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Catholic Faithful Pay Respects to Pope as His Tomb Opens to Public

Vatican City (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting Pope Francis’ tomb on Sunday, submitting past the simple white tomb of Major St. Mary, the day after he was said goodbye by the powerful people of the world and crowds of hundreds of thousands. A white rose was placed on the tomb called “Franciscus.” This […]

Trump cuts to public transit will hurt working families

I came from Motor City, where our community has been denied access to reliable public mass transport for decades. Residents told me the story of our railway tracks being paved as the automobile company demolished the public tram system after its acquisition. Detroit suburbs resisted the expansion of public transport as a way to enforce […]

Democrat Demands Answers: How Can CDC Release Public Records With No Staff?

Oversight Democrat questions how CDC can provide public records without staffers

Representative Jerry Connolly (D-Va.), a leading member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, demands that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clarify its plans for handling Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests during instances when pertinent personnel are on administrative leave. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services […]

US judge limits Trump’s effort to block funding for pro-DEI public schools

On Thursday, a federal judge in New Hampshire blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding for public schools that maintain diversity programs. US District Judge Randya McAfati said Trump’s education department’s efforts to block federal funding for public schools that continue to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs would likely violate the initial amendment, […]

Public school parents want to keep boys out of girls’ sports

Almost two-thirds of all adults in California, and almost two-thirds of parents of public school children believe their children should play in sports based on sex. A new study from the California Institute of Public Policy Research demonstrated the reality of how parents feel in the state, despite lawmakers not supporting the issue. A recent […]

Virginia town backtracks on dissolving police force after public fury, criminal probe

Residents of Purcellville, Virginia, appeared to pressure the town council on Tuesday to betray their plans to dissolve local police. Purcellville Town Council members voted on April 9 to remove the police department, citing multiple reasons, including staffing issues. They claimed that the move would save more than $3 million after it fell $50 million […]