Culture
Massachusetts women’s prison a haven for sexual predators, report saysWomen incarcerated at the only female prison in Massachusetts say state policies have placed them in danger by housing male offenders who identify as transgender in the same facility, a… Read More
Public Education
New Mexico school district launches ‘clear’ backpack initiative as safety measureFive of Albuquerque Public Schools’ middle schools have implemented a new policy requiring all student backpacks to be clear, citing efforts to enhance safety and security. “Clear backpacks will make it tougher… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog slams CPS employees for bad behavior, ‘blurred’ boundaries enabling sexual misconduct, $1+ million in fraudA recent report chastised Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for allowing a campus culture enabling sexual misconduct in the wake of a former dean’s conviction of committing sex abuse and assault against… Read More
Courts
Kentucky woman charged for illegal chemical abortion, abuse of fetal remainsA Kentucky woman was arrested and subsequently charged with fetal homicide after burying the remains of her chemically aborted baby in a Christmas-wrapped box in her backyard. Melinda Spencer,… Read More
Media
Obscenity, tragedy, political warfare: Heartlander filled these 2025 gaps in other outlets’ news coverageFrom lewd sexual materials in area schools, to soft-on-crime policies and avoidable deaths of law enforcement officers, Heartlander readers were apprised of goings-on in the two-state region in 2025 that… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public school staffer describes ‘extreme violent behaviors’ after superintendent downplays classroom incidentsClassroom violence is escalating inside one Massachusetts district while administrators are ignoring or downplaying its scope, a staffer argued at a recent school committee meeting. “In my five-and-a-half years thus far working as an ed assistant in the Taunton Public… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin teacher sentenced to six years for sexual relationship with 11-year-old; affair included 35,000 text messages, notesA Wisconsin teacher was sentenced to six years in prison and another six years of supervision after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with an 11-year-old student. Madison Bergmann,… 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
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
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
Culture
Hollywood producer Rob Reiner, wife stabbed to death; son held on $4M bailHollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead with stab wounds in their home Sunday, and their son Nick has been arrested, according to multiple reports. Their bodies were… Read More
Government
Plans for New Year’s Eve terror attacks in Los Angeles thwarted, says FBIFour alleged terrorists have been arrested by the FBI for planning a series of New Year’s Eve bomb attacks across Los Angeles. The suspects are “radical, anti-government members” of the Turtle Island Liberation… Read More
World
At least 15 killed in father-son terror attack against Jewish community in Australia(Daily Caller News Foundation) – At least 15 people were killed Sunday in a mass shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in Australia, officials confirmed. At… Read More
Politics
Noem recoils after congressional Dem calls deadly terror attack on Guardsmen ‘unfortunate accident’Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rebuked a congressman during a committee hearing after he called the deadly shooting of two National Guardsmen by an Afghan national an “unfortunate… Read More
Culture
One dead, another critically wounded in Kentucky State University shootingOne person is dead and another was critically wounded in a shooting at Kentucky State University Tuesday. A suspect, identified as Jacob Lee Bard, 48,… Read More
Culture
Watch: Texas troopers find 23 illegal immigrants in truck cab during highway stopTexas state troopers found 23 illegal aliens hiding in a tractor trailer cab during a traffic stop Friday near the Mexican border. The driver, John David Amaya, 24, was charged… Read More
Government
Alleged pipe bomber’s father had large federal tax liens crippling bond companyThe man charged with planting pipe bombs on Jan. 6, 2021 at the two major political party offices in Washington, D.C., has been tied to federal tax liens of approximately… Read More
Culture
Ohio man pleads guilty to crafting AI-generated child porn using images of real kidsAn Ohio man pleaded guilty Monday to two child pornography crimes, including using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit content from images of real children, according to a… Read More
Courts
Watch: Repeat offender held on $5.3 million bond; attorney’s point to Iryna’s LawAn 18-year-old with a history of arrests for violent behavior is being held on a $5.3 million bond, an amount attorneys say may be tied to Iryna’s Law, which took… Read More
Public Education
Georgia committee recommends barring chronically absent students from athletics(The Center Square) – Georgia students chronically absent from school could miss out on participating in school athletic teams and other extracurricular activities, a Senate committee recommends. The recommendation is… Read More