‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
Read More Smartphones should be banned from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from cyberbullying, a UN report has recommended. Unesco, the UN’s education, science and culture agency, said there was evidence that excessive mobile phone use was linked to reduced educational performance and that high levels of screen time […]
Arkansas treasurer out early after suffering 2 strokes in office
Arkansas Treasurer Mark Lowery is leaving office in September after experiencing two strokes over the past several months, his office announced Tuesday. Lowery, a Republican who took office in January, will retire on Sept. 30. The state treasury will be run by the chief of staff and deputy treasurer until Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appoints […]
Speaker McCarthy reveals red line for possible Biden impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy revealed Republicans’ red line for possible impeachment proceedings against President Biden, telling Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that his party will, for now, continue seeking information related to the Biden family finances unless that information began being withheld. “What I’ve said is, if they withhold information, the […]
Oklahoma AG intervenes in gambling dispute between Gov. Stitt, Native tribes
Oklahoma’s new Republican attorney general accused Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday of failing to follow state law and said he’s stepping into a long-running legal dispute over tribal gambling agreements Stitt signed in 2020. In a letter and personal phone call to the fellow Republican, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he notified Stitt that he’s […]
Meadows to Newsmax: If Biden Impeached, Harder for DOJ, FBI to Withhold Evidence
The chief of staff to former President Donald Trump, Mark Meadows, posited to Newsmax Tuesday that if Congress impeaches President Joe Biden, it will be harder for the Department of Justice and FBI to withhold evidence.
Hunter Biden’s counsel faces possible sanctions after accusations of lying in criminal tax case
The judge presiding over the Hunter Biden criminal case threatened Biden’s legal team with sanctions over allegations about lying to the clerk’s office. Hunter Biden’s counsel is accused of avoiding proper court procedure to allegedly get information about IRS whistleblowers removed from the docket. Delaware Judge Maryellen Noreika gave Biden’s legal team until 9 p.m. […]
Bowe Bergdahl’s Court-Martial Conviction Voided by US Judge
A federal judge on Tuesday voided a 2017 court-martial conviction against Bowe Bergdahl, an Army sergeant who walked off his post in 2009 only to be captured by the Taliban and spend five years as their prisoner.Bergdahl’s conviction in 2017 left him with a dishonorable…