Fox-news/culture-trends
- Maryland recommends $100K payments to descendants of lynching victims after study - The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed a 630-page report documenting state complicity in post-Civil War lynchings, recommending $100K reparations.
- Trump admin cuts red tape as Iowa joins effort to return education to states - Education Secretary Linda McMahon approved Iowa's federal education waiver, allowing the state to redirect nearly $8 million from compliance costs to classrooms.
- Chicago Catholic university offers courses on running cannabis dispensaries - DePaul University in Chicago offers cannabis dispensary management courses as marijuana businesses boom, with dispensaries growing across the country.
- Seattle police union condemns new socialist mayor's drug enforcement approach as 'suicidal empathy' - Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan said on Sunday that the city's LEAD program represents "suicidal empathy" and will increase death and decay on streets.
- California Post will launch on January 26, bringing ‘new era of common sense and accountability’ to state - The California Post will aim to bring a “new era of common sense and accountability" to the Golden State with seven-days-a-week digital and print offerings.
- Disney director's loss of son inspired new wordless animated film 'Versa' - Disney's "Versa" artistic director Malcon Pierce reveals how losing his son Cooper inspired the emotional short film about grief, love and acceptance.
- 'Jack Ryan' co-creator surprised by parallels between series and Venezuela strikes - Amazon's "Jack Ryan" co-creator Carlton Cruse reacted to clips of his series trending on social media after recent U.S. military strikes against Venezuela.
- Joe Rogan insists Kamala Harris would've done 'fine' on his 3-hour-show: 'Could've talked for hours' - Joe Rogan defends Kamala Harris after guest claims she couldn't handle his 3-hour podcast, saying the interview "would've been fine" during 2024 campaign.
- Idaho education funding restored after 'rooting out DEI,' State Department reveals - The U.S. Department of Education restored federal funding to a 2023 Idaho grant after previously suspecting it of pushing diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Virginia school board bans employees from forcing students, teachers to use preferred pronouns - Virginia school board votes 7-2 to ban employees from forcing others to use preferred pronouns, sparking heated debate over transgender rights in schools.