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New Mexico judge puts hold on rule to extend school year amid intense opposition

A new mandate that requires school districts across New Mexico to adopt calendars that consist of at least 180 days was put on hold by a judge on Monday while he considers the change’s legality. Dozens of school districts and superintendents have been challenging the state Public Education Department over the change. Teacher unions and Republican lawmakers also have raised …

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Florida private school principal accused of choking, hitting, slapping student: sheriff's office

An Ocala, Florida, private school principal has been arrested after allegedly attacking a student in a classroom for over an hour, according to authorities. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said 33-year-old Dontay “Donnie” Akeem Prophet, principal of the Destiny Leadership Academy, was arrested May 11, and charged with aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under the age …

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Ex-con Michael Cohen back on the stand in NY v Trump and more top headlines

BROKEN FIX – Ex-con Michael Cohen back on the stand in NY v Trump after testimony on Stormy Daniels payment. Continue reading … LIVING AMONG US – Killers in Mexico ‘can look like anyone’ as cartels use women, kids as assassins. Continue reading … RIGHT-HAND MAN – Vivek Ramaswamy to join Trump in Manhattan court. Continue reading … ‘NO WAY …

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New Jersey mom stabbed by teen high on magic mushrooms recounts harrowing attack

A New Jersey mom stabbed in her own home by a stranger who was allegedly high on mushrooms recounted her frantic attempts to evade the crazed attacker and his haunting words before plunging a knife into her chest in July 2013. Donna Ongsiako came face to face with then-16-year-old Brennan Doyle, who was trying to cut her screen door in …

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawyer says progressives' NYC law at heart of Jane Doe trafficking lawsuit is bogus

Attorneys for embattled hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking a New York judge to toss a Jane Doe sex trafficking lawsuit against the billionaire entertainer, arguing that an extension of the statute of limitations created by the Big Apple’s progressive city council contradicts state law and is invalid. The explosive lawsuit, filed under New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated …

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Tennessee boy pulled into storm drain is not breathing on his own, dad says

A family is praying for a miracle after 10-year-old Asher Sullivan was swept into a storm drain after a severe weather event. Jimmy Sullivan said on Facebook that his son was playing outside while neighbors fixed their homes and cleaned debris after a storm tore through Christiana, Tennessee, where, “Somehow, Asher got caught in the storm drain and was swept …

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At least 3 dead after severe storms roll through Louisiana, Mississippi and other southern states

Two people are dead in Louisiana and a third person was killed in Mississippi after storms slammed several southern states, including many areas previously hit during one of the most active periods for twisters on record. A woman and her unborn baby were killed after Monday night’s storm knocked a tree into their mobile home in West Baton Rouge Parish, …

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Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment

The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly over eastern Ohio until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment there last year. A whistleblower told The Associated Press that the Environmental Protection Agency’s ASPECT …

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2 Virginia universities reverse course on requiring DEI classes for students to graduate after Youngkin audit

Two Virginia public universities scrapped plans to require students to complete diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) classes in order to graduate after Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s recent audit. Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University decided not to make DEI-centered courses a requirement for undergraduates this fall, but those classes will still be offered. The decisions were made after Youngkin’s education …

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Florida bus carrying migrant farmworkers crashes, killing at least 8 and injuring dozens more: officials

The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested and charged the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday, leaving eight people dead and 40 others hospitalized. Authorities confirmed Bryan Maclean Howard was charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter, according to a Tuesday afternoon update from Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The 2010 International Bus was carrying …

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