The “Appeal to Heaven” or pine tree flag is in focus due to a dispute in New Hampshire. A Nashua woman formally requested to fly the flag on a flagpole outside city hall, but the mayor’s office refused to allow it, citing the city’s policy that a message will only be allowed if it is…

Boeing’s Starliner spaceship departed for Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) last weekend. Its two astronauts, left behind at the ISS after NASA tests deemed the Boeing vessel unsafe, will be picked up by a SpaceX vessel in 2025. The Starliner news follows a long string of other recent Boeing catastrophes, disasters and public…

Former President Donald Trump recently signaled support for a significant shift in marijuana policy, aligning his stance with Vice President Kamala Harris. This marks the first time both major-party presidential candidates have backed broad cannabis reform, reflecting a growing trend of public support for legalization. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Sept. 10, Trump…

An Arizona woman announced that she’s suing the city of Surprise, Arizona, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, after being arrested at a City Council meeting in August. Activist Rebekah Massie, who was handcuffed and charged with trespassing and resisting arrest during a Surprise City Council meeting said her First and 14th Amendment rights were violated. The…

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission to get his name off the November presidential ballot. RFK Jr. endorsed Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, in August after suspending his independent campaign. Shortly after, the Wisconsin Elections Commission voted to keep Kennedy on the state’s ballot. RFK’s lawsuit accused…

On Aug. 6, independent journalist and videographer Samuel Seligson was assaulted, arrested and charged with a felony hate crime. The journalist had accompanied a group of young pro-Palestinian activists and documented them as they vandalized the home of the director of the Brooklyn Museum. Seligson, who sells news content to Reuters and ABC, did not…

It’s been a year since New York City passed broad regulations on short-term rentals. Airbnb, the biggest name in the short-term rental industry, said it didn’t have the intended impact and it’s time to reevaluate the rules. A New York law went into effect in September 2023 that banned property owners from renting out homes…

The nation’s largest book publishing company, Penguin Random House, and other publishing groups announced on Thursday, Aug. 29, that they are suing Florida over its state law prohibiting books with sexual content in school libraries. The plaintiffs claim that the lawsuit is to protect the First Amendment as fights over book bans are on the…

More than 100 pro-Israeli demonstrators gathered near Columbia University on Tuesday, Aug. 27, advocating for universities to ban face masks and coverings during protests. They argued that such bans would enhance safety and address concerns about people concealing their identities to avoid arrest. Those against a face mask ban say it is a student’s right…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the presidential race and went all in for former President Donald Trump, and the endorsement is already paying off. The New York Times reported Trump is making Kennedy and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat turned independent, honorary co-chairs of his presidential transition team, should he win in…