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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here's what to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's proud to be part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an archconservative network of Christian congregations.
Hegseth recently made headlines when he shared a CNN video on social media about CREC, showing its pastors arguing women should not have the ... (full story)
$200M endowment focused on Black Americans taking shape
Started in 2020 as a five-year initiative inspired by the racial justice outcry following the police murder of George Floyd, the California Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment. The move is both rare in the world of philanthropy and politically bold, given the Trump administration's efforts to eliminate rac ... (full story)
Desperate parents pleaded with officers to act during Uvalde school shooting, video shows
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Desperate parents begged law enforcement officers to storm an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in the frantic minutes after a gunman opened fire in one of the deadliest classroom attacks in U.S. history, police body camera video released recently shows.
"Whose class is he in?" one parent c ... (full story)
What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy
President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states.
Trump said that he hopes to decide in the coming weeks about whether to support changes to the way marijuana is regulated. The re ... (full story)
Appeals panel refuses to hear state’s appeal of attorney fees
A Franklin County appellate panel determined that state law precludes the Ohio attorney general’s office from appealing a trial court’s award of attorney fees to an individual at the center of an auditor’s investigation of unlawful compensation of more than $195,000.
The three-judge panel of the Tenth District ... (full story)