Cardona says states hiring unqualified teachers 'a slap in the face to the profession'
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday said lowering standards and changing pathways to qualify educators is disrespectful to the profession. “Look, I'm all for veterans becoming teachers… but let's remember, when the nation's report card is showing that our students have dropped drastically, to provide educators who are not qualified or trained in the pedagogy of teaching is a slap in the face to the profession,” Cardona
Read MorePolice: Memphis shooter in custody after live-streaming attack
A 19-year-old man is in custody after he shot up multiple locations Wednesday night and live-streamed the attack on Facebook before fleeing in an SUV, according to police. The Memphis Police Department tweeted around 10:26 p.m. that officers have arrested Ezekiel Kelly, who allegedly fled in a grey Toyota before he was apprehended. The Memphis Police Department first issued a statement Wednesday around 8 p.m.,
Read MoreDems stumble on GOP data mine from Snap: Axios
An internal error on the social media platform Snap allowed partisan organizations to target political ads with data from across-the-aisle firms, according to a new report from Axios. According to the report, the error allowed the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Committee and other left-leaning groups to target ads using data from i360, owned by GOP mega donor
Read MoreBiden administration 'reviewing' Texas judge's decision on HIV drug coverage
The Biden administration announced Wednesday night it was reviewing a Texas judge's ruling that declared a part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring that health care employers provide HIV preventive drugs unconstitutional. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted the administration was reviewing the decision because the ACA "has been the law of
Read MoreTurkey's president warns West: 'Russia is not a country that can be underestimated’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday criticized the West for its “provocation-based policy” toward Russia. "I say to those who underestimate Russia, you are doing it wrong. Russia is not a country that can be underestimated," Erdoğan said at a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, per translations in the news outlet Anadolu Agency. “I can clearly say that I do not find
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