‘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 […]

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…