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Gold Star parents remind Biden of all 13 service members who died in Afghanistan

Two Gold Star parents reminded President Biden at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night of the 13 soldiers who died in Afghanistan during the U.S. military’s disastrous withdrawal. “Our son, Corporal Hunter Lopez, whose name Joe Biden refuses to say, was killed on Aug. 26, 2021,” Alicia Lopez said. “He died during Joe Biden’s […]

Virginia family warns parents after daughter's tick paralysis

The story at a glance A Virginia family is still in shock after their 4-year-old daughter, Ruby, nearly died from a tick bite. She has mites on her scalp, whose saliva contains a neurotoxin that can cause problems, including making it difficult to get out of bed. The tick has been removed and Ruby is […]

Jewish Harvard Student, American-Israeli Hostage Parents Speak at RNC

The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featured Harvard students and American-Israeli hostage families on Wednesday night, delivering moving speeches on anti-Semitism and anti-Israel terrorism. Shavos Kestenbaum, a Jewish student studying religion at Harvard University, said at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that she was shocked by the anti-Semitism she encountered on campus. […]

Newsom signs bill banning CA schools from notifying parents of childs’ gender identity

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Monday that prohibits school districts from notifying parents if their child uses different pronouns or identifies as a different gender than what’s listed on school records. AB 1955 has been praised by LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, who say the ban helps protect transgender and gender non-conforming students who […]

California Gov. Newsom Grants Schools Authority to Hide Students’ Gender from Parents

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed the first law allowing schools to conceal information about a child’s gender identity from parents. under AB-1955School districts are prohibited from requiring teachers or staff to disclose to anyone “any information related to a student’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression” without the student’s consent. Newsom, a […]