In a significant development for teachers' rights, three educators in Harrisonburg, Virginia, reached a settlement with the Harrisonburg City School Board, ensuring they are not required to ask for or use students' preferred pronouns.
An electric vehicle (EV) was determined to be the cause of a significant apartment fire last month on Frazier Avenue in Chattanooga, marking what fire officials have described as the city's "first large-scale incident related to an electric vehicle."
A tragic incident has left a 14-year-old boy fighting for his life after a shooting at Christmas Village in Dilworth Plaza, according to police reports.
Daniel Penny's lawyers are weighing whether to file a malicious prosecution lawsuit against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The move comes after Penny was acquitted in the death of Jordan Neely.
After more than a year of blaming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for New York City’s migrant crisis, Mayor Eric Adams has reversed course, welcoming federal assistance to remove illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes. Adams made the announcement Thursday following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan.
Another tragic death has underscored the consequences of lax immigration enforcement in Harris County, Texas. On December 1, 7-year-old Ivory Smith was killed by a drunk driver in northeast Houston. Her mother sustained serious injuries in the crash. The alleged driver, 41-year-old Venezuelan national Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin, was in the country illegally and had a prior criminal record. He now faces charges of intoxicated manslaughter.
The acquittal of Marine veteran Daniel Penny for the death of Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway has ignited a fierce national debate, with some arguing it underscores systemic racial injustice in America.
