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California piano teacher accused of sexual abuse of 13-year-old student

A California piano teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old student over a three-month period in the teacher's home, car and office, prosecutors said. Hovhannes John Jihanyan, 41, was arrested on Dec. 13 and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child and other related felonies, weeks after police investigated a report of […]

Biden administration withdraws proposed regulations on transgender athletes, student debt

The Biden administration on Friday rescinded pending regulations governing transgender athletes, abandoning efforts to provide certain protections for transgender students opposed by the incoming Trump administration. The administration also withdrew a proposal to forgive student loans for about 38 million Americans, which the Education Department said was due to “administrative issues.” “With the time left […]

Biden cancels student debt for public service workers and gets ferocious backlash

President Joe Biden announced another round of student loan forgiveness, this time for public employees, but critics quickly slammed him on social media. Biden promised student loan forgiveness during his 2016 presidential campaign, but court challenges have hampered his efforts to redistribute debt without Congressional approval. On Friday, he said his administration was able to […]

Biden OKs another $4.28B in student debt relief for public service workers

President Biden signed yet another student loan forgiveness package on Friday, giving $4.28 billion to about 55,000 public servants. The Department of Education has canceled loans for students who have made more than 120 monthly repayments as part of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which encourages employment in public sector jobs such as […]

Biden Nationalizes Another 50,000+ Student Loans as He Heads for the Exit

Leaving President Joe Biden's administration will be nothing if not hectic, with desks cleaned and preparations made for his final departure. On Friday, it announced that federal student loans for an additional 55,000 workers would be canceled through an existing program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Biden has now canceled an unprecedented $180 billion […]

Biden admin announces another $4.28 billion in student loan handouts

As President Biden and Vice President Harris prepare to leave the White House, the Biden administration announced another $4.28 billion in student loan benefits. This large-scale loan benefit will result in loan forgiveness for 54,900 public servants. “Four years ago, the Biden-Harris Administration promised America's teachers, military, nurses, first responders, and other public servants that […]