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World

U.S. Govt. Formally Declares Russia Committed War Crimes in Ukraine

The U.S. government on Wednesday formally declared that Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine. “Today, I can announce that, based on information currently available, the U.S. government assesses that members of Russia’s forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote in a statement, per Just the News. “Our assessment is […]

Culture

Gov. Kristi Noem Signs Anti-Critical Race Theory Bill

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill Monday banning colleges from being able to require students and faculty to attend critical race theory-based trainings. “No student or teacher should have to endorse Critical Race Theory in order to attend, graduate from, or teach at our public universities,” Noem said in a press release. As […]

Faith & Family

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Making Abortions Cheaper in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday making abortions cheaper for people in private insurance plans. As reported by The Hill, the Abortion Accessibility Act will eliminate all out-of-pocket costs for abortion services. “As states across the country attempt to move us backwards by restricting fundamental reproductive rights, California continues to protect and advance […]

Culture

Taliban Leaders Close Schools to Girls Above Sixth Grade

Taliban leaders in Afghanistan said Wednesday that schools would remain closed to girls above sixth grade. Teachers and students from three Kabul high schools arrived at school on Wednesday morning, just to be sent home, The Hill reports. “We inform all girls high schools and those schools that are having female students above class six […]

Faith & Family

Moderna to Seek Emergency Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under Six

Moderna on Wednesday said it will soon request emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of six. The company said it will be submitting data to the FDA “in the coming weeks,” The Hill reports. Moderna said the vaccine was only about 44 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infection in […]

Faith & Family

Oklahoma House Passes Abortion Bill

The Oklahoma House on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban all medically unnecessary abortions in the state. The bill passed in a 78 to 19 vote, per Just the News. Similar to Texas’ law preventing abortions after six weeks, the Oklahoma bill uses private civil lawsuits as its enforcement mechanism. Anyone who is not […]

Opinion

SEC Goes Woke on Climate Change, Abandons Mission to Protect Investors and Markets

With Democratic appointees at the helm and the Biden administration’s encouragement, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has gone fully woke on climate change. Stepping well outside its legal mission to protect investors from fraud and the markets from insider trading and manipulation, the SEC has decided it knows what the managers of publicly […]

Politics

Indiana Gov. Signs Bill Requiring Paper Backup for All Voting Machines

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill requiring all counties using voting machines to have paper back-ups before the 2024 presidential election. Indeed, as reported by Just the News, more than half of the counties in Indiana (59 out of 92) now use MicroVote voting machines, making it impossible for election workers to do an […]

Faith & Family

Federal Judge Blocks DC Law Allowing Children to be Vaccinated Without Parental Consent

A federal judge on Friday blocked a Washington D.C. law that would allow children to be vaccinated without parental consent. The D.C. Council passed the Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act in 2020, which allows that children as young as 11 can get vaccinated without knowledge of – or consent from – parents if a […]

Culture

NYC to End Mask Mandate for Children Under 5

New York City is finally ending its school mask mandate for children under the age of five beginning April 4th. The plan to drop the mandate will depend on cases remaining low, per the Daily Caller. Mayor Eric Adams said he wanted to wait to drop the mandate for younger students until officials could monitor […]

Culture

Indiana Gov. Vetoes Bill Banning Transgender Athletes from Female Sports

Republican Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday vetoed a bill banning transgender athletes from playing on female sports teams. The bill would have prevented transgender females from participating on girls sports teams at public schools for grades kindergarten through twelve. As reported by the Daily Caller, the bill was signed into law, it would have […]

Media

Scientists Blame Big Tech, Media for Silencing COVID-19 Debate

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists across the country have had some of their first interactions with journalists and Big Tech. Catherine Stein, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Ohio’s Case Western Reserve University, anonymously criticized the state’s COVID policy and personally contacted state lawmakers to share her skepticism, particularly on mask efficacy, Just the News […]

Opinion

The Democrats’ Magical Thinking Redux: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Appeasement

One of the most fascinating aspects of the Democratic Party is its penchant for magical thinking. Indeed, when discussing their Leftist foreign policy, it makes more sense for one to translate the word “diplomacy” as “magic.” Nowhere is the Democrats’ magical thinking more readily apparent than in their lust to negotiate a deal with the […]

Politics

GOP Takes Voter Registration to the Pump

Republicans are launching a nationwide voter registration effort at gas stations in hopes of taking back Congress in the upcoming 2022 midterm election. Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced the effort Sunday after an experiment over the weekend in Arizona, Just the News reports. “Don’t like the #BidenGasHike? Vote! Republicans are coming to gas […]

Media

Russian Court Labels Meta ‘Extremist Organization’

A Russian court on Monday labeled Meta, the newly formed parent company of Facebook, as an “extremist organization.” The designation means that Facebook and Instagram will continue to be blocked in the country. It may also mean that all commercial activity and display of symbols associated with the brand could be outlawed, The Hill reports. […]

World

Biden to Visit Poland This Week

Joe Biden is taking his travels past Delaware this week, heading to Poland during a trip to Europe. Biden will be visiting Europe for urgent talks with NATO and European allies amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. First, he will travel to Brussels, then to Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda in […]

Opinion

How the War on Ukraine Will Shatter Global Food Security

As world hunger persists, Russia’s war on Ukraine will be devastating for people in countries already struggling with food security and poverty. Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the devastating impacts of global hunger rose significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the most recent United Nations’ State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World […]

Opinion

The Scandal of Lent in an Era of Self-Justification

Lent is an annual period of a little more than a month that precedes Easter on the Christian calendar. Easter, of course, is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Lent represents a spiritual preparation for that celebration: it is a period of personal repentance. The fact that these details must be clarified for […]

Media

Unsocial Media Monitor: Team left unhinged at celebration of St. Patrick’s Day

This series on Human Events will be a weekly feature to shine a bright light on the social media activities between those who claim to be part of the “diversity and tolerance” crowd. Each week, we will take a look at some of the goings on from the world of social media. While the traditional […]

Faith & Family

California Bill Seeks to Make State a ‘Refuge for Transgender Children’

California is considering legislation that would make the state a legal refuge for transgender youth and their families under threat for gender-affirming surgeries in other states. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener, would legally protect parents who support their children’s access to transgender health care by blocking out-of-state court judgements removing the children […]

World

Republican Lawmakers Introduces Bill to Expose Russian, Chinese Funding of American Groups

Rep. Lance Gooden introduced a bill that would expose Russian and Chinese funding of American think tanks and nonprofits. The “Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act,” introduced Thursday, would require nonprofits and think tanks to disclose foreign donations over $50,000. It would also require the Treasury Department to make “publicly available in a […]

Media

Moderna Requests Emergency Use Authorization for Second COVID Booster

Moderna asked the FDA for emergency authorization of a second COVID-19 booster shot. The company requested that the booster be considered for all adults in order to allow the CDC, along with healthcare providers, to determine who needs it most, Fox News reports. As previously reported by Human Events News, on Tuesday, Pfizer also requested […]

Opinion

War Hysteria Is Becoming Political Madness

The war in Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster and Russian President Vladimir Putin is to blame. He has committed war crimes. But the answer is not to prolong this struggle by dispensing just enough aid to Ukraine to keep the war and killing progressing while both countries bleed themselves white. The solution is not to […]

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