EXCLUSIVE — The head of an influential Senate committee is urging Congress to reconsider the charter of the nation's largest teachers union, citing its far-left ***** ociations and allegedly irresponsible financial activity.
In recent years, the National Education ***** ociation, which represents roughly 3 million educators, has come under fire for mobilizing students and teachers to support liberal activist campaigns, been criticized by its Jewish members for failing to address antisemitism, spent millions in membership dues supporting left-wing causes and partnered with organizations that portray political violence and far-left extremism favorably.
Now, Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Republican chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, is calling on his colleagues to take a closer look at the NEA's congressional charter.
Blistering Report Exposes How National K-12 Group's Dei Agenda Is Trickling Down To Local Schools
"Children are struggling to read and to do basic math. Instead of helping students succeed, teachers' unions are injecting a dangerous, anti-American agenda into our classrooms," Cassidy told Fox News Digital. "Parents deserve to send their children to school without worrying that they will be indoctrinated with Dei and taught that Americans have 'misplaced faith' in our institutions."

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Tonight, an emergency sent firetrucks racing to the scene of an American Airlines jet with two blown tires upon landing on the tarmac at Chicago O'Hare. The flight was arriving from New York's LaGuardia Airport with 180 people reported on board. It's the second time in two weeks a plane's tires have blown at O'Hare. NBC News' Ryan Chandler reports.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Capital One Financial hit back on Friday against a lawsuit over its decision to close the Trump Organization's bank accounts years ago, stating that it did ‌so after a review by anti-money laundering experts.
The disclosure marks the first time a bank has ‌formally tied money laundering concerns to U.S. President Donald Trump's family business. Capital One is seeking to dismiss the case by casting doubt on claims of illegally debanking — or denying services on religious or political grounds — the Trump Organization.
The Trump Organization and Capital One did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Capital One has never accused the Trump Organization of illegal money laundering. But Friday's filing argues that "documents and Plaintiffs' own allegations make clear that Capital One closed Plaintiffs' accounts for anti-money laundering ("AML") reasons. The ‌closures were the result of months of ⁠analysis and a careful review by Capital One's AML team in accordance with bank policies and regulatory guidance."

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A 4,000-year-old disease often ******* ociated with biblical times is making a slow but steady comeback in one U.S. state.
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is an illness many often relegate to the history books. Florida, however, has recorded 17 infections this year as of July 18, according to state health data. Of the 174 cases recorded nationwide in 2025, 36 occurred in the state, including 27 that were contracted locally rather than abroad.
Hansen's disease affects up to 225 people in the United States and 250,000 globally every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While most cases are contracted abroad, the agency notes that Southern states have reported illnesses not linked to travel that were "likely contracted from armadillos."
In the past decade, roughly 223 cases were recorded in Florida, the majority of which occurred in Brevard County. Central Florida, specifically, appears to be a recurring hotspot, accounting for 81% of state cases and almost one-fifth of nationally reported cases, according to research published in the CDC's journal Emerging Infectious Diseases in 2023.
While it appears a pattern has emerged, scientists aren't entirely sure why. The same 2023 report concluded that an increase in leprosy infections in non-foreign-born residents that "lacked traditional risk factors" indicated that the disease is probably now endemic in parts of the United States, with one cited case in a landscaper raising questions about environmental exposure.

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A seaplane carrying 11 passengers crashed Thursday off the coast of Washington state, leading to a frantic rescue mission led by nearby boaters and it was all caught on camera. All passengers survived the crash, but the sheriff's office says multiple people were hospitalized with everything from head injuries to broken bones. NBC's Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.

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Tributes have been paid to a man who died in a crash between two lorries in Winchester.
Aaron Hough, 28, from New Alresford, Hampshire, was described as a man who "lit up a room with his kindness and empathy" by his family and friends.
He died in a crash involving two lorries on the Spitfire Link Road in Winchester on Thursday.
The statement added that he "left people feeling happy and loved" wherever he went, and that "he will be forever loved and dearly missed".
Hough was a passenger in one of the vehicles.

The "Today" show experienced a major scare on July 16 as an intruder allegedly confronted Craig Melvin and shouted a racial slur on the set of the iconic morning show. The incident occurred when a man allegedly breached security just after the first two hours of the broadcast concluded. The NYPD tells NBC News that they responded to a call for a disturbed person and placed an unidentified individual into custody. In a statement, "Today" tells Access Hollywood there was no altercation and no one was injured. TMZ reports that the alleged intruder was attempting to locate Al Roker when he allegedly confronted Melvin instead. Around 15 minutes after the encounter, both Roker and Melvin appeared on the third hour of "Today" and didn't show any signs of distress.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faced the wrath of conservatives on social media on Monday after she authored the majority opinion ruling in favor of a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted in elections even if they are received after Election Day.
The court was split 5-4 on the ruling with Barrett, appointed by President Donald Trump, writing the majority opinion joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Barrett's opinion held that Election Day, in the context of federal law, set a deadline for when voters must make a choice regarding their preferred candidate but said that relevant laws have no standard for when ballots must be received to be considered valid.

The daughter of a woman killed when a Tesla allegedly on autopilot struck her Texas home says her mother "still had her whole life ahead of her."
Officials say Martha Avila was killed when a Tesla crashed into her home in Katy, Texas, on Friday.
"My mom was such a caring woman," said Avila's daughter, Jennifer Barbour.
The 76-year-old's family, including Barbour, was also at the home when the crash happened.
"As I was talking to the 911 operator, that's when we saw my mom, like under the rubble," Barbour told CBS affiliate KHOU. "She was pinned against the wall because he pushed her fridge, like, against her."