This article was originally published in Louisiana Illuminator. On his first day in office, Gov. Jeff Landry cut off an alternative graduation route for Louisiana high school seniors who fail the state’s academic progress exam. The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) narrowly approved new rules last June for students who fall short […]
US stock futures tumbled on Friday as a stream of big bank results failed to lift hopes that the quarterly earnings season can lift stocks out of their January malaise. Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures sank roughly 0.4%, while S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures were down 0.3%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) fell […]
Actions have consequences, and one snowmobile driver almost found that out in the most horrific way. For some reason, chasing a grizzly bear through the snow on a motorized sled seemed like a good idea. That was until the bear decided it had had enough of being pursued and decided to rear up and lunge […]
The 2 January Russian attack has failed to pose a critical threat to Ukraine’s power system, regardless of some damage to the grid and the challenges it has caused. Source: Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, CEO of Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s national energy company, commenting on the aftermath of the attack during the national joint 24/7 newscast Details: “We have […]
Russian occupying forces launched 11 unsuccessful attacks on Kherson Oblast’s left bank on Saturday (30 December). Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Defence Forces are holding their positions. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook; information as of 18:00 on 30 December Quote: “The invaders persist in their efforts to drive Ukrainian units out […]
Liz Rose Short is no stranger to planning creative pregnancy reveals for her husband, Codie. After all, she had done it twice before: for the birth of their oldest, Liz planned a scavenger hunt, and for their soon-to-be middle child, she put the news on an adorable onesie. Both announcements went off without a hitch. […]
Some graduating high school students who fail to score high enough on standardized tests can take advantage of a new appeals process policy. The policy was proposed in June, but originally the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education opposed the process. The committee heard comments from several BESE members and Louisiana Education Superintendent Cade […]
Six vessels carrying almost 5 million barrels of Russian oil failed to reach their destinations in India, some idling kilometers off the coast for weeks without providing a reason, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 20. Recent U.S. sanctions targeting the violators of the $60-per-barrel price cap could partially be the reason, the news outlet speculated. The […]