By Tim Cocks and Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on Sunday, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties into his new coalition cabinet. Ramaphosa’s African National Congress was forced to join forces with rival parties to stay in power after losing […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the return of Ukrainian prisoners from Russia, including Nariman Dzhelyal, a leader of the Crimean Tatars. “Ten civilians, plus 90 soldiers were released this week,” Zelensky said in a video message. This brought to 3,310 prisoners released to Ukraine from Russian prisons, he said. “We have to find all […]
A group that aims to support Indigenous communities in Idaho spoke out on Tuesday about the “reprehensible … firing” of Johanna Jones, the state’s longtime Indian Education coordinator. After spending over a decade as the state’s Indian Education coordinator, Johanna Jones is no longer with the Idaho Department of Education, EdNews confirmed Thursday. Jones departed the position […]
Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce/Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Karen Riordan resigned effective June 28, 2024, according to a press release from the chamber. The release said Riordan is leaving to pursue new opportunities and spend more time with her family. “It has been a great honor to serve as president and CEO […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a ban on homeless encampments. Vice Mayor Andrae Gonzales and Bakersfield Ward 2 Councilmember said, “This ruling does not add additional emergency shelter beds and does not add any additional jail beds. This ruling does not provide any mental health beds.” Gonzales said Bakersfield has […]
Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. He immediately issued a sobering call for the church, which has faced division and chronic membership loss, to confront an “existential crisis” that he compared with the steel industry collapse in his native […]
When access to the internet began to proliferate in the mid-1990s, the growth trajectory for American businesses changed forever. Although we’ve witnessed numerous innovative technologies and buzzy trends come and go over three decades, including genome decoding, nanotechnology, and blockchain technology, none have come close to rivaling the game-changing leap forward that the advent of […]
Sophia Kianni is the youngest United Nations adviser in US history. Sophia Kianni is a climate activist, and founder and executive director of international nonprofit Climate Cardinals. Kianni, 22, is the youngest member of the UN’s advisory group on climate change. António Guterres, the UN secretary-general, has a unique ability to listen intently, understand diverse […]
A Southern Baptist leader on Thursday urged parents to watch the presidential debate with their children, calling the event “a great civics lesson” and an opportunity for families to get together and think about the issues that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump would discuss. “Talk about who is on the stage, talk […]
After two days of testimony and seven hours of deliberation, a jury has found a former law enforcement officer, Boy Scout leader and foster father guilty on nine counts and not guilty on eight counts. At six hours, the court issued a “hammer instruction,” which directs jurors that it is desirable to reach a decision […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms. The directive sent Thursday to superintendents across the state by Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters says adherence to the mandate is compulsory […]
The News Rahul Gandhi will assume office this week as leader of the opposition in India’s Parliament, the Lok Sabha, filling a post that has lain vacant for the entirety of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade-long tenure. As leader of the opposition, Gandhi will get various perks including a government bungalow and an increased salary, […]