3 h. ago Biden administration offshore oil and gas lease in Gulf Coast is unlawful, federal judge says

A federal judge has ruled that more than 109,000 square miles of Gulf Coast federal were unlawfully opened up for offshore drilling leases

Politics

29 h. ago Things to know about the White House investigation into California's law on students and gender

The Trump administration is investigating California's education department over a law that bans school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child's pronoun change

Society

30 h. ago Iowa lawsuit says sheriff discouraged compliance with immigration law

Iowa’s Republican attorney general is suing a county sheriff over his Facebook post saying his department doesn’t always need to detain people at the request of federal immigration authorities

Politics

37 h. ago The most controversial Just Stop Oil protests as climate group ceases direct action

Just Stop Oil has announced it will stop direct action and hold its final protest in April

Events

62 h. ago Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge

Judge rules that law banning school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts had been applied unconstitutionallyA lawsuit brought by publishers and authors including John Green and Jodi Picoult has led to a portion of a law banning Iowa school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts being halted.On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the measure, writing that it had been applied unconstitutionally in many schools and that books of “undeniable political, artistic, literary, and/or scientific value” had been caught up in it, including Ulysses by James Joyce, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge, judge rules

A federal judge in Alaska has ruled that the Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel seven oil and gas leases that had been issued for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Events

3 d. ago Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

A federal judge says Iowa for now cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law

Events

3 d. ago Columbia student protester can't be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules

A federal judge New York has ruled that a Columbia University student who is facing potential deportation for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest cannot be detained by immigration officials for now

Events

3 d. ago More states move to ban cellphones in school as Georgia is latest to act

More states are moving to ban or restrict cellphones in school, a trend that continues to win bipartisan support

Politics

4 d. ago Teacher who downed bottle of wine and turned up to primary school assembly drunk is banned from classroom

Ashley Atkin came to Horn’s Mill Primary School in Cheshire with a ‘pungent’ smell of alcohol on her

Events

4 d. ago School teacher, 38, banned after she 'staggered' into school assembly reeking of booze

A tipsy teacher has been banned from teacher after showing drunk up to a school assembly with her pupils – after the incident the drunk Year One teacher was sent home by her colleagues

Events

5 d. ago Primary school teacher who turned up to class so drunk she struggled to walk and forgot who won star prize is banned from classroom

Ashley Atkin (pictured), 38, was just weeks into a new job at Horn's Mill primary school in Helsby, Cheshire, when colleagues noticed that she smelled of alcohol.

Events

6 d. ago Trump ramps up attacks on judges after week of rulings to slow down his agenda: Live updates

Trump has launched attacks on federal judges who have ruled against the administration’s attempt to enact the president’s agenda at a breakneck pace

Events

7 d. ago Columbia agrees to Trump demands on campus antisemitism to win back $400 million federal funding

School reportedly agreed to stepped-up police power over students, banning masks, and reorganizing a major department

Economics

7 d. ago Columbia agrees to Trump demands on campus antisemitism to win back $400 million federal funding: report

School reportedly agreed to stepped-up police power over students, banning masks, and reorganizing a major department

Economics

7 d. ago Trump’s attack on libraries was predictable. Its consequences could be devastating | Leo S Lo

The president wants to eliminate the agency backing libraries and museums. But the institutions do far more than lend booksWhen President Trump recently proposed eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), librarians and educators voiced outrage, confusion and fear. Soon afterward, the appointment of Keith E Sonderling as acting director of IMLS highlighted the administration’s intention to reshape the agency’s priorities toward “promoting American exceptionalism” and cultivating “patriotism”.As someone deeply involved in the library world, I wasn’t surprised by Trump’s move. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago A judge says Mariah Carey didn't steal 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from other writers

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters

Events

8 d. ago Chryston High School’s wind band wins gold award at Scottish Concert Band Festival final

It was the school's first time competing as S2 to S6 pupils performed alongside groups from across the country.

Culture

8 d. ago Education secretary to review guidance on smartphones in schools amid calls for outright ban

Bridget Phillipson commissions probe into smartphones after pressure from MPs to go further to tackle harmful effects of social media

Culture

8 d. ago Primary school teacher banned from classroom after sick chats with '14

The PSHE teacher was snared by undercover cops posing as a teenager.

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