Fox-news/culture-trends

• NYC mayor Mamdani quietly meets with Steven Spielberg days after inauguration - NYC's democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly met privately with Steven Spielberg days after pledging to serve people, not billionaires.
• Cooper Union settles lawsuit with Jewish students and makes sweeping changes to protest policy - The Cooper Union settled an antisemitism lawsuit with Jewish students on Thursday, requiring the NYC college to ban masked protesters and pre-approve student fliers and posters.
• Former 'SNL' star agrees 'don't waste your money' supporting Jasmine Crockett - Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Bowen Yang agreed with his "Las Culturistas" podcast host Matt Rogers criticizing Rep. Jasmine Crockett's Senate campaign.
• CBS abruptly ousts 'Evening News' senior producer just days into broadcast revamp - Fox News Digital confirmed CBS News dismissed top producer Javier Guzman just days into the network's revamp of "CBS Evening News" with anchor Tony Dokoupil.
• Texas teachers' union sues state over investigation into controversial Charlie Kirk posts - The Texas American Federation of Teachers criticized the the Texas Education Agency for investigating teachers' controversial posts about Charlie Kirk's death.
• Catholic conference shatters attendance records as 26,000 young people flock to faith event - Catholic conference SEEK 2026 breaks attendance records with over 26,000 young people across three cities, marking 24% growth and church vitality.
• Maryland recommends $100K payments to descendants of lynching victims after study - The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed a 630-page report documenting state complicity in post-Civil War lynchings, recommending $100K reparations.
• Trump admin cuts red tape as Iowa joins effort to return education to states - Education Secretary Linda McMahon approved Iowa's federal education waiver, allowing the state to redirect nearly $8 million from compliance costs to classrooms.
• Chicago Catholic university offers courses on running cannabis dispensaries - DePaul University in Chicago offers cannabis dispensary management courses as marijuana businesses boom, with dispensaries growing across the country.
• Seattle police union condemns new socialist mayor's drug enforcement approach as 'suicidal empathy' - Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan said on Sunday that the city's LEAD program represents "suicidal empathy" and will increase death and decay on streets.