OP-ED: ICE: The Mental Health Emergency We Can No Longer Ignore
Anti-immigrant policies are fanning the flames of a youth mental health crisis. Here’s how governments can respond. By Sindy Benavides, Dr. Cheryl Aguilar | June 10, 2026 Last fall, families in Wilder, Idaho gathered for horse races when helicopters and armored trucks suddenly descended. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — armed with guns, flashbang…
Read MoreBrazos County methamphetamine dealer sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violation in the Eastern District of Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Bryan drug dealer has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Matthew Forrest Jarrett, 38, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison by…
Read MoreIllegal alien living in Dallas sentenced to federal prison as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas
PLANO, Texas – An illegal alien has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Abrahan Solano-Zarate, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and…
Read MoreAfter nursing home crises, states target private equity’s role
By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline June 9, 2026 Nearly 200 residents at the St. Joseph’s Center nursing home in the affluent Connecticut suburb of Trumbull were evacuated last year after Legionella bacteria was found in the facility’s water system. Two months later, they were evacuated again over critical failures in the building’s fire safety systems.…
Read MoreAs AI use in schools grows, lawmakers and districts scramble to set up guardrails
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline June 10, 2026 With many students and educators already using widely available artificial intelligence tools, state lawmakers and school districts are playing catch-up on AI policies. In Maryland, for example, AI usage policies for K-12 schools are “all over the map,” Democratic state Sen. Katie Fry Hester said. In some school…
Read MoreAmerica the Unfree—Home of the Policed, Surveilled and Occupied
John Whitehead’s Commentary By John & Nisha Whitehead June 10, 2026 “I love the inflation.”—Donald Trump (June 2026) “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.”—Donald Trump (May 2026) America has become an occupied nation. Not by one invading army, but by many occupying powers: the police state, the surveillance state,…
Read MoreTexas high schoolers show gains across all subjects on STAAR tests
By Sneha Dey and Hien An Ngo, The Texas Tribune June 10, 2026 Texas high school students made gains in every subject from algebra to U.S. history, according to results from state tests released Wednesday, a sign of recovery amid years-long efforts to make up for pandemic-related learning disruptions. The STAAR end-of-course exams tested students…
Read MoreAbbott recommends sweeping data center regulation, including eliminating sales tax exemption
By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune June 10, 2026 Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday released sweeping regulatory recommendations on data centers for the Legislature to pass in the 2027 session, as Texas grapples with an explosion of artificial intelligence-driven development and soaring power demands. In a letter to state regulators, Abbott outlined a series of…
Read MoreFDA’s Greenlight of Old Chemical Offers Chance To Restore Faith in Sunscreen
By Michael Scaturro Jun 10, 2026 (E+/Getty Images) Officials, environmental health advocates, and skin care industry groups are expressing hope that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a sunscreen ingredient on June 9 — after consideration for two decades, and global use for nearly as long — will help restore Americans’ wavering faith in…
Read MoreTexas Education Freedom Accounts Pass 100,000-Student Milestone
(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced that Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) have reached a major milestone, with more than 102,000 students awarded accounts for the 2026-27 school year. The latest batch of waitlisted students — more than 4,100 — were awarded accounts this week. All the newly awarded students qualified for Tier 2…
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