The Taliban asked Western leaders to look past its harsh edicts on Afghan women, including banning them from education and working, as they reached Doha for the first ever dialogue with the international community on Sunday. Amid mounting criticism of its exclusion of Afghan women at the talks, the Taliban urged that the harsh conditions […]
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. In return, they must join the grueling fight against Russia. “You can put an end to this and start a new life,” said the […]
Former President Donald Trump is not known for restrained commentary about his political opponents’ weaknesses. But after a debate in which a number of Democrats felt President Joe Biden’s performance was so uneven and concerning that he should consider getting out of the presidential contest just weeks before the Democratic National Convention, Trump is holding […]
What do you do when your star attraction — a retired space shuttle — is under wraps and out of view from the public for the next few years? If you’re the California Science Center, you land another spacecraft. The Los Angeles museum and educational destination on Monday (June 24) announced the addition of a […]
ASHBURN, Va. (DC News Now) — School districts across Northern Virginia are trying to address a problem that some say has only been getting worse: cell phones in schools. As more students seem reliant on their devices, new policies are being proposed and passed to ban phones in the classroom. Loudoun County Public Schools proposes […]
The European Union has launched membership talks with Ukraine, a decade after Russian troops seized the Crimean Peninsula to deter the country from moving closer to the West, part of a chain of events that set the two neighbours on the path to war. Ukraine’s accession negotiations were set in motion at an intergovernmental conference […]
On June 7, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) will be entering its famous S&P 500 index on June 24. It’s an announcement that’s captured the attention of many investors. With a market capitalization of $94 billion as of this writing, CrowdStrike will be one of the most valuable […]
Groveport Madison school board on Wednesday tabled action on a resolution to join a lawsuit that aims to strike down Ohio’s universal vouchers. Groveport Madison school board meeting June 12. Second from left is Superintendent James Grube to his right is Board President Latoya Dowdell-Burger next is Vice President Seth Bower, next are members Libby […]
Enzo Maresca said it was “a dream” to have been appointed Chelsea head coach after he was given a five-year contract to succeed Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge. Describing his excitement at being handed the task of steering the next phase in owners Clearlake Capital’s rebuild of the club, he pointed to the “talented group […]
A vague Facebook post put out by Naval Air Station Pensacola Thursday afternoon seemingly points to another popular demonstration squadron joining the lineup of the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show in Pensacola. NAS Pensacola posted a 17-second video of a single photo — three F-16 Fighting Falcon jets flown by the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lashed out on Saturday at a suggestion from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join a potential civil administration in the post-war Gaza Strip. Netanyahu suggested in a recent interview that a civilian administration with Gazans and possibly with the aid of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other countries could […]
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is weighing whether to join TikTok, the wildly popular video app he once tried to ban, and the decision has sparked discussion among his advisers in recent weeks, according to four people familiar with the matter. In 2020, the then-president said the app was a threat to national security because its […]