Giorno: 5 Settembre 2023

Arizona to direct $40M in COVID relief funds towards tutoring

Arizona is channeling $40 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding toward tutoring students falling behind in school, the state superintendent said Tuesday. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced at a news conference that free tutoring will be available for students who failed to pass proficiency tests in reading, writing and math. The tutoring program, […]

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 attack

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Tarrio was found guilty of seditious conspiracy by a jury in Washington, D.C., alongside three other leaders of the Proud Boys. The others were each sentenced to between […]

Report: Texas Floating Border Wall Proving Ineffective

The controversial fleet of bright orange buoys that Texas deployed in the middle of the Rio Grande to deter illegal crossings, now commonly referred to as the floating border wall, is proving ineffective thus far, according to a review by The Wall Street Journal.[#item_full_content]

McConnell Largely Ignores His Freeze-ups in Return to Senate

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell sidestepped questions about his health in his return to the Capitol on Tuesday, six days after freezing up for a second time while speaking in public. The 81-year-old lawmaker addressed the Senate hours after the doctor of Congress …[#item_full_content]