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1 month ago | 
heartlandernews.com | John Ransom
(The Lion) — A Pennsylvania school district’s refusal to release a report about an attack by a 13-year-old transgender student has sparked community backlash. Citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the district withheld the full report involving last year’s attack on a 12-year-old victim, frustrating those seeking transparency and accountability.
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1 month ago | 
heartlandernews.com | John Ransom
(The Lion) — President Donald Trump unveiled plans on Tuesday for a missile defense system to protect the U.S. from overseas, sea- and space-based missile attacks. The announcement helped fulfill a Trump-Vance campaign promise to bolster national security by creating a “Golden Dome” missile defense technology. Trump described the initiative as a realization of President Ronald Reagan’s vision from four decades prior, then called “Star Wars” or SDI, now made possible by advances in technology.
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1 month ago | 
heartlandernews.com | John Ransom
(The Lion) — Three blue states have abruptly reversed course on free health care for illegal immigrants. Each state is led by a governor rumored to be a 2028 presidential contender or who participated in the last presidential election. Illinois, led by Democrat Gov.
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1 month ago | 
heartlandernews.com | John Ransom
(The Lion) — The Milwaukee judge indicted by a grand jury for attempting to help an illegal immigrant escape ICE custody has set up a private defense fund to pay her legal costs. The illegal immigrant was appearing before the judge on domestic violence charges.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | John Ransom |Dave Bohon
At least 40 Christians were killed by a Muslim terror group in Nigeria on Palm Sunday, according to President Bola Tinubu. The victims of the attack, carried out by a group known as the Fulani in north-central Bokkos, were characterized as farmers and included women and children, reported the Associated Press.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Bethany Blankley |Chrissy Clark |Jillian Schneider |John Ransom
(The Center Square) – The Texas House for the first time in state history passed a school choice bill after previous attempts failed in multiple legislative sessions. The House passed SB 2, filed by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, and its companion legislation filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Killeen, after 15 hours of being in session on Wednesday. After eight hours of debate that went into the early morning hours on Thursday, the measure passed along party lines by a vote of 85-63. Gov.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Victor Skinner |John Ransom |Jillian Schneider
A public school district in Massachusetts is grappling with soaring transportation expenses for its 11,000 students, a recent news report concluded. “I am horrified at the burgeoning cost of transportation,” said Thomas Khoury, committee member for Fall River Public Schools, at an April 8 meeting. The Herald News, which is part of the Gannett USA TODAY network, traced the exponential hike in busing expenses from $8 million in 2021 to its present-day projections of more than $15.8 million.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |John Ransom |Joe Herring
A healthy infant was surrendered at a safe haven location in the northeast region of Nebraska thanks to a new state law. The baby is now receiving care from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), a press release said. Medical privacy laws prevent the state from releasing any details.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Elizabeth Shoup |John Ransom |Philip Lenczycki
(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The United States and China are locked in an escalating artificial intelligence arms race, experts warn, as Chinese AI systems rapidly catch up to their American counterparts in a high-stakes bid for technological dominance. Fresh metrics from Stanford’s AI Index Report 2025 show the U.S. lead in AI has all but vanished.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Adam Wittenberg |Karsten Harrison |John Ransom |Jillian Schneider
A 17-year-old student is in custody after shooting four people at a Dallas high school Tuesday, the second shooting at the school in one year. No one died in the incident at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, which took place shortly after 1 p.m., officials said. An unidentified student reportedly let suspect Tracy Haynes Jr. into the building, where he indiscriminately shot five people, including one at point-blank range. Victims were taken to local hospitals for treatment, local media reported.
