California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds

The introduction to today's long opinion by Judge Roger Benitez in Mirabelli v. Olson (S.D. Cal.): Long before Horace ...
Communications of the ACM

Babylonian Biometrics and Widespread Methodological Shortcomings

Dozens of research articles from 1999–2024 mention early Babylonians using fingerprint biometrics, despite no evidence ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville, Buncombe issue joint statement on U.S. Border Patrol; Resolution not considered

ASHEVILLE – City Council and Buncombe County Commission issued a joint statement Nov. 18 to address concerns around civil immigration enforcement in North Carolina. Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer ...
Religion News Service

Heads of major American religious traditions issue landmark statement supporting trans, intersex and nonbinary people

BOSTON — Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President, the Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt, is joining nine heads of diverse religious traditions in issuing a landmark statement proclaiming that ...
The New York Times

Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants

In a rare statement, the bishops framed the immigration crisis in starkly moral terms. “We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity,” they said.
Game Rant

Twitch Issues Another Statement on Emiru TwitchCon Incident

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...
WFAA8

'A loss to the nation': George W. Bush issues statement on death of former Vice President Dick Cheney

DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush paid tribute to his former Vice President Dick Cheney Tuesday, calling his death "a loss to the nation and a sorrow to his friends." "Laura and I will remember ...
Austin American-Statesman

The Texas Way: UT faculty group issues new definition of 'academic freedom'

The University of Texas affirmed its “non-negotiable” commitment to academic freedom and serving the public in a new faculty-drafted statement on academic integrity. The statement, released Monday, is ...
Morningstar

Metsera Issues Statement in Response to Litigation

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Metsera, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTSR) ("Metsera" or the "Company") today issued the following statement in response to litigation filed against the Company by Pfizer: ...
Newsweek

China Issues Statement on Nuclear Weapons

China’s Foreign Ministry has reiterated that the country remains committed to a self-defense-oriented nuclear policy, as Beijing certified two new nuclear test monitoring stations. Robert Floyd, ...
Yahoo! Sports

LSU issues statement on Brian Kelly’s firing: ‘We Will Not Lower Our Standards’

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly has been fired following arguably the most embarrassing loss of his time as the Tigers’ head coach. According to LSU reporter Michael Cauble, Kelly drove up to ...