Day: February 26, 2025

DHS Sec Noem doubles down on calls for illegal migrants to self-deport, announces enforcement of registry

4:30 pm February 26, 2025

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced the enforcement of a longstanding piece of legislation that seeks to encourage illegal migrants in the United States to register with the federal government — something she says was ignored for decades. Noem said the Trump administration would implement the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) […]

Migrant kids reportedly pulled from Massachusetts schools over deportation fears

4:30 pm February 26, 2025

Thousands of parents in Massachusetts are allegedly keeping their kids home from school out of fear of ICE raids and deportation since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Boston Globe reported on Tuesday that these migrant parents have become fearful after seeing ICE raids throughout the state. “Amid the Trump administration’s promises of mass deportations, some […]

New poll finds about half of rural young people feel job market pressures in their hometowns

4:30 pm February 26, 2025

A new Gallup-Walton Family Foundation survey released Wednesday shows that nearly half of rural Generation Z Americans feel they can’t find fulfilling work in their communities and are considering moving. Rural Gen-Zers are also nearly 20 percentage points more likely to feel that way than their urban brethren. Urban young people also have a higher […]

iPhone voice recognition controversy: ‘Racist’ converts to ‘Trump’

4:30 pm February 26, 2025

Have you ever stumbled upon a video on social media that made you question the technology you use every day? That’s exactly what happened to me recently, and it led me down a rabbit hole of unexpected discoveries about my iPhone’s voice-to-text feature. It all began when I came across a TikTok video claiming that […]

‘Island Boys’ rapper Franky Venegas arrested in Florida on gun, drug charges

4:17 pm February 26, 2025

“Island Boys” rapper Franky Venegas was arrested during a traffic stop in Florida on gun and drug charges, according to authorities. Venegas, 23, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, WPLG reported. The sheriff’s […]