Crime & Justice
The Takeoff Murder Trial Starts Next Month: Everything You Need to Know Before November 9
Jury selection begins November 5 and the trial starts November 9, 2026 — nearly four years after Takeoff was killed…
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Culture
Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard Is Having a Viral Week
The HBIC is trending again: Tiffany 'New York' Pollard stole the Celebrity Weakest Link villains episode, Flavor of Love's 20th…
Education
Texas Flunks Free Speech — Then Erases the Syllabus
FIRE's 2027 rankings: not a single Texas university earned a passing grade, and Texas State is third-worst in the country.…
Education
UT Austin Axes African Diaspora, Mexican American, Women’s Studies Majors
UT Austin is no longer enrolling new students in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, African and African Diaspora Studies, or…
Education
Voucher in Hand, No School to Spend It On: Why Thousands of Texas Families Are Returning Disability Aid
Texas gave students with disabilities $30,000-a-year vouchers. Thousands found nowhere to spend the money and returned it. A look inside…
In the News
AI’s Own Bosses Are Calling for a Slowdown. Sit With That for a Second.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a global AI slowdown — and Altman and Musk agreed. Chip stocks tumbled Monday.…
Crime & Justice
Lindsay Clancy Mistrial: Inside the 11-1 Deadlock and the Holdout Juror the Internet Tried to Unmask
Lindsay Clancy's murder trial ended in an 11-1 mistrial. Inside the jury-room deadlock, the lone holdout, and why the judge…
In the News
Trump Told Dallas He’s “Delivered on Everything.” The Receipts Tell a Different Story.
Federal courts ruled the FEMA purge illegal, blocked IRS data-sharing with ICE, and halted federal worker loyalty tests. Three losses…
Social Media
Freedom Acres Ranch: The Mallery Family’s Fight for Their Home
Discover the story of Freedom Acres Ranch, where Courtney and Nicole Mallery faced racism and injustice in #Colorado —and learn…
Corruption Chronicles
Rigged School Lottery: Philly Charter School Pays $4M Settlement
A Philly charter school rigged its blind lottery against Black students. Discover how federal investigators intervened and secured a nearly…