NY school to allow Bible verses on paid parking spot
A student challenged her school’s ban on Bible verses in a paid parking spot, raising questions about free speech and endorsement.
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Wet bulb globe temps too high; games cancelled
While most US weather reports use heat index to estimate the danger from high temps, sports played in the sun use WBGT.
Another judge pauses a 10 Commandments law
Texas joins La. and Ark. as courts strike down 10 Commandments mandates in schools, citing 1st Amendment protections for students.
Little Rock Central High opens a new science center
Nearly 70 years after desegregation, the school builds toward the future with a modern science facility and national honors for teaching.
Great whites have a DNA mystery science can’t explain
Once on the brink of extinction during the last ice age, great white sharks made a remarkable global recovery, but their DNA reveals a baffling story.
Fla. can’t ban books for just describing sexual conduct
Acclaimed novels by Toni Morrison, John Green, and others were pulled under Florida's HB 1069. A judge has now ordered them back.
School may restrict gun-themed speech after shooting
6th Circuit upholds a Mich. school’s decision banning a “Come and Take It” gun hat, citing a recent school shooting and disruption concerns.
Digging into tariff impact in downtown Dayton
A student interviews small business owners about how unpredictable tariffs squeeze profits, prices, and teen job opportunities.
Federal court blocks Ark. 10 Commandments law
Federal judge blocks Ark. law mandating 10 Commandments in classrooms, calling it unconstitutional; our editorial examines lawmakers’ political motives.
Our history, unvarnished, is not a political tool
Trump wants museum exhibits purged of negative or unpatriotic content, showing only positive aspects of America. That's called censorship.