Archives for March 2023

Liberty University, the nation's largest evangelical Christian school, has named a new president nearly three years after Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned amid scandal. … [Read more...] about Liberty U. gets new president three years after scandal-hit leader resigned

Mexico's president promised to visit hospitals treating injured migrants in the border city of Ciudad Juarez Friday, where 39 men died in an immigration detention center fire late Monday. … [Read more...] about Mexico president assigns blame elsewhere for migrant tragedy

The Social Security Administration said Friday that its main trust fund will run out of money in 2033, leaving the program with no reserves and forcing an immediate 23% cut in benefits unless Congress acts to shore up the program before then. … [Read more...] about Countdown to cuts: Social Security has enough money in trust fund for only 10 more years

The Maryland Senate confirmed Lt. Col. Roland Butler on Friday to be the first Black superintendent of the Maryland State Police, a department under a federal discrimination probe. … [Read more...] about Maryland Senate confirms Roland Butler head of state police

An LGBTQ+ theater company is suing to try to block Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law that placed strict limits on drag shows, saying it violates the First Amendment. … [Read more...] about Theater group sues to block Tennessee’s new anti-drag law