By Blake Neff American SAT scores are at their lowest point since the test was overhauled 10 years ago, College Board officials revealed Thursday. Average scores for high schoolers in the class of 2015 were 1490 points out of a maximum of 2400, down 7 points from last year. The decline was equally spread across the test’s three…
By Josh Fatzick A Maryland man was thrown in jail Wednesday night after he threatened to kill all the white people in his small town of La Plata. Police say Carlos Anthony Hollins, 20, posted a threat on Twitter that said, “IM NOT GONNA STAND FOR THIS NO. MORE. TONIGHT WE PURGE ! KILL ALL THE WHITE PPL IN…
By Casey Harper Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee came out in support of the Kentucky clerk who will appear before a federal judge Thursday for refusing to issue gay marriage licenses. Huckabee wrote on Facebook that he spoke with the clerk, Kim Davis, and lauded her “courage” for refusing out of religious conviction. “I let her know how proud…
By Blake Neff Harvard University has become the latest and certainly the most notable American university to hop on the bandwagon of letting students choose personalized pronouns for themselves. As reported by The Harvard Crimson, the online registration tool for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) now includes a page where students can input…
By Juliegrace Brufke It’s unlikely GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump will run as a third-party candidate if he doesn’t win the nomination. An associate close to the campaign told Politico Trump plans to sign the Republican National Committee’s loyalty pledge to avoid issues related to getting listed on primary ballots. Trump is set to meet with RNC…
By Blake Neff Two lines buried at the end of a New York Times article about the Jeb Bush campaign show the toll taken on Bush by the strange candidacy of Donald Trump. On Saturday, after remaining with the congregation for a singing of the hymn “Adon Olam,” set to the tune of “God Bless America,” Mr….
By Connor D. Wolf Arctic researchers in northern Russia have been taken hostage after five polar bears surrounded their weather research station. “People living in the Arctic must be prepared to face with a polar bear,” researcher Viktor Nikiforov said in a statement. “However, the station staff have no weapons. In addition, employees are not provided…
By Guy Bentley Uber’s lowest cost service has massively expanded access to cheap transport for low-income New Yorkers and serves people living outside the wealthy center far more than the city’s yellow taxi cartel, according to a new study. The Manhattan Institute study shows that while all UberX rides equated to only five percent of…
By Connor D. Wolf Legalizing marijuana in Arizona would lead to a flood of new tax revenue, eclipsing previous estimates, according to new analysis from the centrist think tank the Grand Canyon Institute. If Arizona voters decide to legalize recreational marijuana in a possible ballot initiative to be held in 2016, the state would benefit to…
By Connor D. Wolf The Kentucky county clerk who refuses to issue gay marriage licenses may be out of legal options as she heads before a judge Thursday. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis will stand before U.S. District Judge David Bunning for refusing to follow an order by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused her…