The parent company of The New York Times is facing a shareholder lawsuit alleging that the newspaper’s coverage of the Gaza war reflects an anti-Israel bias.

The complaint filed Wednesday centers in large part on the account of an unnamed Times employee who allegedly flagged possible violations of the paper’s editorial standards at least 15 times since 2019.

According to the lawsuit, the staffer reported concerns involving alleged antisemitism and what the employee viewed as anti-Israel bias to several departments within the company.

The employee’s concerns were repeatedly dismissed, the petition alleges.

In one alleged exchange, an HR representative reportedly said: ‘If you don’t like our values here, maybe you should go find a place whose values align with yours,’ according to the filing.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed the case in New York state court on behalf of the shareholders. The investors are seeking access to internal company records as they investigate whether The New York Times failed to uphold its own journalistic standards.

“When you’re a news agency, your credibility is everything,” Uthmeier said Wednesday during a news conference announcing the records request.

A Times spokesperson rejected the allegations, describing the lawsuit in a statement to the Daily Mail on Thursday as an attempt to pressure the newspaper into taking a more favorable approach to its Israel coverage.

“This lawsuit has no merit and was brought for an improper purpose.

“Although it is presented as a corporate governance petition seeking to inspect the company’s books and records, it is plainly an effort to apply agenda-driven pressure to an independent media organization, promote unfounded claims of bias and discourage journalism protected by the First Amendment.

“We will defend against the suit vigorously,” the spokesperson said.

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The State Board of Administration of Florida is among the petitioners. The agency manages the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund, which owns more than 160,000 shares of Times stock.

The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, is the other petitioner.

Both organizations argue that their status as shareholders gives them the right to examine the Times’ corporate records.

The filing also cites a peer-reviewed study published in 2024. That research found that The New York Times acknowledged 72 errors in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war between October 2023 and June 2024.

The lawsuit notes that 48 of those acknowledged errors concerned Israel.

The Times also acknowledged that the errors were identified by external critics rather than through the company’s own internal review process.

‘Corrections were late, vague and sometimes evasive,’ the suit claimed. 

As it stands, the Times board lacks a sufficient mechanism for addressing internal complaints about standards, according to the petition.  

‘The Company’s repeated publication of materially false or baseless factual assertions… supports a reasonable inference that the Board has not only failed in its obligation to monitor the Company’s internal controls, but [that]… in the absence of any Board-level oversight, journalistic standards have been weaponized within the Company to serve the personal agendas of unchecked editors,’ one portion read. 

‘That inference is strengthened by what Petitioners’ investigation did not find: any Board-level committee, independent oversight function, or other objective third party charged with assessing whether the Company effectively enforces and complies with its own editorial standards. 

‘Put plainly, although the Company adopted certain internal journalistic controls (including controls against biased reporting and misreporting), Petitioners found no indication that the Board established any mechanism for information about compliance with those controls to reach the Board.

‘Making matters worse, numerous instances of gross violations of those controls were brought to the attention of Board members who double as Company executives, yet the Board seemingly refused to take any corrective or protective action.’

A New Jersey public school allegedly required students to keep an image of Democratic Rep. Analilia Mejia on their school-issued computers as part of Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, just two months before Election Day, according to an angry parent.

The desktop background was reportedly installed across the Glen Ridge Public School system. One parent said a Spanish teacher warned that their child could be sent to the principal if the image was changed.

“I was outraged,” the parent, who requested anonymity over concerns about retaliation, told The Post. “We’re in the school system because we’re in the number one public school system in the state. We’re here for the education. I’m not here for political propaganda.”

“Marketing to a 13-year-old and a nine-year-old is disgusting,” the parent added.

Before being selected as Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s chosen successor for the U.S. House seat Sherrill previously held earlier this year, Mejia was a local labor leader and nonprofit director.

The wallpaper included biographical details about Mejia’s career, including legislation she introduced that would have raised the minimum wage to $25 an hour — a proposal that went nowhere.

The parent said students appeared unable to change the desktop image on their district-issued Chromebooks, even if they wanted to.

Mejia’s image began appearing on the students’ laptops Tuesday before being replaced Wednesday with a picture of “Guardians of the Galaxy” actress Zoe Saldana.

“I’m sure it’s because the parents went nuts,” the parent said of the change.

Mejia represents New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, which includes several suburbs surrounding Newark, including Maplewood, Montclair and Belleville.

According to census data, approximately 17.5% of the district’s population is Hispanic.

Mejia is favored to defeat Republican Joe Hathaway in the Nov. 3 race, according to the Cook Political Report, which classifies the district as a “solid” Democratic seat.

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“While neither my team nor I were involved in the decision, I’m honored to be among the Latino leaders recognized during Hispanic Heritage Month,” Mejia told The Post in response to the use of her image as the Chromebook wallpaper.

“Latinos are integral to New Jersey’s culture, history, and strength, and I commend the school district for striving to represent the full diversity of our community to its diverse student body,” she added. “Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!”

The controversy over the Glen Ridge students’ Chromebooks was first publicized by the Libs of TikTok account on X.

The Post reached out to the Glen Ridge Public School system for comment.

“This photo looks like something ripped out of North Korean propaganda, with Mejia standing watch as some kind of ‘Dear Leader.’ It’s absolutely ridiculous,” Hathaway, Mejia’s opponent, told The Post.

“Imagine the outrage you’d hear from teachers and left-wing progressives if every student in Glen Ridge opened their school computer and saw a locked image of our president staring back at them,” he added. “Socialist messaging has no place being forced on our kids.”

“We need to get back to basics of reading, writing, math, and science, for our children to succeed.”

The parent raised a similar concern and questioned why the district doesn’t splash an image of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the highest-ranking Hispanic American in US history, on their desktops.

“They clearly understood that this was not the right thing to do,” he added.

Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow is facing scrutiny over his association with Life Surge, a for-profit Christian organization accused of using religious messaging and high-pressure sales tactics to steer customers toward debt. Life Surge has rejected those allegations.

‘I am so devastated that Christians like Tim Tebow made me trust in something that has taken so much money from me,’ one complainant wrote in a filing to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), reported by Mother Jones. ‘This is evil, especially because I’m disabled on a limited income.’

The FTC has not publicly announced enforcement action against Life Surge.

Company spokesman Richard Lorenzen denied the claims, telling Mother Jones that Life Surge ‘does not condone using a person’s religious faith, fear, or spiritual beliefs to pressure that individual into purchasing a product.’

However, a dozen Life Surge customers interviewed by Mother Jones, along with other people who filed FTC complaints, said the organization draws attendees with inexpensive event tickets before promoting far costlier programs. Customers who pay as little as $20 to attend are reportedly invited to sign up for $97, three-day ‘impact classes.’ Those sessions then promote SurgeU, whose packages range from $10,000 to $40,000, according to the report.

Customers unable to pay five-figure prices for the faith-based investment courses were allegedly directed to outside lenders, sometimes amid intense sales pressure, Mother Jones reported. One former customer said Life Surge helped her obtain an American Express card carrying a $25,000 credit limit.

‘I was pretty hesitant,’ Karen Neal, a 61-year-old former Life Surge customer, told Mother Jones, as featured in a recent episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out. ‘I was like, “We don’t, you know, we don’t have the money to do this.”

‘They brought in an outside, like, I guess a loan company or a company that would find credit cards, for you to use a credit card with 0-percent interest for a certain period of time.

‘So they told us, “Why don’t we get you a credit card for more than the $13,000 so that that way you’ve got some extra money on the credit card that you can use that for business stuff.’

‘Okay, that sounds like a great idea,’ she continued. ‘So, they got us approved for like $25,000 on an American Express card.’

Mother Jones also reported that Life Surge speakers allegedly encouraged some customers to borrow against the value of their homes to pay for the courses.

‘”You have your own house,”‘ Neal said, recounting what she claimed Life Surge representatives told her. ‘”Don’t you have equity in your own house? Go use some of the equity in your own house.”‘

Neal now says she is reconsidering the sales methods she experienced while dealing with Life Surge.

‘I see many of these strong Christian artists and strong Christian people that are up there speaking at the Life Surge conferences,’ Neal told Mother Jones. ‘And it’s like, do they know what’s happening to some of these people that are getting into this?’

Her account resembles complaints gathered by Mother Jones and discussions on a Reddit forum asking, ‘Is Life Surge Christian Conference a scam?’

‘We believed that it would be a Christian-based day of like-minded businesspeople,’ another customer wrote in an FTC complaint. ‘We did not expect a bait and switch and the pressure to purchase investing classes. We are very disappointed but also concerned by the amount of people bought into this.’

Alongside the FTC complaints cited by Mother Jones, The Daily Mail has identified several complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau.

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‘I attended a Life Surge event recently on June 20, 2026 with my partner,’ read one complaint reviewed by The Daily Mail. ‘We were excited for this event, having believed it would be a night of worship and hope as believers. Instead, we were moved into high pressure sales tactics advertising trading and real estate courses for 97$, a supposed 4000$+ value, or so they said.’

The individual claimed to have bought two courses before changing their mind and asking for a refund. A response from Life Surge is also shared on the Better Business Bureau website, purportedly showing the customer had been refunded.

Another dissatisfied customer was trying to regain $30,000 they claimed to have spent on courses.

‘On March 18 and 25 of 2023, my husband and I attended the “Business Surge” classes,’ read the complaint. ‘We were taken in by the strong Christian messages and trusted the renowned speakers to represent only a trustworthy business. We listened to how we could “generate kingdom wealth” and “create a legacy” for our kids and grandkids. We were continuously assured that “with the right tools and support ANYONE can be successful online.”’

They claimed to have ultimately spent $30,000 on a website design course, only to discover they could have learned the same material for closer to $2,000, according to the complaint.

A response from Life Surge is also included on the website, showing the company’s attempt to contact the dissatisfied customer.

The organization does not preach the prosperity gospel, which teaches that God rewards strong faith and financial donations with material wealth, but rather the concept of ‘kingdom impact’: The more money one makes, the more they can do for God.

A popular public speaker since ending his NFL and minor-league baseball careers, Tebow is described by the organization as a ‘Kingdom Ambassador’ and spoke at 20 Life Surge events between 2024 and 2025, according to Mother Jones, which reports he’s on pace for that many in 2026 alone. Life Surge’s upcoming schedule lists Tebow speaking at five of its next eight events. 

As a result, Mother Jones puts his estimated potential total from Life Surge somewhere between $2 million and $4 million.

The Daily Mail has sought comment from the Tim Tebow Foundation and Life Surge, which had its full response to Mother Jones posted online. Tebow did not respond to Mother Jones’ request for comment.

Not all of the reviews of Life Surge are negative, Mother Jones reported. Many described the experience as life changing, while encouraging others to partake.

Lorenzen told Mother Jones that headline speakers are not asked to promote or endorse Impact Classes or any other advanced training programs, but nevertheless, the website still unearthed footage of Tebow doing exactly that: ‘o I know that many of you today have probably signed up for classes, have probably signed up to take the next step. I want to encourage you to finish that, to follow through on that commitment, to finish strong.’

For its part, Life Surge has defended itself against claims of high-pressure sales tactics, saying the company ‘does not train its representatives to pressure customers into borrowing or taking on debt they cannot afford.’

Mother Jones also reported the periodic disclaimers shared with the crowds, warning about the inherent risks of investing, and Lorenzen stressed that Life Surge doesn’t promise wealth to its customers.

But one concerned Life Surge employee explained things far differently on the condition of anonymity.

‘You’ve heard all about the people who are losing thousands and thousands of dollars and just are being asked to cash in their 401Ks and piggyback credit cards in order to pay for these classes,’ the employee told Mother Jones. ‘It just doesn’t seem like something a good Christian motivational speaker or pastor would want to be a part of.’

Tebow has now been out of the NFL for five years after a failed attempt to make the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end in 2021. These days, the 39-year-old former University of Florida and Denver Broncos star works as an analyst for ESPN and the SEC Network, while continuing his extensive philanthropic work. 

A video allegedly showing Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs putting his hands on a woman could eventually become public.

A Brown County, Wisconsin, judge ruled Thursday against sealing evidence in Jacobs’ battery case, potentially clearing the way for the release of footage that prosecutors say shows the NFL player attacking his former girlfriend.

Judge Marc Hammer’s ruling left the decision on whether to release the evidence with the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky.

“Any new requests for the records will be handled by the HLPD, which will determine whether it is considered fair to release those records,” Demovsky reported. “The victim or Jacobs will be granted time to appear if the HLPD decides to release the records.”

Jacobs was charged with one count of battery and one count of criminal damage to property after prosecutors alleged he roughed up a woman identified as “ANM” during a heated dispute at his Wisconsin home in May.

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According to the criminal complaint, Jacobs allegedly threw the woman to the ground and later damaged her phone. Prosecutors said surveillance cameras captured part of the confrontation.

Jacobs pleaded no contest to the charges in court on Sept. 10, after which the alleged video was expected to become available through public police-records requests. Five days later, on Sept. 15, ANM asked a judge to seal the evidence.

In a court filing, the woman argued that releasing the alleged footage to the public could threaten her “privacy, dignity and safety.”

“Unless restrained,” ANM’s request stated, “Hobart-Lawrence Police Department may disclose records or information in a manner that irreparably compromises Petitioner’s privacy and safety. Once sensitive information is released publicly, the resulting harm cannot be fully remedied.”

Ramses Jalalpour, an attorney for ANM, told the California Post on Thursday that if the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department moves forward with releasing records tied to Jacobs’ case, “we will likely seek a court order preventing the release of those materials pursuant to my client’s rights under Wisconsin’s Constitution and Wis. Stat. § 19.356.”

Jacobs has been on the commissioner’s exempt list since August, preventing him from practicing or playing for the Packers.