by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2016 The NBA’s pursuit of lucrative deals to hold games in China while canceling the league’s 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte reeks of “hypocrisy,” a North Carolina congressman said. In a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Rep. Robert Pittenger referenced the “Chinese government practice of forcefully harvesting vital organs […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2016 Golf’s last major tournament of 2017 will remain in North Carolina and fans in attendance will be able to use the bathroom that “conforms with their gender identity or gender expression,” Golf.com reports. The PGA of America said the 2017 PGA Championship will be held as planned at Quail […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 22, 2016 Misinformation on North Carolina’s HB2 law was a major factor in the NBA pulling the 2017 All-Star Game from the state, Gov. Pat McCrory said. The NBA on July 21 announced its decision to relocate the game. It had been scheduled for Feb. 19 in Charlotte. “The sports and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 North Carolina State University has agreed to revise its policy banning Christian students from discussing their faith with other students after a court ruled the university’s solicitation policy unconstitutional. NC State said it will no longer block the free speech rights of students after Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2016 Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation on July 18 that modified the HB2 law to restore the right of employees in North Carolina to sue for discrimination in state court. “Today, we have restored the right to sue for discrimination in state courts, which I requested before this year’s legislative […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2016 In its never-ending quest to appease what its critics call politically correct social engineers, the Obama administration’s Pentagon has issued a new manual to its commanders. The directive provides guidelines on extended time off for troops wishing to change their sex. The Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders The most difficult political and cultural debate since the decision of the Western alliance to destroy fascism in 1939 or the American decision to help resurrect Europe in 1945 has begun. The discussion will be an intense examination of Islam and its role in the modern world. It […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 14, 2016 A 43-year-old man who said he identifies as a woman was arrested after allegedly taking photos of a woman in an Idaho Target fitting room. Police said Sean Patrick Smith was dressed in women’s clothing when he entered the fitting room in the women’s section of the store in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2016 A pro-Palestinian student group at New York University (NYU) claimed Israel shares in the blame for the recent killings of two black men by American police officers. “The same forces behind the genocide of black people in America are behind the genocide of Palestinians,” the NYU chapter of Students […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders For almost 150 years, the United States avoided having a national police force. The Founders, for the most, had eschewed the whole issue when under pressure from Thomas Jefferson and his Virginia constitutions adopted that colony’s Bill of Rights as the first amendments to the federal constitution. The […]
