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An American flag hangs in a classroom as students work on laptops, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Kansas teacher says she’ll keep using students’ preferred pronouns despite probe

A science teacher with Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, says she has no intention of stopping her use of students' preferred names and pronouns, even as the district faces the possible loss of federal funding over the practice. The teacher said: "If your child was born Nicole, and one day they ask me to call them Nick so they feel more comfortable, then I am going to call them Nick and keep it moving. That is not indoctrination. That is a teacher being a safe place for ALL kids. Period."

July 28, 2026
Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

EF-3 tornado devastates Appleton, Menasha as Wisconsin recovers

A tornado with peak winds near 140 mph tore roughly a 12-mile path through Wisconsin's Fox Valley on Monday, severely damaging and destroying homes and businesses in Menasha and Appleton and cutting power to tens of thousands of residents as cleanup entered its second day Tuesday.

July 28, 2026
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives at the NBC studios to participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate, June 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool, File)

Mamdani property database sparks doxxing, safety fears

Zohran Mamdani's administration has published a searchable database naming and listing the addresses of wealthy NYC property owners who may owe the city's new pied-a-terre tax, drawing criticism from real estate groups and Republican strategists who say the move creates serious privacy and safety risks.

July 28, 2026
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Florida man convicted in $3 million Medicare fraud conspiracy

A federal jury in San Francisco convicted Simon Katz of conspiracy to commit health care fraud following a six-day trial before U.S. District Judge James Donato, according to the Department of Justice. Katz, 43, currently of Boca Raton, Florida, was found guilty of conspiring with his wife and two former employees of HealthNow Home Healthcare, a Hayward, California-based home health agency where his wife served as CEO, prosecutors said.

July 27, 2026
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Four Minnesota men plead guilty in $2.2 million Medicaid fraud scheme

Four Minnesota men have pleaded guilty to defrauding the state's Housing Stabilization Services program of approximately $2.2 million and using artificial intelligence to fabricate records when asked to substantiate their claims, according to court documents.

July 27, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Bosnian national accused of hiding prisoner abuse in citizenship bid

A federal grand jury in the District of Idaho has indicted Miran Kostic, 66, of Boise, on charges of lying while attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship, according to court documents. Kostic, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, faces one count of attempted naturalization fraud and one count of making material false statements to law enforcement agents.

July 27, 2026