The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is taking its message into classrooms, child-care programs and school boards, urging organizers to approach child care “from a socialist perspective” through initiatives such as Socialist Sprouts, and its been an initiative for years, a parental-rights watchdog warns. In New York City, the DSA’s “Red Sprouts” program held a training session in October 2026 to equip organizers to provide “resistance-driven childcare” at...

The owners of a multigenerational cattle ranch say they are facing an “existential threat” after the Washington State Department of Ecology fined them hundreds of thousands of dollars over their stockwater ponds, and they are warning the case could have substantial implications nationwide. The department fined Wade and Teresa King, owners of King Ranch in Grant and Douglas counties, $267,540 in 2023 for allegedly damaging regulated wetlands by...

A New Jersey township is facing backlash after officials revealed that $26 million was stolen in a fraudulent wire transfer, with residents questioning why the massive theft wasn’t disclosed until more than five weeks later — just days after Election Day. Cranbury Township Mayor Lisa Knierim announced Friday that the municipality had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial theft” involving approximately $26 million. Knierim, a Democrat, said...