shooter scenarios, in a bid to fortify school security across the state after the recent mass shooting at a school in Texas in which 21 people were killed. “Parents need…
DeSantis Criticizes Biden’s Move to Force Gender Ideology by Cutting Off School Lunch Funding
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has criticized President Joe Biden’s move to seize school lunch program funding to further what DeSantis characterized as “woke gender ideology.” “In Florida, we are fighting against Biden’s intentionally destructive policies like denying school lunches for states that refuse to implement woke gender ideology in the schools,” DeSantis said in a…
Texas Lawmaker Announces Bill to Ban Drag Shows in Presence of Minors
A Republican Texas lawmaker announced on Monday he will introduce legislation to ban drag shows from being performed in the presence of minors in the state, after a recent drag show in a Dallas bar was held open to families and children. The show over the weekend was titled “Drag the Kids to Pride Drag…
Kyle Rittenhouse Says He’s Going to Blinn College, After Texas A&M Said He’s Not Enrolled
Kyle Rittenhouse said Monday that he is planning to attend Blinn College, a two-year community college in southeastern Texas. Rittenhouse—whose college plans drew national attention following the high-profile trial that found his killing of two protesters in August 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was in self-defense, acquitting him of all charges against him—said he was left…
Georgetown Law Professor Quits Over Anti-Free Speech Environment: ‘I Won’t Live This Way’
A constitutional law professor at Georgetown University said he no longer wants to work at the institution, which had suspended him for months for questioning race and gender criteria used by the Biden administration in its selection of Supreme Court justices. Ilya Shapiro, who was recently permitted to assume his post as executive director of…
Louisiana Lawmakers Discuss Arming Teachers
Louisiana lawmakers have brought the state into the national conversation over whether teachers should be armed. Proposed constitutional-carry legislation in Louisiana has been changed with an amendment that would allow for the training and arming of volunteer teachers and staff at elementary or secondary schools. The intent of House Bill 37 was initially to give…
Reports of Melatonin Poisonings in Children Surged 530 Percent Over 10 Years: CDC Study
The number of reports of melatonin poisonings in children has risen dramatically over the past decade, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released on Friday. The report, led by Dr. Karima Lelak, a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, assessed isolated melatonin ingestions among children, adolescents, and young adults aged 19 and under…
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