A scandalous ethics charge in the South went public this week. According to the charge document, David Sobek, formerly a tenured professor and director of political science graduate studies at Louisiana State University, had an affair with his graduate assistant, told her to research whether his wife and other professors were using critical race theory in their teaching, and instructed the student to send those professors’ syllabi to legislators who he thought would favor anti-CRT legislation. “Dr. Sobek was particularly concerned with his estranged wife’s classes,” the five-page document says. The Louisiana Board of Ethics is accusing him of just one illegality: violating a Louisiana law that bans state employees from lobbying for or against pending legislation, in their “official capacity” or on behalf of their “agency.” The charge says Sobek instructed his graduate assistant “to gather all of the ‘offending’ syllabi and distribute them to legislators who he thought would be in favor of passing anti-CRT legislation.”

Police were trying to explain Friday why authorities had simply packed up and walked away after they shut down a busy neighborhood Thursday evening and spent hours negotiating with a retired police detective who allegedly shot his wife. On Friday — as the armed man apparently remained inside his home and continued posting disturbed and threatening social media messages — residents of the neighborhood said they felt abandoned and unsafe. The incident began around 7 p.m. Thursday when police responded to a residence on Cleopatra Drive for a welfare check on a woman who reported to family that she had been locked out of the residence by her husband. When officers arrived, they saw a woman who had minor injuries to her lower body, according to Pleasant Hill police Lt. Jason Kleven. Police say that the man — identified by Bay Area News Group sources and photographs Friday as retired Pittsburg police Det. Chunliam Saechao — had barricaded himself in his Pleasant Hill home, then fired a shotgun at his wife as she attempted to gain entry to the garage. She was hospitalized and expected to recover, police said. Authorities shut down access to the city’s Sherman Acres neighborhood, as well as a section of heavily traveled Monument Boulevard in both directions near the area. But by Friday morning, Kleven announced the surprising decision to end the standoff without having taken Saechao into custody. The man — whom authorities did not identify as Saechao on Friday — remains a suspect in his wife’s shooting, but they said they had determined he “was not an immediate threat to the general public,” according to a police social media post. “I feel like they (police) should have done more than they did,” a neighbor said, “and we don’t understand why they didn’t do more.”

Nose picking isn't exactly a rare thing. In fact, it's possible as many as 9 out of 10 people do it… not to mention a bunch of other species (some a little more adept than others). While the benefits aren't clear, studies like this one should give us pause before picking.

Michael Solomonov’s Israel-inspired restaurant empire has come under scrutiny by pro-Palestinian protesters, who accuse him of complicity in attacks on Gaza

Samuel Paty had shown pupils caricatures of the prophet Muhammad during a class on freedom of expression

The data transfer is a massive failure by Verizon, which fell for a low quality scam that may have put someone’s physical safety in danger.

The hateful backgrounds and ideologies of the current Israeli cabinet

The details of the operation show how people with access to sensitive intelligence remain disturbingly vulnerable to common hacking tactics.

It's a new day in college sports, and some college administrators are dealing with it differently than others.

The Palestinian poet, writer, literature professor, and activist Dr.Refaat Alareer was killed today in a targeted Israeli airstrike that also killed his brother, his sister, and four of her childr…

The US press and politicians are trying to fit the attacks on Gaza into a Zero Dark Thirty mold, but it’s something much simpler—and sinister.

Officials with the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force tell 44News that Hartford Police Chief Brent Lindsey was indicted on multiple charges at the Ohio County Courthouse on Tuesday. Authorities say they began investigating Lindsey after receiving complaints about drug activity, but that the investigation led to other charges. Court officials tell 44News that Lindsey was indicted on the following charges: Three counts of Tampering with physical evidence One count of official misconduct first degree One count of voyeurism Nine counts of sexual abuse, first degree One count of attempted trafficking of opiates, first degree, first offense After being indicted on Tuesday, court officials say Lindsey was released on a $25,000 surety bond.

Its supporters have to decide if Moms for Liberty is creating more chaos for the right than for its foes in public education.

But members of the online meme-stock community are already loving it. “Welcome to the new Berkshire Hathaway!”

The neighbors of the couple, Jonathan Lehrer, 57, (pictured) and his wife, who own and operate chocolate makers Bois Collette Inc, are being questioned by police.

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy boosted multiple far-right conspiracy theories during the GOP debate on Wednesday night, in a dangerous mainstreaming of once-fringe claims.

Since 2015, a North Carolina Supreme Court justice has heard at least six cases involving the massive utility Duke Energy, a company in which he and his wife had a direct financial stake. In each of the cases, Paul Newby — chief justice since 2021 — sided with the utility. North Carolina’s Code of Judicial Conduct states that “a judge should disqualify himself/herself in a proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality may reasonably be questioned,” including when they or a family member have “a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding.” Newby did not respond to emails and calls to the judicial branch and his chambers requesting an interview. He also did not respond to a detailed list of questions from the Center for Public Integrity about his stock ownership and approach to judicial ethics. It is against the law for federal judges to hear cases when they own stock in a party. But state supreme court justices, in North Carolina and elsewhere, are not held to the same standard. Across the country, state high courts wield enormous power over abortion, LGBTQ+ rights and elections, among other issues. But judicial ethics at the state level receive scant attention. Experts say that’s a mistake and that potential problems are widespread.

He calls the children "baldies", and then says he starts the video to the children with: "Why didn't you wish to get better? What, are you f***ing r*****ed as well?"

Kyle Rittenhouse? More like Kyle Poorhouse.

The ever-worsening 23andMe hack shows the inherent vulnerability of genetic databases designed to show connections between people.