News

Texas A&M Professor Ordered to Drop Plato Texts Touching on Same-Sex Love Under New “Race and Gender Ideology” Rules

International

World Champ Malinin Leads One of the Strongest US Figure Skating Teams Ever Into Winter Olympics

Ilia Malinin and the ice dance duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates will lead a strong U.S. Figure Skating team at the Milan Cortina Olympics

by Dave Skretta | Jan 12

Andrea Bocelli Will Headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony

Andrea Bocelli will headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 6

by Colleen Barry | Jan 11

National

Ex-Justice Department Special Counsel Smith Will Testify Publicly About His Trump Investigations

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly next week about his investigations into President Donald Trump that resulted in...

by Eric Tucker | Jan 13

ACLU Sues Indiana Town Again Over New Ordinance Targeting Pride Festival

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a new federal lawsuit and a motion for contempt against the City of Loogootee, alleging officials are...

Jan 13

Politics

Supreme Court Takes Up Culture War Battle Over Transgender Athletes in School Sports

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams

by Mark Sherman | Jan 13

Minneapolis Pastor Says ICE Agent Aimed Gun at His Face and Mocked Him After Fatal Shooting of Renee Nicole Good

A Minneapolis pastor says Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents handcuffed and detained him at gunpoint near the scene where an ICE officer fatally shot...

Jan 13

Business

Apple Calls on Google to Help Smarten up Siri and Bring Other AI Features to the IPhone

Apple will lean on Google to help finish its bungled attempts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the...

by Michael Liedtke | Jan 13

Music Honcho L.A. Reid Settles With Ex-Recording Executive Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

Grammy award-winning music producer Antonio “L.A.” Reid reached a settlement Monday with a former record company executive who alleged in a lawsuit that he...

by Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister | Jan 12

Health

The Trevor Project Receives $45m From Mackenzie Scott After Difficult Years and Federal Funding Cuts

The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025

by Thalia Beaty | Jan 12

At-Home STI Tests Offer New Options for Screening and Treatment

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted infections are becoming available

by Matthew Perrone | Jan 12