Louisiana sued over Ten Commandments display in schools
Nine Louisiana families have sued the state over a new law that orders every public school classroom to display a poster of the Ten Commandments. The suit, filed in federal…
A Development in the U.S. Labor Movement
Labor unions have won some big victories in the past few years, including in the auto industry and Hollywood. But if organized labor is going to have a true resurgence…
Texas Execution Centers on a Jury’s Assessment of ‘Future Dangerousness’
When Ramiro Gonzales was sentenced to death in 2006 for the rape and murder of a young woman in Texas, it followed the testimony of a psychiatrist who suggested that…
Why U.S. Schools Are Facing Their Biggest Budget Crunch in Years
After several cash-flush pandemic years, school districts across the country are facing budget shortfalls, with pressure closing in on multiple fronts. A flow of federal dollars — $122 billion meant…
22 of the Best Pizza Places in the United States
Pizza in America has never been better. The wood-fire Neapolitan pizzerias that took off in the early 2000s, and have been spreading ever since, taught Americans to ask more of…
Washington Post Publisher Says He Aided Hack Inquiry. Scotland Yard Had Doubts.
Will Lewis, now the publisher of the Washington Post, was in full crisis mode in 2011. Then an executive at a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, he was an…
Maryland couple ‘walked for hours’ before dying in Hajj heat
A US couple who died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were walking for over two hours in scorching temperatures before they succumbed to heat stroke, their daughter has…
US Supreme Court to hear major Tennessee transgender case
The US Supreme Court has agreed to review a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law banning hormone therapy and puberty blockers for children under 18. It marks the first time the…
Florida family seeks damages from Nasa after space debris hits home
A Florida family whose home was hit by space debris earlier this year is seeking compensation from US space agency Nasa for property damage and mental anguish. The 1.6lb (0.7kg)…
Washington Frets As Chinese Company Cosco Wraps Up Construction of South America’s Largest Deep Sea Port | naked capitalism
“Due to its potential size and volume of operations, Peru’s Chancay mega-port is destined to become a nerve centre of international trade.” And it will be exclusively controlled by Cosco. …