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Rise in Young Men’s Religiosity Realigns Gender Gaps
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Driven by a recent increase, young men in the U.S. have now surpassed young women in saying religion is “very important” in their lives. Gallup’s latest data, from 2024-2025, show 42% of young men saying religion is very important to them, up sharply from 28% in 2022-2023. By contrast, during this period, young women’s attachment to religion…
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These Americans are refusing to pay their taxes in protest of the Trump administration
Ed Hedemann hasn’t paid federal income taxes since 1970. The Brooklyn freelancer received a draft notice for Vietnam a year earlier and refused his induction because he didn’t believe in war or killing people. Once he began working, he realized he didn’t want to fund the military with his paycheck either. “I was thinking, well, it’s a little inconsistent for…
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Trump administration prepares for pivot to economic warfare on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — If the U.S. and Iran aren’t able to soon come to a deal to end the war or extend the ceasefire that expires next week, the Trump administration is setting the stage to shift its war campaign toward a more economic-focused effort aimed at choking Tehran into submission rather than relying on bombs alone. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at…
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‘Less people and better results:’ IRS CEO says filing season goals met after 27% staffing cut
The IRS is touting its performance during this year’s filing season as evidence that it can still carry out its tax duties, despite losing more than a quarter of its workforce under the Trump administration. The agency received more than 134 million individual tax returns and issued more than 80 million refunds. About 98% of returns and refunds were received…
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Trump’s attacks on the pope are unprecedented, religious experts say : NPR
Pope Leo XIV addresses the Algerian community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, in Algiers on Monday. Religious experts say President Trump’s attacks on the pope are a break from how previous popes interacted with American presidents. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images The ongoing war of words between President…
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Pakistani delegation arrives in Tehran in move to ease tensions
CAIRO (AP) — Pakistan’s army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war. The Pakistani military said the delegation also included the country’s interior minister and other senior security officials.…
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Trump says Iran talks could resume as U.S. blocks Iranian ports : NPR
Comrades, relatives and friends of Sgt. Maj. (Res.) Ayal Uriel Bianco, who was reportedly killed in combat in southern Lebanon, attend his funeral in Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. military said it had “completely halted” all commercial trade moving in and…
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Maine lawmakers approve first-in-nation temporary ban on data centers
Snow falls March 22 over the former Androscoggin Mill in Jay. A developer has proposed a $550 million data center for the site, but he said a pending pause in such projects would kill the plan. (Rebecca Richard/Staff Writer) The Maine Legislature on Tuesday passed a controversial measure temporarily prohibiting new data center development for more than a year, sending…
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Mexico’s Sheinbaum pushes back against Trump on migrant deaths and Cuba
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government on Tuesday protested the deaths of its citizens in U.S. immigration custody as President Claudia Sheinbaum pushes back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies on multiple fronts. The progressive Mexican leader has walked a careful line with Trump for more than a year, addressing provocations with a measured tone and meeting U.S. requests…
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LAUSD strike is off, schools open Tuesday
A strike that would have shut down schools for nearly 400,000 students was averted at the eleventh hour early Tuesday after the Los Angeles Unified School District reached a tentative agreement with the union that represents workers including custodians, bus drivers and cafeteria workers. Schools in the nation’s second-largest school district were open as usual on Tuesday, to the relief…
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