Wars truly let you tell friend from foe. With U.S. airstrikes devastating Iranβs dangerous ballistic missile and nuclear capabilities, Iran and its proxies lashed out at American military bases, U.S. allies and sea lanes across the Middle East. Ukraine rushed to our defense. Russia, having enabled the ayatollahs for decades, continued to help Tehran. Ukraineβs…
A U.K. couple started with a simple message, asking on Instagram if other parents could ban together to start a smartphone-free childhood. It’s now grown to a global movement, with a chapter in 39 countries. Leigh Kiniry reports.
More than 10 years ago, I filmed my kids for a report on the impact of screens on young minds. My eldest daughter was six at the time, her twin sisters nearly three. They didn’t have their own devices – Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube were beyond their imagination. TikTok hadn’t even been invented. Yet now…
Shaquille OβNeal purchased a black 2025 Land Rover worth a reported $180,000 from an auto broker in Riverside. He paid even more to have it customized for his 7-foot-1 frame. It was meant to be delivered to Baton Rouge, La., earlier this month but never arrived at its intended destination. Instead, Shaqβs latest automobile purchase…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ The Supreme Court broke new ground this month when it ruled the Constitution forbids school policies in California that prevent parents from being told about their childβs gender transition at school. But the reach of this new parental right remains unclear. Does it mean all parents have a right to be informed if their child…
For centuries, mythology looked to gods to explain a disquieting world. But in the new documentary βFolktales,β from βJesus Campβ filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, which follows a trio of jumbled Scandinavian teens to a remote Norwegian school that builds character in the snowy wild, the answer to life may just lie in what…
Reese Witherspoon is hyping A.I. again, and American authors have a few thoughts. The Oscar-winning actor and producer, known for spotlighting womenβs voices through her famed book club, television and screen projects, may have been barking up the wrong tree when she told her social media followers that it was time to learn A.I. on…
Letβs offer a preseason top-10 rankings in high school football for the City Section: 1. BIRMINGHAM: The Patriots have weaknesses (lack of a passing game), but a big offensive line, two transfer running backs and a big-play weapon in receiver Paul Turner make them the team to beat. They have a 49-game winning streak against…
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday advanced a resolution to halt military action in Iran after a surprise defection from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s war effort. The vote, though…
The first minister of Wales has said May’s local elections could have “profound implications” and there’s “a real possibility” they could set a path towards the break up of the UK. Speaking on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Baroness Eluned Morgan agreed the country could fragment if nationalist leaders end up in power in Scotland,…