At Tuesday’s State Banquet for the visiting Japanese royals, Queen Camilla debuted King Charles’ family order, a portrait of the monarch traditionally worn by female members of the royal family. The tradition dates back to the 1820s in the time of King George IV, and usually these were made out of ivory. However, given the […]
Insights from El País, La Nación, Wilson Center, and The Economist The News Argentinian President Javier Milei will visit the Czech Republic today, marking the final leg of a controversial European tour. The trip saw Milei skip meetings with Spanish government officials in favor of a right-wing leader and drew protesters in Germany during a […]
In 2020, family vloggers Myka and James Stauffer tearfully announced to their followers that their adopted child was now living with another family. The new three-part docuseries An Update on Our Family, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in June, explores the events leading up to the announcement that the child was “rehomed,” the backlash […]
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s general election campaign is less than two weeks away now, and the prevailing trends don’t appear to have changed much. The left-of-center Labour Party is the clear favorite to defeat Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s Conservatives, with Keir Starmer looking set to replace him as U.K. leader on the morning of […]
Germany’s education minister, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, will appear before parliament’s Education Committee next week, where she is expected to be grilled by the opposition over apparent efforts at her ministry to punish academics for public criticism. Education Ministry leaders have been under fire over its response to an open letter signed by academics in Berlin criticizing […]
The battle over Lexington’s Cassidy Elementary School’s council cutting art instruction is continuing as Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has denied an appeal, but a reworked version was filed Wednesday. Robert Mattheu, a Louisville social media commentator on education who filed the appeal in the Lexington situation, contended the Cassidy school council violated the Kentucky […]
A Chick-fil-A in Louisiana is raising eyebrows for its popular new kids program. On June 5, a franchisee in Hammond, Louisiana, announced a unique experience for kids: Chick-fil-A Summer Camp. Admission for the camp is $35 and consists of one, three-hour session with team leaders (Chick-fil-A-speak for managerial employees) and is suggested for kids ages […]
Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, on Wednesday, accused Army officials of political attacks against him following questions about his continued wear of a Combat Infantry Badge that was revoked by military leaders last year. In a letter to Army Human Resources Command, Nehls, an Army veteran, asked for an investigation into the handling of the award, […]
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said she wants to get back at people who raised a controversy after she and the justice were criticized last month for flying politically affiliated flags at their homes. “You come after me, I’m gonna give it back to you,” Martha-Ann Alito said in the recording of […]
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing renewed scrutiny after a speaking candidly about how compromise between the political left and right might be impossible. Alito was also heard agreeing with the woman who surreptitiously recorded him that America should return “to a place of Godliness.” In another secret recording, Alito’s wife, Martha-Ann, about having […]
Newly released audio recordings of Justice Samuel Alito appear to capture him speaking candidly about the limits of the investigation the Supreme Court conducted into the leak of his draft majority opinion in the 2022 case that ended the federal constitutional right to abortion. And in a separate recording, the justice’s wife, Martha-Ann Alito, said […]
State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks at an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting on April 25 in Oklahoma City. On Monday, he announced signing bonuses for certified math and science teachers who agree to work in rural schools. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced it will […]