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Using the term “illegal alien” is reportedly an infraction worthy of suspension in a North Carolina high school. In an email to the Carolina Journal, Leah McGhee described an incident in Central Davidson High School in Lexington where her 16-year-old son was suspended for three days last week over the term. According to McGhee, an English teacher was giving an …

1980s teen icon Molly Ringwald said the John Hughes-directed “Brat Pack” movies would look a lot different if remade today — nearly 40 years after the originals — particularly because they couldn’t be so “White.” “Those movies, the movies that I am so well known for, they were very much of the time. And, if you were to remake that …

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), pressed Columbia University’s president about pro-Hamas professors on campus during a congressional hearing Wednesday. Stefanik, a senior member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, had numerous rounds in which she attacked the Columbia president for antisemitism on campus under her watch. “I’m talking about the faculty members who are supporting terror,” Rep. Stefanik said while …

NPR is under fire again, this time for punishing the veteran editor who took his concerns public about the liberal takeover of its newsroom. The organization’s in-house media correspondent David Folkenflik reported Tuesday that Uri Berliner, NPR’s senior business editor who wrote the bombshell essay about his employer’s bias, was placed on a five-day suspension without pay that began Friday. …

Scottish conservatives attempted to repeal a controversial new hate speech law Wednesday, saying its passage made Scotland an “international mockery.” The Scottish parliament voted to keep the Hate Crime and Public Order Act after a challenge from Scottish Conservatives, which cited concerns that its vague wording, expansive coverage and potentially selective enforcement could be disastrous for common people. Sky News …

Actor John Leguizamo attacked a piñata in a fit of rage Tuesday after learning former President Donald Trump was gaining support among Latino voters. After he mocked an ad from the Trump campaign targeting Latino voters, the “Daily Show” guest host expressed dismay over polls showing he was gaining ground with Latinos. “I mean, clearly, Trump isn’t making any effort …

Another state university system is moving to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) requirements and roles from its campuses, as part of a growing backlash to DEI ideology in schools across the country. The University of North Carolina (UNC) board of governors committee voted in less than four minutes on Wednesday to repeal and replace the system’s existing diversity and …

NPR defended embattled chief executive Katherine Maher against “online actors with explicit agendas” on Wednesday as her old social media posts continue to go viral for exposing her personal left-wing ideology. What seems like a never-ending supply of social media messages Maherposted before running NPR have been unearthed in recent days by critics of NPR, including Manhattan Institute senior fellow …

A new resolution approved by an LGBTQ commission in Austin, Texas could potentially protect city residents offering gender transition medical treatment to minors. The LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission unanimously approved a recommendation to the Austin city council on “transgender and sexual identity protections” Monday night. Among these protections appeared to include concerns over medical treatments for minors. “WHERAS …

Embattled NPR president and CEO Katherine Maher sidestepped a question about whether she should prioritize “viewpoint diversity” in the newsroom in the wake of the resignation of a veteran editor who sounded the alarm about the organization’s liberal groupthink. During a conversation Wednesday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Maher was asked about “viewpoint diversity,” a topic NPR’s senior …