A last-minute veto from Governor Greg Abbott has spared Texas’ growing hemp industry from a sweeping ban on THC products, prompting celebration from businesses across the state including in Cedar Park. At J Heart CBD, store manager Lizzie Taylor said the team was in disbelief on Sunday night as the news broke. “My coworker and I started screaming,” said Taylor. “We thought we were going to los

In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Iran on Monday launched what its armed forces described as a “powerful and destructive missile strike” targeting the United States’ Al-Udeid Air Base located near Doha, the capital city of Qatar. The attack was a direct response to a recent U.S. military operation involving B-2 bombers and cruise missile strikes on Iranian nuclear development sites, carried out the previous Saturday. The Al-Udeid base is the largest Am

The United States Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a significant legal victory by refusing to expedite a case challenging his broad reciprocal tariffs on imports. The court’s decision, delivered Friday, rejected an urgent scheduling request made by two family-owned companies that aimed to invalidate several of Trump’s import duties. The companies, Learning Resources Inc. and Hand2Mind Inc., had asked the justices to bypass the usual judicial process and conside

Four schools from India have been named among the top 10 global finalists for the 2025 World's Best School Prizes, hosted by UK-based T4 Education. These annual awards celebrate schools making extraordinary contributions in education, innovation, health, environment, and community development. This year's Indian finalists represent the states of Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh, each standing out in one of the five prize categories.

Two controversial bills involving religion in Texas public schools are currently awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval before the Sunday deadline. Senate Bill 10 would mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms with a specifically Protestant wording. Meanwhile, Senate Bill 11 would permit designated periods for voluntary prayer and Bible reading in public and charter schools. Bot

In Columbus, Ohio, the state legislature is once again at the center of a heated debate over abortion rights. Lawmakers are preparing to introduce a controversial bill known as the Prenatal Equal Protection Act, which seeks to grant full legal protections to unborn children from the moment of fertilization. If passed, Ohio would become the 23rd state to consider legislation of this nature, reigniting fierce debate over bodily autonomy, constitutional law, and reproductive health S

Wawa has filed a lawsuit against the city of Garfield, New Jersey, over a newly amended ordinance that prohibits the convenience store from operating 24 hours a day. The legal action, initiated earlier this month, challenges the city's decision to enforce operating restrictions on overnight business, a move that the company says directly threatens its long-standing service model and investment in the area. The controversy centers around the Wawa store located on Jewell Street,

In a landmark vote, the UK Parliament has taken decisive steps to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, revoking parts of a 19th-century law that had made terminating a pregnancy a criminal offence punishable by life imprisonment. The amendment received overwhelming support, passing 379 to 137 in a free vote not bound by party directives. While abortion has been legal since 1967 under certain conditions such a

India’s tax authorities are zeroing in on cryptocurrency tax evaders in a major enforcement drive led by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). As part of an intensified compliance campaign, the CBDT has flagged thousands of individuals and entities who failed to declare their income from Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) for the assessment years 2023–24 and 2024–25. Many skipped Schedule VDA in their income tax returns or incorrectly applied

Columbus City Council President Pro Tempore Rob Dorans is leading an initiative to extend fair wage protections to private construction projects that receive substantial public investment. Under existing laws, construction workers on city-funded public projects must be paid at least the prevailing wage, which includes established rates for both pay and benefits. Dorans has now introduced a new ordinance that would apply this wage standard to private projects that receive at least $500,000 in

Meta has filed a lawsuit against Hong Kong-based company Joy Timeline HK Ltd, accusing it of promoting the controversial CrushAI app through Facebook advertisements. This app, according to Meta, creates non-consensual AI-generated nude images often targeting women by altering submitted photographs. The lawsuit was initiated in Hong Kong, where the firm is based, and aims to halt further promotion of these apps across Meta’s platforms.

In a controversial and incendiary statement, US House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday called for California Governor Gavin Newsom to be "tarred and feathered" amid intensifying political clashes over the federal government’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles. Johnson made the comment during a House Republican leadership press conference, where he stopped short of advocating Newsom’s arrest but said the governor should be publicly punish

University of California faculty members and researchers have filed a class-action lawsuit against President Donald Trump and a wide array of federal agencies, challenging what they describe as politically motivated and unlawful cancellations of approved research grants. The lawsuit, submitted to a federal district court, marks a significant escalation in the growing conflict between public universities and the current federal administration over science funding and academic independence.

A major landlord in Washington, D.C. will pay over $1 million and commit to changing its rent-setting practices following accusations of participating in a price-fixing scheme that affected thousands of rental units. The move comes after legal action alleging the use of software to manipulate rent prices across more than 50,000 apartments in the District. The property management company involved owns approximately 9,000 units in the city and is the first of several landlords named

Over 60 fifth-grade students from Fairlands Elementary School in Pleasanton made a powerful impact on their school and city through a showcase of student-led service projects at the annual CAP Fair. Held on May 20, the fair gave students a platform to present 19 group initiatives that addressed pressing local and global issues. Students spent months identifying problems in their communities, researching solutions, an

A massive transformation is on the horizon for India’s real estate sector. The proposed Registration Bill 2025 seeks to modernize a century-old system by shifting the country’s property registration and ownership records online. The goal: eliminate fraudulent transactions and increase transparency, especially in cases where Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have been easy targets due to their absence from physical property sites.

Amazon is under legal scrutiny after being accused of selling rice contaminated with harmful levels of heavy metals. A lawsuit filed in Columbus, Ohio, alleges that the tech giant failed to test various rice products for toxic substances like arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead, substances that pose significant health risks, especially to children. The lawsuit claims Amazon knowingly sold these products, including the Whole Foods 365 brand, without any warning about the potential dangers, vio

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) created IPL history on Tuesday night with a thrilling six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), scripting an unbeaten away record in the 2025 season a first in the league’s history under the traditional home-and-away format. Stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma led the charge with a sensational unbeaten 85, helping RCB pull off their highest-ever successful run chase in the IPL and the third-highest in tournament history. They chased down a daunting 228

A tragic incident in Morrow County, Ohio has left a community in mourning after a sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance on Monday evening. The call originated from the 100 block of County Road 26 in Marengo, where deputies were dispatched following reports of a domestic situation. Upon arriving at the scene, a confrontation quickly escalated into a shooting that left one deputy mortally wounded. According to officials, the deputy was

The Supreme Court of India is currently hearing a significant challenge to the Waqf Amendment Act, a controversial law passed earlier this year that alters the composition and functioning of Waqf bodies across the country. The hearing, led by a bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai, features strong opposition from prominent legal figures who argue that the amendments infringe on religious rights and question the very definition of secularism in India. Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal,