A Montgomery County Public Schools employee alleges that school officials discriminated against her by placing her on administrative leave for writing, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” in her school email signature.
Hajur El-Haggan said in a complaint filed to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week that other employees at Argyle Middle School in Silver Spring similarly have expressed support for political and social causes through their email signatures but that she was the only employee known to face disciplinary action. Read More...
Mitchell Robinson’s high school coach revealed he is living with the Knicks center as he told a hugely touching story on Thursday night.
Butch Stockton, who Robinson played for at Chalmette High School in Louisiana, was in attendance as his former player faced the Pistons at Madison Square Garden.
And the coach, who lost his wife Dawn to cancer over the summer, shared that Robinson invited him to stay with him to get his ‘mind back straight’ after his partner of 31 years passed away. Read More...
A rising number of Americans — nearly 2 in 5 — has been living with unhealthy levels of air pollution, while the United States experienced a record number of days between 2020 and 2022 with very unhealthy or hazardous air, according to a new report.
More than 90 million people are living in places where the air quality is worse than a new U.S. standard, the American Lung Association reported Wednesday in its annual State of the Air assessment, which detailed a significant increase based on the stricter national particle pollution standard. Read More...