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A former Indiana substitute teacher has learned her fate after authorities said she sent nude photos of herself to a 14-year-old middle school student.According to a criminal complaint obtained by WXIX-TV, the investigation began Dec. 1, 2023, when a 14-year-old student reported to a school resource officer that a middle school substitute teacher had sent him nude photographs of herself.'The fact that they felt comfortable enough to tell an adult to bring this forward was an important part of this investigation.' The school resource officer then informed the principal, court records stated.Court documents identified the suspect as Cassidy Carter, who was 21 at the time of the incident.WXIX reported that Carter was employed as a substitute teacher at South Dearborn Community School Corporation when the child sex misconduct accusations surfaced.The victim told authorities that he and Carter became friends on the Snapchat social media and messaging app around the beginning of November, according to the court documents.Citing authorities, Fox News reported that Carter sent the teen nude photos of herself every time she took a shower, often late at night.The teen also informed investigators that Carter told him she was in love with him, according to court records.Investigators analyzed the teen's phone and found several messages and nude pictures of Carter on it, WXIX reported.Dearborn County Sheriff Shane McHenry spoke with WXIX about the allegations in February 2024, saying of the case: "Shocking, no. Alarming, yes."McHenry applauded the victim for coming forward: "But the fact that they felt comfortable enough to tell an adult to bring this forward was an important part of this investigation."RELATED: 'You stripped me of my innocence': Ex-teacher accused of sexually abusing teen in classroom indicted on new child sex charges Carter was arrested in February 2024 and initially charged with one count of child solicitation.However, Dearborn County Prosecutor Lynn Deddens amended the charge after the victim moved out of the area and no longer wanted anything to do with the case, WXIX reported.Carter pleaded guilty to one count of battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, according to WXIX.This week Carter was sentenced to two years in jail; a judge gave Carter two days of credit.The South Dearborn Community School Corporation did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that America's ceasefire with Iran is effectively defunct.The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, which the president signed on June 17, declared that the signatories and their allies would terminate "military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other."'They're cuckoo.'In addition to the U.S. agreeing to terminate all types of sanctions against Iran and Iran agreeing not to procure or develop nuclear weapons, the parties agreed to respect one another's sovereignty and territorial integrity; continue working on a final peace deal; and keep the Strait of Hormuz clear for the safe passage of commercial vessels.A tanker transiting the strait and another tanker off the coast of Oman were struck by projectiles on Monday. A third tanker transiting the strait was struck by a drone on Tuesday, according to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. No casualties were reported on the ships, UKMTO said.U.S. Central Command claimed the affected ships were flying under the flags of the Marshall Islands, Saudi Arabia, and Liberia, respectively.CENTCOM said the attacks, for which Tehran reportedly did not claim responsibility, constituted "a clear and dangerous violation of the ceasefire and undermines freedom of navigation."Qatar and Saudi Arabia also condemned the attacks, calling out Iran by name.RELATED: Neocons love Trump only when he bombs Win McNamee/Getty ImagesCENTCOM forces executed a series of strikes against Iran, hitting over 80 targets "as an immediate response to Iran's latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz."In addition to hammering Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, and anti-ship missile capabilities, CENTCOM said it struck over 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in and near the strait.On Tuesday, the U.S. also re-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil.Iran subsequently launched strikes, targeting American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed in a statement obtained by Iranian state media on Wednesday that "the naval and aerospace forces of the IRGC, through joint missile and drone operations, destroyed 85 major U.S. military installations in Port Salman, (the U.S.) Fifth Naval Base in Bahrain, and Kuwait's Ali Salem Airbase, and shot down an enemy MQ9 drone that attempted to interfere in the operation."A U.S. official told CNN that "all missiles and drones fired by Iran were intercepted or failed to hit anything or cause major damage.""Bottom line, Iran's response was defeated," the official added.Trump was asked about the ceasefire on Wednesday during a meeting at the NATO summit in Turkey with the military alliance's secretary general, Mark Rutte. Trump said, "To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum. You know what scum is? They're scum. They're sick people. They're led by sick people. And they're vicious, violent people.""As far as I'm concerned, it's just a waste of time dealing with them. ... There's something wrong with them. They're cuckoo," Trump continued.Trump told reporters at the NATO summit that the U.S. will hit Iran "hard again tonight."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Fed up with the federal government denigrating American exceptionalism, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 27, 2025, titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.""Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation's history, replacing objective facts with a distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth," Trump wrote.'The Smithsonian Institution, and the National Museum of American History in particular, under its current leadership and current interpretive ideology, cannot be trusted.'Trump said his administration would, as a matter of policy, "restore Federal sites dedicated to history, including parks and museums, to solemn and uplifting public monuments that remind Americans of our extraordinary heritage, consistent progress toward becoming a more perfect Union, and unmatched record of advancing liberty, prosperity, and human flourishing."Any curative initiative worth its salt depends upon a robust understanding of the illness at hand and its symptoms. To this end, the White House's Domestic Policy Council has diagnosed in a lengthy report released on Independence Day the disease afflicting the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History and its various manifestations.At the outset, the report notes that the NMAH should tell the American people — in an honest, proud, and serious manner — where their nation came from, what makes it distinctive, and why it is worth preserving.Instead, ideologues behind the scenes at the NMAH have in recent years alternatively told revisionist histories in a contemptuous manner and pushed agitprop in an apparent effort to simultaneously advance leftist agendas and to disenchant and disorient visitors.RELATED: Their likenesses were toppled, yet they still cast long shadows Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe NMAH's ideological capture goes to the top.The report highlights the radicalism of Anthea Hartig, the current NMAH director, who apparently:Regards history as a "prime tool of social justice";Figures that one of her roles is to connect "research and scholarship to activism and advocacy";Seeks to "get out of the 'America First' mentality" when telling history;Wanted to "problematize the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026"; and Wanted to shift attention in the museum away from an "Anglo-centric" focus on the American founding.Beyond raising concern about Hartig's apparent radicalism, the report presents a mountain of evidence showing that the NMAH "purposely presents America as a problematic country irredeemably conceived, founded by deeply flawed men, and still operating today as an instrument of systemic racism and oppression.""In the Museum's current telling," the report continues, "the country is, above all, defined by white supremacy, slavery, conquest, exclusion, hierarchy, racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and systemic injustice."The report states, for instance, that the museum:Failed to hold any special Independence Day events celebrating America's 250th anniversary on July 4;No longer holds patriotic Star-Spangled Banner flag-folding ceremonies or any other special programming to celebrate Flag Day;Characterized Christopher Columbus as a "murderer," "slaver," "killer," and "thief";"Slander[s]" America's founders;Has "consistently denigrated and displaced whites, males, Christians, and Americans in educational materials and programming, failing to highlight how Christians and Christian principles also have contributed to America's Founding and flourishing";Teaches visitors that "[ukuleles] are ... a product of U.S. imperialism," Mickey Mouse represents "vestiges of longstanding traditions of blackface minstrelsy," and "Wild West shows turned the subjugation of Indigenous people into theater";Devoted 20% of the "Electric Dr. Franklin" exhibit to "Enslaved People," including baseless speculation about whether his electrical experimentation involved "an indentured servant or an enslaved person";Endeavors to link every exhibit to race and identity, gender and sexuality, environmental change, immigration and migrations, economic inequality, technological change, and/or nationalism and globalism;Pushes gender ideology in numerous exhibits, one of which features a trans-identifying woman's chest binder;Targets kids with gender propaganda and claims in its glossary that "a child may feel they are a girl some days and a boy on others, or possibly feel that neither term describes them accurately"; andHeld a recurring meeting for staff members to discuss and read a radical tool kit that identified perfectionism, a sense of urgency, the prioritization of quantity over quality, paternalism, "worship of the written word," either/or thinking, individualism, and objectivity as "characteristics of white culture which show up in our organizations." The Domestic Policy Council concluded that "the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Museum of American History in particular, under its current leadership and current interpretive ideology, cannot be trusted to tell America's story honestly and in a way that is inspiring, unifying, and worthy of our great republic."The museum did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Louisiana grandfather drowned while trying to rescue his grandchild after she fell into a lake, according to multiple reports. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed that a man drowned while attempting to rescue his grandchild at Bayou Lacombe, WDSU reported.'There are no words to adequately express the void he has left in our lives or how deeply he is missed.'The family identified the man as Chris Rushing, according to WDSU.The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries describes Bayou Lacombe as a "complex including connecting bayous, canals, swamps, and marshes that are also associated with the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge." The sheriff's office said the young girl fell into the water, and Rushing jumped in to save her, but he began to struggle to stay afloat. A woman jumped into the water and pulled the child out, according to police. Fire personnel responded around 7:43 p.m. last Wednesday, WDSU reported.Five swimmers initially searched the water, and firefighters recovered Rushing and immediately began performing life-saving measures. The sheriff's office said Rushing was then transported to a local hospital, where he later passed away, the outlet reported.Rushing's body was turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office, and an autopsy is being conducted.The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed that Rushing's death is "believed to be an accidental drowning," according to WWL.WWL reported that Rushing was an employee of the City of Covington's Office of Cultural Arts and Events.Sarada Bonnett, executive director at Covington's Office of Cultural Arts and Events, said about Rushing, "It was never, 'Oh do I have to do that?' It was, 'How can I help? How can I make this better?' and he will be missed," WWL reported.Bonnett wrote a post on the Facebook account for the Covington's Office of Cultural Arts and Events regarding Rushing's death. "Over the past several days, our hearts have been broken. Losing our teammate, our friend, and our family member, Chris Rushing, has been one of the most difficult experiences we’ve ever faced," the statement reads. "There are no words to adequately express the void he has left in our lives or how deeply he is missed."RELATED: Naked woman 'trying to be a mermaid' in neighbor's pond charges at deputy who deploys taser — which has 'no effect': Police District D Councilman Jimmy Inman said in a statement posted to Facebook that he was "devastated" over Rushing's death. "My heart truly hurts," Inman said. "Chris focused on making our world a better place," Inman continued. "He worked every day to do so."Inman said of Rushing, "Some people are called heroes, but he truly was one, giving his own life attempting to help someone else in dire need."Inman said Rushing made Covington a "better place." "The Good Lord put him on a path where his purpose was to make our community a better place," Inman stated. "I saw him fairly regularly, and I can assure that, he did just that."Inman said, "Covington is a better place. Chris made it so. That mission was accomplished, and now God has called him home."Mayor Mark Johnson issued the following statement, according to WDSU: "Chris will be remembered for his ever-present smile, the joy that emanated from him and for his innate desire to help others. His passing is very difficult to process."A GoFundMe campaign was launched to support Rushing’s family and raise funds for a nonprofit the family intends to establish in his name."Christopher Jerome Rushing was loved by everyone who met him," the crowdfunding campaign states. "He always had a smile on his face and a hug to give, and not one person had anything bad to say about him.""His legacy as a hero will live on, as he passed away saving his grandbaby," the listing reads. "I know if he were here today, he would not think twice about the decision he made."The St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!