National

MATTAWAN, MI—The pesticide testing that would have resulted in the death of 36 beagles at a Michigan laboratory has come to an end, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and the company that sought the testing, announced on Monday, March 18. The decision came less than a week after the Humane Society released the results of an undercover...

UNITED STATES—The Washington state Senate passed a bill that would keep any presidential candidate off the 2020 election ballot unless they release their tax returns. Washington senators voted with a 28-21 margin to approve the bill. Senator Patty Kuderer sponsored the bill that would require that any individual running for President of the United States to provide 5 years of...

WOODLAND HILLS—Five California residents were arrested on Tuesday, March 12 for helping Chinese international students cheat on literary proficiency exams that are used to enter the United States to further their education. They used fake Chinese passports to take the exams in place of the Chinese students. The students hoped to be foreign exchange students at universities in the...

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Documents unsealed in federal court on Tuesday, March 12 detailed a $25 million nationwide college-acceptance fraud scandal, implicating 50 people including two SAT/ACT administrators, one exam proctor, nine coaches at elite schools, one college administrator and 33 parents in what authorities dubbed "Operation Varsity Blues."" Dozens of parents, coaches and facilitators, including "Desperate Housewives" and "Fuller House" actresses Felicity...

UNITED STATES—A Martin County School bus aide was caught on a surveillance camera shouting at a student to take off his, “Make America Great Again” hat, before snatching the clothing off the students head. Students at Hidden Oaks Middle School in Palm City, Florida, were permitted to wear hats at school last week in return to making a donation to...

GILBERT, AZ—Eight students accused school staff of disciplining them over wearing “Make America Great Again” attire and taking pictures with a Trump sign on the last day of Spirit Week on March 1 at Perry High School. The students were reportedly asked to leave the campus by the student resource officer on Friday “Our administration has not and will not...

UNITED STATES—President Donald Trump visited the areas of Lee County, Alabama on Thursday, March 7 with First Lady, Melania after the region was hit with an EF-4 tornado. They were welcomed by Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey, Congressman, Mike Rogers and Georgia Governor, Nathan Deal. “Thank you to @realdonaldtrump and @flotus for coming to #Alabamatoday #LeeCo #AL03.” President Trump visited the victims and...

UNITED STATES—Former Adidas executive James Gatto, Merl Code, and Christian Dawkins were sentenced to nine months in prison on Tuesday March, 5 for paying off families so top-tier college recruiters would visit 'Adidas' sponsored schools. They were found guilty in October 2018 by a federal jury of wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy charges.  The defendants were sentenced in...

UNITED STATES—An Edmond Sante Fe High School student was harassed by a fellow student for wearing clothing representative of President Donald Trump on Monday, February 25. Edmund Public School District issued a statement noting they are aware of the incident captured on cell phone video between the two students. The letter reads: “On the 25th, students were allowed to contribute a...

UNITED STATES—Clovis North High School senior, Maddie Mueller is challenging the Clovis Unified School District on dress code after being informed she could not wear a MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat to school. “How does being a patriot in trying to show pride in your country, how is that inappropriate? To my knowledge Trump is not a logo, it’s...