Full Story Utah has banned collective bargaining for public employees, making it the third state in the nation to do so. Gov. Spencer Cox signed the bill Friday, despite weeks of protests from labor unions representing teachers, police officers, and firefighters. What Does the New Law Do? The new law, which takes effect July 1,…

Full Story President Donald Trump appeared to quote the famous French Dictator Napoleon Bonaparte in a recent post on X. The president’s post came a day after he fired more than a dozen immigration judges on Friday, Feb. 14. What did Trump say? On Saturday, Feb. 15, Trump posted, “He who saves his Country does…

Full Story The U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service are set to fire thousands of workers as part of the Trump administration’s push to trim federal spending. The cuts, which primarily target employees in their probationary periods, have sparked concerns over understaffing, park maintenance and wildfire prevention efforts. How many jobs are being cut?…

Full Story More than 40 people are dead after an “illegal” gold mine in Mali collapsed on Saturday, Feb. 15, according to Reuters. Local officials said most of the dead were women who went into the mine to look for scraps of gold. Who was killed in the collapse? There are several official numbers from…

Full Story The NAACP is urging Black Americans to direct their buying power toward companies that uphold diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments amid increasing corporate rollbacks. The civil rights organization released the Black Consumer Advisory on Saturday, Feb. 14, listing businesses that have either reaffirmed or abandoned their DEI initiatives. Why did the NAACP…

Full Story The U.S. Army has announced it will no longer allow transgender people to join the service. This was the first U.S. military branch to publicly announce the ban. On Friday, Feb. 14, the U.S. Army said it would stop accepting transgender service members and would stop performing or “facilitating procedures associated with gender…

Full Story The world number one tennis player has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency on Saturday, Feb. 15. The settlement comes after Jannik Sinner tested positive in two doping tests nearly a year ago. The World Anti-Doping Agency announced Sinner won’t be able to play from Feb. 9…

Full Story The Trump administration announced that Europe will not be involved in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Instead, Europe will be consulted by the United States. U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg made the announcement on Saturday, Feb. 15, while at the Munich Security Conference. Kellogg said that he…

Full Story Uber filed a lawsuit against DoorDash Friday, Feb. 14, accusing its competitor of anticompetitive practices. Uber claims DoorDash pushes restaurants into using the company as their exclusive delivery partner.  “DoorDash’s underhanded tactics have cost Uber millions of dollars in revenue and unlawfully restricted its ability to grow Uber Direct, the Uber Eats platform…

Full Story Two federal judges released their rulings on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s latest attempts to cut government spending. One judge sided with him to collect data from three agencies, while the other sided against his attempts at gaining access to the Treasury Department’s payment system. How did the federal judges rule? The…