Calif. aims to improve mental health for boys & men
California tackles the crisis facing young men and boys with a new executive order focused on mental health and opportunity.
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Canadian wildfires threaten Midwestern residents
The many risks of wildfires, even hundreds of miles away from any flames, have come to the Midwest once again. Stay safe.
South Carolina law sparks Black history course battle
Is it a constitutional right to learn about certain subjects, such as African American history? A judge in S.C. is set to decide.
Student urges US to act in West Papua
What some have called genocide is happening in West Papua, and a Florida student would like the US to step up.
Strong earthquake off Russia produces weak tsunami
A massive earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia created a tsunami that caused damage in Asia but not much in the US.
U.S. GDP is up 3.0% in Q2-2025
GDP rose 3.0% (annualized rate) in Q2-2025, a positive sign. But the number may mask underlying weakness that points to an economic slowdown.
SCOTUS reconfigures the religious liberty playing field
The Supreme Court decided another religious liberty case and opened the door for legal challenges to what schools can and can't do.
Schools can’t display 10 Commandments: 5th Circuit
Laws that would require schools to display the 10 Commandments are, once again, found unconstitutional.
SCOTUS will hear Okla. religious charter school case
The case concerns conflicts in the 1st Amendment: Can public funds be given to a sectarian "charter school"?
Trump seeks to end birthright citizenship for some
The executive order that would deny citizenship to children born in the US of migrants who entered the country illegally has been temporarily blocked.