Courts Flooded With Mosque Power Fights
New mosque projects are triggering fresh zoning fights and federal scrutiny across several states, putting religious land use, local control, and equal-protection rules on...
Defense Bill Plants Permanent Hooks
A new House defense provision would pull U.S.-Israel military cooperation deeper into the Pentagon, and critics say that shift could be hard to unwind.Quick...
Viral Cake Fight Wrecks Restaurant Ratings
The Joey Tomatoes birthday cake dispute is a textbook example of how a small ambiguity in a restaurant’s policy, captured mid-argument on video, can...
Hate-Crime Puzzle: Why Mary, Why Here?
The most telling fact about the string of Marian statue attacks in Queens is not any single act of vandalism — it's the pattern....
Holiday Whiplash Upends Governor Race
A Wisconsin governor candidate who once tweeted "Cancel Thanksgiving" now calls the holiday her favorite, and voters are asking which version of her is...
Saudi Leverage Could Gut The Dollar
Saudi Arabia sits on five powerful pressure points that can hit America’s wallet, energy costs, and global power all at once.
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Convicted Killer Eyed In Mega Wildfire
As Spokane families sift through ashes from the Old Trails Fire, a convicted killer now stands accused of lighting the blaze that drove more...
Federal Crackdown Hits School District
The U.S. Department of Education opened a civil-rights investigation after a teen girl said a transgender opponent sexually assaulted her during a girls’ wrestling...
Singapore Slams Band—Permanent Blacklist
Singapore just banned a British band for waving a Palestinian flag onstage, showing how fast “foreign politics” can shut down free expression abroad.Story SnapshotTwo...
Dismantle Congress? Manchin Fires Back
When a national TV host praised socialist “good ideas,” Joe Manchin fired back with “Are you crazy?” and a warning that those ideas mean...
