Culture
Expert: Labor market already experiencing AI benefits, dangersArtificial intelligence (AI) will drive major productivity gains leading to higher wages and job creation, said Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO of the hiring firm RedBalloon, in an interview with The Heartlander. But the CEO… Read More
Culture
Watch: ‘Baby shower behind bars’ surprises Florida inmate working to turn her life aroundA pregnant woman incarcerated in Florida experienced a shocking – and heartwarming – surprise when two deputies threw her a lavish baby shower. Days before giving birth to a… Read More
Public Education
Overpayment leaves New Mexico education department with $35 million deficitThe New Mexico Public Education Department is working on damage control after admitting it overpaid one of its vendors – amounting to millions of taxpayer money lost. “What should have… Read More
Culture
Sex crimes against women increase in Britain as one-third of sports centers don’t provide female-only spacesMore than 160 sexual crimes were committed against women across UK sports centers in 2023, with 1 in 3 centers refusing to offer single-sex privacy rooms. The Women’s Rights Network (WRN) obtained police data revealing at least 16 rapes, 80 sexual assaults and 65… Read More
Culture
Watch: Elderly woman berated at Target for her Charlie Kirk shirt doesn’t wish ill on woke attackerAn elderly Target employee who was harassed by a customer for wearing a Freedom shirt honoring Charlie Kirk doesn’t wish retribution on the woman, who is already facing consequences. “Two wrongs don’t make a… Read More
Government
NY governor to sign assisted suicide legislation into lawNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will sign legislation legalizing assisted suicide as soon as the Legislature approves her amendments. The bill applies to adults diagnosed with incurable and irreversible… Read More
Government
Presidential 1776 Award to honor nation’s top high school American history buffsThree U.S. students who demonstrate exceptional knowledge of the American founding will receive the newly established Presidential 1776 Award, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday. “As we prepare… Read More
Government
Watch: Two men charged with $7 million SNAP fraud, operated fake grocery storesFederal prosecutors in Boston announced charges Wednesday against two men accused of using fake grocery stores to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program of nearly $7 million in benefits. Read More
Culture
NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons say faith in God is carrying them after knee injuriesA pair of the NFL’s top players say they’re leaning on their faith in God as they recover and rehab from season-ending injuries that brought their campaigns to an unexpected halt. Kansas… Read More
Public Education
Detroit district promises ‘additional security measures’ after phishing email sent to studentsBeware of emails offering “free money” or prizes – or job opportunities at your local school, a Detroit district is warning the community after students received a recent phishing email. Read More
Opinion
Analysis: Ford EV write-down closes chapter on Obama’s electric auto experimentUS automaker Ford wrote down $19.5 billion worth of investment in electric vehicle (EV) production after decades of federal subsidies failed to provide significant market penetration. The move marks the effective end of a… Read More
Government
States can opt into new federal school choice program as soon as next monthThe federal government is allowing states that want to participate in the new federal school choice program to opt in as early as next month, giving their scholarship-granting organizations a… Read More
Public Education
DC teacher charged with production of child pornography and abuseA Washington, D.C., high school teacher has been arrested and charged with the production of child pornography and enticement of a minor, the Justice Department announced. Read More
Government
Trump says America ‘poised for an economic boom’In a prime-time address Wednesday, President Donald Trump argued the “affordability crisis” facing American households is not a new phenomenon, but the lingering result of inflation unleashed during the Biden administration. At the… Read More
Public Education
Poll shows what parents really want: durable skills, school choice, no cellphones in classA new poll reveals what parents actually want from schools – and the findings expose gaps between private and public education, a hunger for durable skills, and more optimism towards… Read More
Public Education
‘Dysfunctional’ education funding hampers student learning while bloating systems with bureaucracy, commentary arguesWould you pay more for an educational system that yields lower test scores, diminished civics awareness, and a greater likelihood of divorce among graduates? Hardly – yet this is exactly… Read More
Culture
Glenn Beck offers to fund lifesaving surgery for woman approved for assisted suicideCommentator and podcaster Glenn Beck has offered to underwrite lifesaving surgery for a Canadian woman who obtained approval for assisted suicide after failing to receive adequate medical care in her home province. Beck announced the offer in a Dec. 9… Read More
World
Musk, El Salvador to add AI to education in Central American nationTechnologist Elon Musk and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele have announced a partnership to revolutionize the Central American country’s education system through artificial intelligence. Touted as “the world’s first nationwide AI education program,” Musk and Bukele … Read More
Culture
Many US parents have abandoned their childhood religion for themselves, their kidsWhile most U.S. adults were raised in a religion, an increasing number of Americans abandon their religious upbringing and decline to raise their children in such a manner. More than 80% of U.S. adults were raised religious, but today, 35% of all… Read More
Government
Watch: President Trump honors fallen soldiers in Dignified Transfer CeremonyPresident Donald Trump honored two fallen soldiers of the Iowa National Guard and an American interpreter in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Wednesday. The… Read More