Day: February 19, 2024

Shooting at Indianapolis Waffle House kills 1, injures 5 others

10:31 am February 19, 2024

One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting at a Waffle House in Indianapolis, Indiana, early Monday morning, according to police. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police responded at about 12:30 a.m. to the Waffle House in the 2600 block of South Lynhurst Drive following a report of a person shot, Fox 59 reported. […]

Conservative mother of six in Maryland runs for school board in blue county: ‘Someone who will not back down’

10:00 am February 19, 2024

Maryland mother and conservative activist Bethany Mandel is running for school board in her deep-blue county to combat what she says is a culture of corruption. The author, cultural commentator and mother of six known for her stance against “wokeness” currently homeschools all of her children, but decided to run for the school board for […]

Sorting kids into public schools based on household income is ‘immoral, discriminatory,’ says advocacy group

10:00 am February 19, 2024

Over 30 organizations are crying foul over public school district boundaries, going as far as calling them “immoral.” The effort, led by Yes, Every Kid, galvanized the organizations to commit to “ending public school discrimination based on address.” “Public schools are assigned based on where a kid lives and, de facto, their family’s wealth because […]

Rhode Island teacher sounds alarm on DHS-funded ‘media literacy’ program she says will ‘indoctrinate children’

10:00 am February 19, 2024

A Rhode Island educator is speaking out about a DHS-funded program that purportedly promotes the teaching of media literacy and combating disinformation she claims is meant to “indoctrinate children.” Ramona Bessinger, a high school teacher in Providence, R.I., authored a piece for Legal Insurrection on Monday recalling the training she and other educators participated in […]

Pennsylvania caretaker sentenced up to 28 years for sexually abusing people with disabilities

9:47 am February 19, 2024

A former caretaker was sentenced to up to 28 years in prison for sexually abusing 14 people with physical and intellectual disabilities at a personal care home in Pennsylvania. James Zook, 69, was sentenced to a minimum of 13 years and 9 months and a maximum of 28 years for the sexual assault of 14 […]