Day: September 1, 2023

America will be celebrating its 250th birthday and everyone’s invited: ‘Be inspired for our country’s future’

1:47 pm September 1, 2023

While millions of Americans are right now focused on this weekend’s Labor Day holiday, another group of people is focused quite intently on an historic celebration farther out — but coming up fast nonetheless. The 250th anniversary of America’s founding will take place on July 4, 2026, a little less than three years from now. […]

How to stop health and fitness apps from using your private data

1:05 pm September 1, 2023

Many of us use health and fitness tracking apps to improve our well-being. These apps can be very helpful, but they can also collect lots of information about us. Some of this information may be sensitive, such as our health conditions, habits, and locations. Therefore, there is a growing concern over how these apps handle […]

Farmers, ranchers, landowners take aim at Biden admin for latest crackdown

1:00 pm September 1, 2023

A wide range of groups representing farmers, cattle ranchers, hunters, landowners and energy companies are fighting Biden administration regulations expanding wildlife protections. In individual comments submitted earlier this month, the groups said the regulations — unveiled in June by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) — represent federal overreach and would harm small businesses, […]

Alaska board of education votes to ban transgender girls from competing on women’s high school athletic teams

12:57 pm September 1, 2023

The Alaska state board of education on Thursday voted to support banning transgender girls from competing on high school girls athletic teams, sending the issue to the attorney general. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who appointed the members of the state education board, has said the regulation is needed to ensure fairness in girls sports. The […]

Kansas officials shouldn’t be forced to keep changing transgender people’s birth certificates, judge says

12:51 pm September 1, 2023

Kansas officials should not be required to change official birth certificates when transgender people ask them to do so under a new state law, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled Thursday that a new Kansas state law requiring birth certificates to reflect the male and female biological sex assigned to the […]