NEW YORK — Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist. She was living in Georgia with her brother while her mom was in New York scoping out jobs and apartments ahead of moving the family. It was a rough year apart. Oliver, now 17, was … Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools they’re required to tell parents their children are transgender or non-binary even if they’re not out at home, though Kansas is not among the states with a law that explicitly says to do that. Republican Kris Kobach’s action was his latest move to restrict transgender … Read more
It was a passionate student letter in 2020 that caused the Southern York County school board to reconsider its logo: a Native American man, representing the “Warriors.” Though the conversation had come up before in the suburban district located in southern Pennsylvania, 2020 was a turning point of racial reckoning after the death of George … Read more
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stood behind her government’s recently announced policies regarding transgender youth, gender-affirming care, sex education and parental notification. In a news conference Thursday, Smith said she believes the suite of policies and guidelines, announced on Wednesday afternoon through a video shared on social media, “struck the right balance.” The policy includes a … Read more
A woman has been banned from driving her vehicle at a private school in Lake County, Florida, for advertising her OnlyFans channel with a decal. The mother of three was prohibited from driving her sticker-clad SUV at the behest of other parents, while administrators say that the OnlyFans decal does not align with Liberty Christian … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to United Auto Workers members at the UAW’s Community Action Program legislative conference in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2024. Leah Millis | Reuters The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it will try to deliver student loan forgiveness to borrowers experiencing financial hardship. After the Supreme Court struck down … Read more
A NSW push to poach interstate essential workers has been dismissed by South Australia as a desperate effort to fill the more populous state’s skill “chasms”. The Make the Move Campaign is aimed at boosting the number of essential workers in regional NSW by spotlighting the stories of nurses, police, teachers, firefighters and midwives who … Read more
Parents and alumni of a prestigious Sydney boys’ college have staged a protest outside the 160-year-old private school over plans to take in girls for the first time. Newington College in Sydney’s inner west announced its intention in November to shift to co-education across its kindergarten-to-year 12 program. The school, which charges fees of up … Read more
LOS ANGELES — NASA’s retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late Monday to be mated to a huge external fuel tank and its two solid rocket boosters at a Los Angeles museum where it will be uniquely displayed as if it is about to blast off. A massive crane delicately began lifting the orbiter, … Read more
Fahmi Quadir, chief investment officer and founder of Safkhet Captial LP, speaks during the Context Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Short seller Fahmi Quadir has found her new target: The $2 billion market cap Adtalem Global Education, a publicly … Read more
