Category: State News

South Dakota Governor Tells Higher Education Board to Remove Mandates on Preferred Pronouns

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued a letter on May 25 to the governing board that oversees the six public universities in the state. In it, she lamented about the situation of higher education in the country, and challenged the board to a series of actions to “show the nation what quality higher education is…


As Elizabeth Holmes Heads to Prison for Fraud, Many Puzzle Over Her Motives

SAN JOSE, Calif.—As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison this week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance for the wide-eyed woman who broke through “tech bro” culture to become one of Silicon Valley’s…


Florida Man at Center of Fatal Human Smuggling Case Pleads Not Guilty in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn.—A Florida man charged with human smuggling after four illegal immigrants were found dead last year near the Canadian border has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. Court records show that Steve Shand, of Deltona, Florida, entered the plea Friday in a hearing for his arraignment held via video conference. Federal authorities…


Arizona Governor Accuses Previous Administration of ‘Illegally’ Allocating $50 Million in Government Funds

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, has accused the previous state administration of misappropriating $50 million in government funds. The funds were part of what the federal government provided to Arizona under the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan,” an effort by the Biden administration, signed into law in March 2021, that intended to mitigate the economic…


Man Charged With Killing Indianapolis Police Officer Seeking Insanity Defense

INDIANAPOLIS—A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 is seeking an insanity defense as he tries to avoid the death penalty. Attorneys for Elliahs Dorsey filed a motion with the court Wednesday saying a report prepared by a doctor states he was suffering…


Trump and Conservatives Condemn Impeachment of Texas AG Ken Paxton

Former President Donald Trump and conservative heavy-hitters took to social media to defend Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton even as the GOP-led Texas House voted to impeach him. Republican Speaker Dade Phelan and fellow Republicans joined with Democrats to temporarily remove Paxton, a staunch GOP conservative, from office on accusations of bribery, obstruction of justice,…


They Are Scared: Proponents of Gender Affirmation Showed Their Fear at a Conference

Commentary I went to a CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) training conference on May 5 and 6 in order to get an in-person account of what is happening in my profession, in particular regarding gender ideology. I attended because I wanted to hear firsthand what is being taught to my colleagues. They…


Do Americans Still Have the Right to Defend Themselves? Curtis Silwa Voices Alarm in Crossroads Interview

States like New York are compromising an individual’s right to defend themselves, the founder of nonprofit safety patrol group “Guardian Angels” Curtis Silwa, said in a recent interview while discussing the Neely murder case. On May 1, Jordan Neely, a homeless man with a history of mental illness, was reportedly threatening passengers on a New…


‘Malibu Sniper’ Found Guilty for Fatal Shooting of Irvine Father While Camping With His Daughters

LOS ANGELES—A man who fatally shot a research scientist as he slept inside a tent with his two young daughters in Malibu Creek State Park was convicted May 26 of second-degree murder and other counts. Anthony Rauda, 46, who some dubbed the “Malibu Sniper” when authorities accused him of involvement in multiple shootings in or…


Woman in SUV Killed by Cement Falling From Overturned Truck on I-805 in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A woman in her 70s was killed May 26 when construction materials fell out of an overturning pickup truck on a Clairemont-area freeway bridge and landed on the SUV she was riding in on state Route 52 below. The driver of the Chevrolet stake-bed truck lost control of it as he was exiting from…