Arch Manning records first college touchdowns as Texas runs over Colorado State in season opener
After Quinn Ewers' Texas Longhorns opened the season with a thumping win over Colorado State, head coach Steve Sarkisian decided to give sophomore quarterback Arch Manning some playing time under center. Manning, the nephew of NFL legends Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, did not disappoint in the first game of the new year. Manning completed […]
Iowa blows out Illinois State while coach Kirk Ferentz serves suspension
The Iowa Hokies looked sharp as they emerged from the locker room for the second half of their season opener. Hawkeyes quarterback Cade McNamara scored three second-half touchdowns to help Iowa to a 40-0 victory over Illinois State on Saturday. For the first time in more than 20 years, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz did not […]
NCAA stops Oklahoma State from placing QR codes linking to NIL fund on helmets in Week 1
The NCAA did not allow the Oklahoma State Cowboys to do so after the team announced they would place QR codes linked to the NIL on players' helmets before their game against South Dakota State. Oklahoma State University said it will place a 1.5-inch-by-1.5-inch QR code on helmets that will link to the football program's […]
Baruch College makes Forbes’ list of top 25 state schools
Bernard M. Baruch College was ranked number one in Forbes magazine's “World's Best Colleges” list. Top 25 State Universities Though it's among the best in the country, the CUNY campus dropped slightly in the rankings from last year. Forbes ranked the Manhattan school at number 22, saying it was “one of the most cost-effective schools […]
Texas state rep flips to GOP, says Dems plunging into ‘progressive abyss’
A Texas Democratic state politician is switching to the Republican Party for the remaining four months of his term. After losing his primary election for supporting a Republican-sponsored bill that would have protected minors from sex-reassignment surgery, state Rep. Sean Thierry issued a statement on social media on Friday accusing Democrats of rushing into the […]
Vladimir Putin to make first ICC member state visit since arrest warrant issued for alleged child abduction
The Russian government has denied concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be arrested on a criminal court warrant during his upcoming visit to Mongolia. “There is nothing to be worried about. We are having an excellent dialogue with our Mongolian friends,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told The Moscow Times on Friday, adding that “all […]
Federal facial recognition for babies? How the border is fueling a surveillance state
With face recognition technology, users can, e.g. youIt's becoming a staple in airport security, stadiums are the next big “market” and it's becoming ubiquitous, but its potential is being held back by one simple obstacle: kids. Now, in the name of border security, that may be about to change for everyone. “Facial recognition technology (FRT) […]
Joint raid targeting Islamic State leaves at least 15 dead, 7 US troops hurt in Iraq
U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out joint strikes targeting Islamic State militants in western Iraq on Friday, killing at least 15 people and wounding seven U.S. soldiers. Five U.S. soldiers were wounded in Thursday's attack, two of them in a fall during the operation, The Associated Press reported, citing a U.S. defense official who spoke […]
US, Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
U.S. troops took part in a raid in western Iraq early Saturday that targeted suspected Islamic State militants, killing 15 people, the U.S. military said. U.S. troops have been battling Islamic State for years since driving the militants out of their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, but the deaths and injuries from Friday's attack […]
Half of Minnesota students not meeting standards for reading, math or science: state assessment
Newly released state assessment data shows Minnesota students are not meeting testing standards in three key areas of learning. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released new data Thursday revealing that more than half of the state's students are not meeting standards in math, reading and science through testing administered by the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment […]