Gov. Ron DeSantis' push for 'civics' education: What does it look like?
Tony Anderson/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently said that if elected president in 2024 he would push for civics education about the founding principles of the United States to celebrate the country’s upcoming 250th
Israel withdraws forces after 2-day operation that left 12 Palestinians, 1 Israeli dead
Alexandre Morin-Laprise/Getty Images (JENIN, West Bank) — Israel withdrew its forces from the Jenin refugee camp just after midnight Wednesday, ending the largest military operation it’s conducted in the occupied West Bank in nearly twenty years. The
Biden's Plan B on student loan forgiveness relies on Higher Education Act: What to know
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden is launching another effort to forgive at least some federal student loan debt after the Supreme Court last week struck down his initial proposal to wipe away as
CDC says 1 in 4 Americans hadn’t had COVID by end of 2022
DuKai photographer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — By the end of 2022, about one in four American adults and older teenagers still hadn’t contracted COVID-19, according to new federal data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
Supreme Court shows surprising restraint in chaotic year of crises: ANALYSIS
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — It’s a conservative Supreme Court that has acted with confidence and conviction, but one that seems increasingly aware of its image problem. Since the addition of the three justices nominated by
Fourth of July breaks record for highest temperature ever measured
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The planet reached the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments during one of America’s most quintessential summer holidays. The average global temperature reached 17.18 degrees Celsius, or 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit,
Princess Kate honors Queen Elizabeth II with jewelry at King Charles III's Scotland coronation celebration
Jane Barlow – Pool/Getty Images (EDINBURGH, Scotland) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, paid sentimental tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II while attending a coronation celebration in Scotland Wednesday for King Charles III. Kate joined her
Secret Service test confirms cocaine found at White House, spokesman says
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Secret Service spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that testing shows it was cocaine found in the White House West Wing Sunday evening. The investigation into how it got there is ongoing.
UN nuclear watchdog green-lights Fukushima water release plan
Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images (TOKYO) — The United Nation’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), approved plans by Japan to release water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean
Scoreboard roundup — 7/4/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 3, Tampa Bay 1 Houston 4, Colorado 1 Seattle 6, San Francisco 0 San Diego 8, LA Angels 5 Cleveland