One video shows multiple Black women screaming and pounding on a door with the caption "store under attack." Another captures distraught Walmart employeesof color being loaded into an ICE van.
The public will be able to copy and reproduce thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 in the new year, including flirtatious flapper Betty Boop,nine additional Mickey Mouse cartoons and novels from Agatha Christie and William Faulkner.
Why it matters: Copyright violations can run up a hefty price tag — but when works enter the public domain, creatives can legally reimagine American classics.
The Trump administration will lay out its construction plan for the new White House ballroom at a planning commission meeting next month.
Why it matters: The "information presentation" is the first step of the National Capital Planning Commission's review process, and it will be the first time commissioners get to question the president's controversial plans after bulldozing the East Wing.
The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.
Why it matters: The great unchurching of America comes as identity and reality are increasingly shaped by non-institutional spiritual sources — YouTube mystics, TikTok tarot, digital skeptics, folk saints and AI-generated prayer bots.