FIRST ON FOX — The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is emphasizing to parents that control over education needs to be returned to the states, citing $3 trillion in spent taxpayer money and national test scores showing that only three in 10 students are proficient in math and reading, a department spokesperson told Fox News […]
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Texas man accused in pregnant wife’s murder fights to remain in Italy, citing ‘lifestyle and culture’
A Texas man accused of killing his pregnant wife then cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing the country told a judge in Italy that he is innocent and does not want to return to the United States. Lee Mongerson Gilley appeared Monday in a Milan courtroom after his arrest earlier this month, where he […]
Trump orders War Dept to postpone strikes on Iranian energy sites, citing ‘productive’ talks to end war
President Donald Trump, in an all-caps post early Monday morning, declared progress toward “resolution” of the war on Iran. “I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR […]
Trump questions Newsom’s fitness for White House, citing his dyslexia
President Donald Trump on Monday questioned California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fitness for higher office, citing his learning disability. Trump was speaking with reporters in the Oval Office when he talked about requiring identification to vote in elections and the resistance from Newsom and other Democratic elected officials. “That’s how crazy it’s gotten with a low […]
Trump expands travel ban to hit 5 countries with sweeping new restrictions, citing security concerns
President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded a travel ban by adding five more countries and imposing limits on others. The move came as the Trump administration continues to tighten U.S. entry requirements and immigration standards. “The restrictions and limitations imposed by the Proclamation are necessary to prevent the entry of foreign nationals about whom the […]
EU tightening visa rules for Russian nationals, citing security risks
The European Commission adopted stricter rules on issuing visas to Russian citizens, who will be largely banned from receiving multi-entry visas, the EU announced on Nov. 7. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be […]
MIT rejects Trump admin funding compact, citing free expression concerns
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would have given it preferential access to federal funding. In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, MIT President Sally Kornbluth wrote that the university “cannot support the proposed approach” and cited […]
Legal group sues FDA over puberty blocker records, citing Biden-era cover-up
America First Legal (AFL) sued the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to obtain Biden-era records related to the government’s internal guidance surrounding the recommended use of puberty blockers for kids. The Trump-aligned legal group previously uncovered communications from the former administration through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, which reportedly showed the […]
Ukraine to exit mine ban treaty, citing war demands, realities on the ground
Ukraine looks to withdraw from a major international treaty on anti-personnel landmines to bolster its defense on the battlefield, where its troops are trying to hold off Russia’s intensifying offensive. President Volodymyr Zelensky, on June 29, had requested that Ukraine withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa Treaty that banned the production and use of indiscriminate anti-personnel […]
Scott Peterson asks for murder conviction to be tossed, citing ‘substantial new evidence’
Lawyers for Scott Peterson filed a petition on Monday which they say contains evidence showing the 52-year-old didn’t murder his unborn son and wife in 2002. The Los Angeles Innocence Project, which has taken on Peterson’s case, filed a writ of habeas corpus on Monday which the group claimed in a press release contains “substantial […]
Norwegian fuel supplier halts sales to US Navy over Trump-Zelensky dispute, citing ‘moral compass’
Norwegian fuel supplier Haltbakk Bunkers will not deliver a “single liter” of fuel to the U.S. Navy until U.S. President Donald Trump “is gone,” the company’s owner told media outlet Kystens Noeringsliv on March 1 after Trump’s highly public dispute with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky was poised to sign a major natural resources deal with […]
Citing Russia’s war in Ukraine, Norway plans to resume construction of civilian bomb shelters
The Norwegian government plans to resume construction of bomb shelters, citing Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as evidence they are needed in case of a “worst-case scenario,” NRK reported on Jan. 10. “There is more uncertainty around us,” Norwegian Justice and Public Security Minister Emilie Mehl told the outlet, adding: “We must take care of […]