Florida’s ban on school mask mandates can remain in place while a legal challenge makes its way through the courts, an appeals court ruled on Friday. It reverses the decision of a lower court judge who had put the ban on hold and allowed the state’s largest school districts to require face coverings amid a […]
When the campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom qualified for the ballot in April, Democrats scoffed. It was a futile piece of theater from the far right, they said. California is, after all, one of the bluest states in the country. Then, abruptly and to Democrats’ alarm, the polls tightened. “Keep” and “remove” drew almost […]
The man who broke the news to President George W Bush that “America is under attack” on September 11th says there is a danger of Americans forgetting the significance of the attacks. Andrew Card was Bush’s chief of staff in 2001 and had responsibility to pass on news of the unfolding drama in New York […]
Pfizer plans to seek approval of its coronavirus vaccine for use on children five to 11 years old from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a chief physician has said. Dr Özlem Türeci, who works for BioNTech, Pfizer’s partner in the vaccine, said the companies will soon release findings from a study of children […]
A few days after Sept. 11, Shahana Hanif organized a meeting with her sisters and neighborhood friends in the basement of her home to draft a letter to President George W. Bush. Even though she was only 10 years old, she was already concerned about the shifting public opinions toward Muslim Americans. “One of the […]
A few days after Sept. 11, Shahana Hanif organized a meeting with her sisters and neighborhood friends in the basement of her home to draft a letter to President George W. Bush. Even though she was only 10 years old, she was already concerned about the shifting public opinions toward Muslim Americans. “One of the […]
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to call an election two years ahead of schedule has not worked out as planned. Polls have consistently tracked a decline in voter support for his Liberal Party and a rise in backing for its nearest rivals, the Conservatives, leaving the parties in a statistical tie. The bulk […]
As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack approaches, the world is beginning to reflect on the awful events of that day which still remain vivid in the minds of so many people. The attack – which saw four planes flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – United States President Joe Biden spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for about 90 minutes on Thursday (Sept 9), a senior US official said, with both leaders discussing the need to avoid letting competition between the world’s two largest economies veer into conflict. Relations between Washington and Beijing have been […]
Alexis Curling was working from home last week when her 10-year-old daughter, Layla, ran upstairs and interrupted her with breaking news. “Mommy, I know you’re not going to believe this, but trust me when I tell you: I just saw some zebras behind the house,” she said, according to her father, Paul Curling. The family […]