School district tries to fix bad Spanish translation Posted September 9, 2022 As voting was already under way for Florida’s August 23 election, officials in the county where about one in four voters are Hispanic scrambled t…
Jill Biden helps National Geographic promote national parks Posted September 3, 2022 Jill Biden is helping National Geographic promote its documentary series on U.S. national parks. The first lady introduces each installment of “America's National Parks,” a fiv…
Panama teachers end long strike that set off wider protests Posted August 28, 2022 Panama’s teachers will return to the classroom after a month-long strike that blocked commerce and snarled the capital with traffic. The strike, which was over th…
Retired Justice Stephen Breyer joining Harvard law faculty Posted August 11, 2022 Retired Justice Stephen Breyer is getting a different title: professor. Harvard said that Breyer, who retired from the Supreme Court June 30, is re-joining its…
Feds nudge airlines to let families sit together on planes Posted August 4, 2022 The Transportation Department urged airlines to make it easier for families to sit together on planes at no extra charge. The department said in a notice to airlines that the
Vatican starts monthly newspaper by and with the poor Posted July 21, 2022 The Vatican newspaper has started a new monthly edition dedicated to the poor and people on the margins, aimed at not only telling their stories but involving the…
Dartmouth to eliminate loans for undergraduate students Posted July 18, 2022 Dartmouth College is removing all federal and institutional loans from its undergraduate financial aid awards and replacing them with expanded scholarship grants,…
Peru prosecutors to probe plagiarism claim against president Posted May 31, 2022 Peru’s prosecutor’s office announced Thursday that it is investigating President Pedro Castillo and his wife for alleged plagiarism after a local television station said an invest…
13-year-old Minnesota youth set to graduate from college Posted May 22, 2022 A 13-year-old boy from Minnesota will soon earn his bachelor's degree from college — with a major in physics and a minor in math. Elliott Tanner is maintaining a 3.78 grade poi…
North Macedonia: Teachers strike as power, food prices soar Posted May 9, 2022 State kindergarten and primary school teachers in North Macedonia began an open-ended strike Monday, seeking substantial pay rises amid a cost-of-living