by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 17, 2023
Crowdfund platform Angel Studios announced Sunday its July cumulative-to-date box office revenue for its true-life child trafficking thriller Sound of Freedom is projected to be over $85 million through Sunday with the anticipation of crossing the $100 million mark...
by Star News Staff | Jul 17, 2023
by Nick Pope It may take decades to refill the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) after President Joe Biden released unprecedented amounts from its supply in 2022, according to Bloomberg News. Aging infrastructure, higher oil prices and budget constraints...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 17, 2023
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy unveiled a list of likely judicial appointments he’d make if elected in the 2024 presidential election. Notable figures on Ramaswamy’s list for the U.S. Supreme Court are U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT)....
by Just the News | Jul 17, 2023
by Madeleine Hubbard Arizona State University is facing a crisis as state lawmakers launch an investigation and at least one donor pulls his money over allegations the school is not supporting free speech. Ann Atkinson, executive director of the T.W. Lewis...
by Tom Pappert | Jul 17, 2023
The Arizona Democratic Party (AZDP) filed a complaint against the No Labels Party (NLP) last week, seeking to force Arizona’s newest third party to disclose its list of donors or lose its status within the state amid potential Democratic concerns that...
by Star News Staff | Jul 17, 2023
by Blake Mauro A university in a prominent Scottish fishing sector cautions its students that a classic Ernest Hemingway novel contains “graphic fishing scenes” that may upset some readers. Students at the University of the Highlands and Islands are informed...
by Star News Staff | Jul 17, 2023
by Mary Lou Masters Presidential candidates filed their second quarter totals on Saturday, which provided a glimpse into how much hard cash the 2024 GOP hopefuls have heading into the third fundraising period. Candidates had until the end of day Saturday to...
by Star News Staff | Jul 17, 2023
by Brandon Poulter A historic all-boys school in New York City will begin allowing trans students who identify as male, according to the New York Post. Browning School is an elite K-12 school on the Upper East Side that costs $62,500 a year per student and was...
by Star News Staff | Jul 17, 2023
by Reagan Reese A federal judge ruled Friday that Kentucky can enforce its state law which prohibits sex change treatments for minors, according to Reuters. U.S. District Judge David Hale, an Obama appointee, decided that Kentucky can prohibit the use of...
by Hannah Poling | Jul 17, 2023
Two Republican Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill into the Ohio House of Representatives to reinforce election integrity and stop meddling in party primaries. House Bill (HB) 210, sponsored by State Representatives Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester) (pictured above,...
by The Center Square | Jul 17, 2023
by Benjamin Yount There’s a pitch at the Wisconsin Capitol to add watermarks to the state’s absentee ballots. State Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, said absentee ballots in Wisconsin need to be more secure. Allen said absentee ballots are very convenient, but...
by Star News Staff | Jul 17, 2023
by Ireland Walker The International Cycling Union (UCI), the world cycling governing body, announced Friday that it will bar biological males who transition after puberty from competing in the women’s division, the Associated Press reported. Recent public...
by Star News Staff | Jul 17, 2023
by Pat Nolan The Democratic establishment is laying the groundwork to dump Joe Biden. When the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Axios, and the Atlantic desert a liberal president, you know the knives are out. Which raises two questions: when will they...
by Hannah Poling | Jul 17, 2023
Arizona Republican lawmakers have launched a new committee to investigate the freedom of speech in Arizona’s public universities and to look into the events surrounding a program titled “Health, Wealth and Happiness,” presented by Arizona State...
by The Center Square | Jul 17, 2023
by Anthony Hennen As natural gas production expands in other states, Pennsylvania’s has flatlined and seen productivity declines. Industry leaders blame permitting issues and other roadblocks, while environmentalists say the economic outlook for gas has...
by The Center Square | Jul 17, 2023
by Morgan Sweeney With the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act in June, it looked like the Mountain Valley Pipeline would finally be completed in Virginia, but environmental groups are fighting back in a legal battle that could end up at the Supreme Court....
by The Center Square | Jul 17, 2023
by Shirleen Guerra The city of Detroit is targeting $95 million of federal money to take care of blight. That’s in addition to the city’s $250 million bond that voters approved in 2020 to also address blight remediation. The city estimates it has...