March 16, 2026 THE STAND Subject: SEL: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING 32% of America’s 12th grade students do not read at even the most basic level. 45% of those young students do not do math at the most basic level. Only…
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – Israel intensified its campaign against Iran on Thursday, striking a nuclear-weapons development facility near Tehran while continuing operations against the regime’s missile and drone infrastructure. The Israeli Air…
Miami (Ohio) RedHawks saw their flawless season come to a sudden halt Thursday after an 87–83 upset loss to UMass Minutemen in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. The loss also ends Miami’s hopes of securing the MAC’s automatic…
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – A troubling wave of antisemitic incidents has struck Jewish communities across the United States, Canada, and Europe over the past week, prompting heightened security and renewed warnings from…
Maxx Crosby has made it clear he plans to remain with the Las Vegas Raiders, after a planned deal that would have sent him to the Baltimore Ravens collapsed at the last minute. Baltimore quickly shifted plans following the failed…
By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square (Worthy News) – U.S. Senate Democrats tanked the Department of Homeland Security funding bill for a fourth time Thursday, ensuring the department’s funding lapse will span at least a month. With three American…
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent TEHRAN/MANAMA/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Iran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Gulf countries Thursday, the 13th day of the United States-Israel war against Tehran, with strikes reported…
Deadly Shooting at Old Dominion University Raises Questions About Terror Convict’s Release A deadly shooting at Old Dominion University on March 12 has left a campus community grieving and raised serious questions about how a man previously convicted of supporting…
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent ROME/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – A damaged Russian gas tanker is drifting unmanned through the Mediterranean Sea, prompting Malta to prepare emergency measures while tensions linked to the war in Ukraine spill…
Authorities say a man who crashed a vehicle into a suburban Detroit synagogue and allegedly opened fire was killed after being confronted by security personnel Thursday afternoon. Officials confirmed that no students or staff inside the building were injured; eight…
Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first message since becoming Iran’s supreme leader, declaring that the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as tensions escalate across the Persian Gulf. The statement, read by an anchor on Iranian state television, marked…
The Indianapolis Colts are keeping starting quarterback Daniel Jones in place with a major new contract. The two sides reached a two-year deal worth $88 million that could climb to $100 million with incentives, making it the richest contract of…
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – Three commercial cargo vessels were struck by projectiles early Wednesday in or near the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the growing threat to global shipping lanes as the war…
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – U.S. forces have struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran since the launch of Operation Epic Fury, according to an operational update Wednesday from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)…
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – Israel’s military believes Iran’s ability to launch ballistic missiles at the Jewish state could collapse by as much as 95% within days, according to reports Tuesday citing senior…
The Baltimore Ravens have quickly found a new answer to their pass-rush needs after the deal for the Raiders’ Maxx Crosby collapsed, and have signed Trey Henrickson to a 4-year, $112M contract. Late Tuesday, the Las Vegas Raiders revealed that…
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the first new U.S. oil refinery built in half a century will be constructed in Brownsville, Texas, calling the project a historic…
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief WASHINGTON/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – U.S. intelligence agencies say they have intercepted encrypted communications believed to originate from Iran, raising concerns that the signals could be intended to activate sleeper cells abroad…
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Belgium, Britain, France, and Germany are among European countries on heightened alert after an explosion outside a synagogue in eastern Belgium raised fears of possible terrorism linked…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has restored the Global Entry program after suspending it for more than two weeks during the partial government shutdown. Global Entry, which requires an application, background check and fee, enables low-risk travelers to move…
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – Israel faced an intensified wave of attacks Tuesday as Iran and Hezbollah launched what analysts describe as a coordinated barrage of missiles and drones, including cluster munitions, on…