In southwest Arkansas, the state government runs what might be the world's most unusual diamond mine. For the price of a movie ticket, anyone can dig for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park -- and keep whatever they find. read more
Housing rights experts say a community restricted to white residents is illegal, but the creators believe they could win a potential challenge in court in the current political climate.
The US government security clearances of at least 37 current and former national security officials have been revoked by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, according to a memo obtained by CNN. read more
Experts say he's emboldening Trump's drive toward authoritarianism read more
A state court in New York court threw out President Trump's roughly $465 million fine in his civil fraud case Thursday morning. read more
President Trump on Thursday re-upped his call for Colorado to free Tina Peters, a state election official who was convicted of multiple felonies after breaching voting equipment in the 2020 election, warning he would take "harsh measures" if she is not released. read more
Cracker Barrel, the Southern-style restaurant chain, is facing right-wing backlash after removing the seated man and the barrel from its logo after 48 years. read more
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its election map used in voting for state supreme court justices after finding the current one dilutes the power of Black voters in violation of a landmark federal voting rights law. read more
Vice President JD Vance has expressed fondness for how "soft-spoken" Russian President Vladimir Putin is compared with media portrayals. read more
Financial distress is measured by factors such as accounts in forbearance, deferred payments, bankruptcy filings, and changes in credit scores.
Curio is a company that describes itself as "a magical workshop where toys come to life." read more
President Donald Trump has launched an attack on the nation's museums for being "WOKE," specifically targeting the Smithsonian in all caps as "OUT OF CONTROL." read more
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to retract a recent unconstitutional threat to eject citizens from the state Senate chamber if they do not stand during official prayers. During the Senate's Aug. 15 session, Sen. Angela Paxton delivered a Christian invocation "in the name of Jesus, who has saved us, who keeps us safe, and who is coming again." Immediately afterward, Patrick admonished members of the public gallery who had remained seated: "For those of you who didn't stand, next time you come to the gallery, you stand for the invocation. It's respecting the Senate. If you don't stand for the invocation, I'll have you removed. We asked you to stand. I've never seen a gallery ever have any members in my 17 years of people who refused to stand for the invocation. It will not be tolerated." read more
David French: Many of the Constitution's flaws remain hidden when America is governed by decent men, but that become obvious and dangerous when it is not. Poor character creates a constitutional stress test, and it can reveal fatal defects in much the same way that a physical stress test can expose flaws in your heart.
Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice. For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including abortion access, LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on social and racial justice.
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