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Gallup: 70% oppose considering race in college admissions

(CNSNews.com) – A Gallup poll released Friday revealed that the majority of Americans (70 percent) believe that college admissions should be based solely on merit and that a person's racial/ethnic background should not be a factor. The survey found that 50 percent of blacks agreed that merit

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National PTA calls for federal designation of LGBTQs as ‘protected class’

(CNSNews.com) – A resolution passed by The National PTA at its 2016 Annual Convention & Expo in Orlando last weekend calls for "explicit federal statutory protections" for gay and transgender individuals in addition to those that "currently address discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,

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Like many Islamic terrorists, Bangladesh attackers well-educated, well-off

(CNSNews.com) – In the aftermath of a deadly terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital's diplomatic quarter, the country is struggling to come to terms with the fact that most of the perpetrators were well-educated and wealthy – far from the stereotype of the impoverished and embittered

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Defense Secretary: Transgenders welcome to serve in U.S. military

(CNSNews.com) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday that the U.S. will allow transgender people to serve in the military. Carter outlined three reasons why the change was necessary.

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Poll: Fewer Americans believe in God than in past decades

(CNSNews.com) – Given a "yes" or "no" option, 89 percent of Americans — about nine in 10 — said they believe in God, while one in 10 say they do not, according to a new Gallup Poll conducted June 14-23, 2016. But the pollster notes that 89 percent

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Interior Secretary: More diversity needed in national monuments

(CNSNews.com) – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said on Tuesday at an event focused on Hispanic-American Entrepreneurship that the national monuments in the nation's capital need to be more diverse. "If you drive around Washington, D.C., in every circle and every square you generally see a bronze

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Study: AP exam ‘warps and guts’ European history to serve ‘progressive agenda’

(CNSNews.com) — The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has published a study arguing that the College Board's Advanced Placement European History exam (APEH) "warps and guts the history of Europe to make it serve today's progressive agenda." "It [APEH] mentions neither Christopher Columbus

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Republicans release Benghazi report: Rescue delayed as administration dithered

(CNSNews.com) — Republicans on the House Select Committee on Benghazi released their 800-page report on Tuesday, detailing "relevant events that took place in 2011 and 2012." They conclude that the U.S. Defense Department was "unprepared to respond" to the attack that killed four Americans, including