Cal State LA President Held in Office by Pro-Palestinian Protesters

TL/DR - Pro-Palestinian protesters have barricaded a building at Cal State Los Angeles, causing the campus president to shelter in her office. The protesters have piled up furniture and removed copy machines from the building to reinforce the barricade, while also covering windows with pro-Palestinian graffiti. The university is referring to the…

Oklahoma Court Denies 1921 Tulsa Massacre Survivors’ Reparations

TL/DR - The Supreme Court of Oklahoma dismissed a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racist violence in US history. The lawsuit, filed by the last known survivors of the incident, claimed that local and state officials including the city of Tulsa and the Oklahoma National Guard, failed to…

Concern Grows Over New North Phoenix Home Gun Business Plan

TL/DR - A man in Phoenix, Arizona, is planning to sell guns from his home, which has caused concern among his neighbors who fear it could be dangerous and negatively impact property values. The man has applied for two city permits, one to transform his home into a business and another to allow more traffic related to the new home business, and…

Gov. DeSantis signs off on $346M federal energy efficiency fund

TL/DR - Governor Ron DeSantis approved $346 million in federal energy efficiency improvement funding as part of Florida's $116.5 billion 2024-25 fiscal year budget. The funds, obtained from the Rewiring America program under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and the Investment in Jobs Act, will help Floridians boost their homes'…