Technology in U.S. classrooms is about to jump a level this year with research showing virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and gamification are set to be among the top education trends in 2023. High-tech and game-related components are quickly becoming a new reality in classrooms, and some teachers are concerned. Part of that is because it’s happening amid…
Educators Say Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality Use in Classrooms Needs Limits
Another Judge Facing Criminal Charges For Sexual Misconduct
A former Arkansas judge has been arrested by federal agents on charges he solicited sexual favors in exchange for a favorable ruling in a criminal case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Thomas David Caruth was caught on an audio recording suggesting sex from a woman who asked him to help her boyfriend—a defendant…
Estimated 500,000 Gallons of Oil Spill in Keystone Pipeline Burst
WASHINGTON, Kansas—Cleanup efforts continued this week following one of the worst oil pipeline failures in Kansas history. Canada-based TC Energy reported the company had recovered nearly 12,000 of 14,000 barrels of crude from the Keystone Pipeline spill from Mill Creek in Washington County. However, the company said the cleanup is far from over as it works…
Locals Respond to Cleanup Efforts of 500,000 Gallon Keystone Pipeline Oil Spill: ‘Never Been Through Something of This Magnitude’
WASHINGTON, Kansas—Cleanup efforts continued this week following one of the worst oil pipeline failures in Kansas history. Canada-based TC Energy reported the company had recovered nearly 12,000 of 14,000 barrels of crude from the Keystone Pipeline spill from Mill Creek in Washington County. However, the company said the cleanup is far from over as it works…
China Suspends Social Media Accounts of COVID-19 Policy Critics
BEIJING—China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the regime’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to roll back harsh anti-virus restrictions. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars, and medical workers and issued…
Multiple Senior Pro-CCP Artists Pass Away During New Year
China has seen the death of a number of veteran artists at the beginning of 2023. A commonality of these artists is that they all sang praises for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and helped it brainwash the Chinese people. Li Yunqiu Li Yunqiu, a Peking Opera performer, died on Jan. 3 at the age…
At Least 19 Dead in China Crash as Holiday Travel Rush Gets Underway
BEIJING—A traffic accident in southern China killed at least 19 people and injured 20 others early Sunday as the annual Lunar New Year holiday travel rush got underway, authorities said. The accident occurred outside the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi province, according to the local traffic management brigade. The cause was under investigation, the brigade…
Oregon Advises Schools to Keep Students’ ‘Gender Identity’ Hidden From Families
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has released a document advising schools on how to support “gender expansive” students, including keeping their so-called gender identities a secret from family members. If a student discloses their “gender expansive” identity to school staff, the guidance asks staff members to respect the child’s “confidentiality needs.” Students who do…
IRS Targeted More ‘Easy-Mark’ Low-Income Families Than Millionaires, Says Report
The IRS is continuing its historic trend of pursuing more low-income groups as relatively fewer billionaires and millionaires have come under its audit sweep, according to a recent report by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). During fiscal year 2022, millionaires “did have the highest odds of being audited. However, if one ignores the…
IRS Targeted More ‘Easy-Mark’ Low-Income Families Than Millionaires, University Report
The IRS is continuing its historic trend of pursuing more low-income groups as relatively fewer billionaires and millionaires have come under its audit sweep, according to a recent report by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). During fiscal year 2022, millionaires “did have the highest odds of being audited. However, if one ignores the…
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