More than 50 Minnesota K-12 school districts are offering taxpayer-funded financial incentives to teachers based on race, with "teachers of color" and "teachers who are American Indian" receiving pay bonuses and special layoff protections not available to other staff, according to an investigation by the education advocacy group Defending Education.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and "likely disfigured" as the United States and Israel continue military operations against the Islamic Republic.
A Georgia state representative has pleaded guilty to making false statements after failing to report income while collecting pandemic unemployment benefits.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) unveiled a Faith Advisory Council this week for his Senate runoff campaign against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but three of its five pastors are signatories of a pro-amnesty evangelical organization that has received funding from George and Alex Soros's Open Society Foundations, Breitbart News reports.
Actress Katherine Heigl responded to criticism after attending a dog rescue charity event held at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida residence of President Donald Trump.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted Mahmoud Khalil at Gracie Mansion this week for an Iftar dinner during Ramadan, drawing sharp criticism from the White House, pro-Israel advocates, and Jewish community leaders.