by Eric Burk | Aug 30, 2021
The Newport News School Board reconsidered its vote against a transgender policy. After frustration from transgender advocates and politicians including Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Delegate Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), the board voted four to three...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
– – – Photo “Checking on Troops” by Georgia National Guard. CC BY 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Texas’ controversial elections bill cleared the state House Friday afternoon, clearing its way to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk after a months-long battle that drove Democrats to flee the state in an attempt to block its passage. Senate Bill 1 was...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
– – – Photo “Michelle Lujan Grisham” by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Background Photo “Traffic” by Ri-Ya. ...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
– – – Photo “Alex Berenson” by Alex Berenson.
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
– – – Photo “Gladys Robinson” by Senator Gladys A. Robinson Campaign. Photo “Mark Robinson” by Mark Robinson. Background Photo “North Carolina Senate” by Gerry Dincher. CC BY-SA...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
by Christian Schneider A little more than a week ago, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that Susan King, dean of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, would be resigning from her position. King, who took over the dean position...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
by Debra Heine A Marine commander was relieved of his duties after he demanded accountability from top military brass in a video posted on social media after the deadly terrorist attack in Kabul Afghanistan. On Thursday, a suicide bomber detonated at Kabul’s...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
by Dave Huber What is the deal with today’s K-12 teachers? They’re all over the place when it comes to Critical Race Theory, or CRT. On the one hand they vehemently deny even teaching it; on the other they defend its use in curricula. Many of those in the...
by The Center Square | Aug 30, 2021
by John Haughey During the first six months of 2021, more than 6,250 “unaccompanied alien minors” were transported to Florida by the federal government and released to sponsors with little oversight, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. Other than that, the governor says...
by The Center Square | Aug 30, 2021
by J.D. Davidson A Cuyahoga County probation officer wants union dues taken out of her paycheck returned because she was never part of the Fraternal Order of Police Ohio Labor Council union. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has filed a...
by Chris Butler | Aug 30, 2021
U.S. Representative Nikema Williams (D-GA-05) reportedly said this week that the Federal Reserve must deliver “equity, diversity, and inclusion” to the banking and housing industries while also eliminating what she said was a “racial wealth...
by Grant Holcomb | Aug 30, 2021
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) criticized President Joe Biden for the alleged list the United States gave to Taliban leaders containing names of Americans and allied personnel still on the ground in Afghanistan seeking to evacuate. Rubio’s comments were contained...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
by Benjamin Yount Republican lawmakers are talking about suing the University of Wisconsin over mask mandates and test requirements for those who haven’t received a coronavirus vaccine. State Senator Steve Nass (R-WI) said he will ask permission to begin...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
– – – Photo “Hurricane Ida” by @ActivistJesse09.
by Grant Holcomb | Aug 30, 2021
Last week the Miami Herald published a story with a headline which garnered national attention, mainly from critics of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The headline read “Florida COVID update: 901 added deaths, largest single-day increase in pandemic history.” I am...
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
by Rose Williams Minneapolis is “run by gangs,” an owner of a Minneapolis restaurant and bar remarked in a recent interview, saying he has stopped trying to contact the city about it. “I don’t talk to the city. I don’t talk to the politicians. I’ve given up....
by Star News Staff | Aug 30, 2021
by Sebastian Hughes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned 55,000 e-cigarette products on Thursday for their failure to prove they didn’t pose a threat to public health. The FDA announced that thousands of products from three vape companies, JD Nova Group...
by Cooper Moran | Aug 30, 2021
U.S. Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) on Friday introduced legislation aimed at limiting the ability of companies to require their employees to receive a coronavirus vaccine. The new bill would prohibit businesses that received federal COVID-19 relief funds...
by The Center Square | Aug 30, 2021
by Scott McClallen The Wayne County Public Health Department issued a new order mandating school districts and daycare providers require students, faculty, staff, and visitors to wear a face mask while in school and during school-sponsored indoor events....