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Pope Leo the first pontiff in decades to carry the cross for full Good Friday procession
3+ hour ago (142+ words) Leo's predecessors were too weak or elderly to carry the cross for 14 Stations of the Cross, symbolizing the final hours of Jesus' life Pope Leo XIV carried a large wooden cross to observe the 14 Stations of the Cross, a Catholic…...
Taxpayer-funded science academy will keep controversial climate chapter in judicial training manual
13+ hour, 27+ min ago (901+ words) The National Academies of Science, which received $200 million from federal agencies in 2024, refuses to remove a chapter about climate from a science manual provided to thousands of judges. Critics argue it is one-sided and biasing judges in climate lawsuits. A…...
Florida AG Uthmeier says Florida may challenge NFL's Rooney Rule regarding hiring practices
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (189+ words) Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says the state may take enforcement action against the NFL if it continues to use the Rooney Rule, which encourages teams to interview minority and female candidates for coaching positions. Uthmeier said he sent a…...
Believers and people of faith find safe harbor in Trump's White House this Easter
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (306+ words) The Trump administration's approach to and welcoming of faith stands in stark contrast to previous Democratic administrations. Last year, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., asserted that the FBI's Richmond Field Office went so far as to issue a memorandum suggesting that…...
Trump says 'religion is growing again' in the US as Christians enter Easter weekend
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (438+ words) President Donald Trump said Friday that "religion is growing" in the United States as the nation closes out Holy Week and enters Easter weekend." The president made the comment during an Easter message on Truth Social ahead of the holiday,…...
Wisconsin House race heats up amid calls for top Dem challenger to be disqualified over China ties
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (562+ words) Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District represents a rural area running from the Minnesota and Iowa borders to Eau Claire and a strip that ends between Wausau and Appleton. Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District represents a rural area running from the Minnesota and Iowa borders…...
Students ask SCOTUS to protect 'Let's Go Brandon' shirts, school backs off 'We ❤️ ICE' suspension
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1185+ words) Lower courts confused how to interpret vulgarity exception to students' First Amendment rights, SCOTUS petition says. Legal threat expunges pro-ICE student's record at school that allowed crude anti-ICE posters, walkout. Five months before the nation's largest federal appeals court affirmed…...
In race for California treasurer, one candidate has plan to keep state tax dollars from ICE
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (513+ words) Candidates in the race for California treasurer and a Democratic lawmaker reacted this week to a plan to keep state tax dollars from paying for federal immigration operations. State Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced County, announced a plan in recent weeks…...
Two US military helicopters struck by Iran during recovery efforts: Report
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (313+ words) The helicopters were searching for the missing crew member of a military plane that was shot down earlier Friday. One of the pilots of the Air Force F-15E fighter jet has been found. A second military jet also crashed in the…...
You Vote: With two US jets crashing Friday during conflict with Iran, how will this affect the war?
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (308+ words) The second plane crashed nearly the same time that Iran shot down an Air Force F-15E fighter jet, where one member of the two-person plane remains missing. You Vote: With two US jets crashing Friday during conflict with Iran, how will…...