Day: April 16, 2025

Trump says Harvard has ‘lost its way,’ doesn’t deserve federal funding

7:19 pm April 16, 2025

President Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks against Harvard University on Wednesday, saying the institution is a “joke.” Trump spoke out on social media Wednesday after Harvard refused to comply with requirements from the Department of Education (DOE) to address antisemitism and other issues on campus. He also blasted Harvard for hiring Bill de […]

UK Supreme Court issues landmark ruling on legal definition of woman

7:12 pm April 16, 2025

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, a move that now excludes transgender women from the legal definition of a woman. Trans women can be excluded from some single-sex spaces and groups under the U.K. Equality Act, the five judges of the top court […]

Common medical test linked to 5% of cancers, study suggests: ‘Use them wisely’

6:33 pm April 16, 2025

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but they could pose a hidden risk. A new study from the University of California – San Francisco found that CT (computed tomography) scans could be responsible for 5% of all cancer diagnoses each […]

Bondi announces lawsuit against Maine for refusing to ban trans athletes from girls’ sports

6:17 pm April 16, 2025

The U.S. Justice Department announced a lawsuit against the state of Maine for its continued defiance of President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep biological males out of girls’ and women’s sports and violations of Title IX. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the lawsuit at a press conference on Wednesday morning. It is the latest […]

Harvard is fighting the White House harder than it ever fought antisemitism

6:02 pm April 16, 2025

Harvard’s tense showdown with the Trump administration took another costly turn after the White House froze more than $2 billion in federal funding following the Ivy League school’s failure to curtail antisemitism. Explaining its decision not to comply with President Donald Trump’s orders aimed at curbing antisemitism, Harvard President Alan Garber said, “No government—regardless of […]