- Iowa critical race theory docs show educators pushed program before state ban: 'Indoctrination not education' June 23, 2021Iowa has declared critical race theory “discriminatory indoctrination,” and a ban on it is set to take effect in just over a week – but leaked documents show that a large area education agency meant to support special needs students was workshopping how it might implement the controversial program even as lawmakers were finalizing the […]Michael Ruiz
- Hong Kong’s pro-democracy paper Apple Daily will close June 23, 2021Next Digital, the parent of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, announced Wednesday that its printed paper and digital news site will close down no later than 11:59 p.m. Saturday.Edmund DeMarche
- Cows escape from Los Angeles-area slaughterhouse, lead police on chase June 23, 2021A herd of cows led sheriff's deputies on a chase through a city in southeastern Los Angeles County on Tuesday evening after escaping from a slaughterhouse, according to reports.Brie Stimson
- New Mexico suspect accused of decapitating victim after recent release from jail: 'They let a monster out' June 23, 2021A New Mexico suspect has reportedly confessed to brutally murdering and decapitating a 51-year-old man at a park in Las Cruces on Father’s Day.Brie Stimson
- From NCAA smackdown to Trump golf course, politics and money rule sports June 23, 2021When everyone from Clarence Thomas to Sonia Sotomayor agrees that what college football does is indefensible, it’s been thrown for a major loss.Howard Kurtz
- Secret Service saw nearly 900 employees infected by coronavirus, documents say June 23, 2021Nearly 900 employees of the Secret Service – the agency charged with protecting the president and other top U.S. officials – contracted the coronavirus over the course of a year between March 2020 and March 2021, documents reveal, according to a report.Dom Calicchio