South African president signs controversial land seizure bill, eroding private property rights

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is criticizing the Biden administration after the U.S. vetoed a United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. The progressive “Squad” member wrote, “Shameful” above an X post showing the U.S. as the lone “no” vote against the resolution last week. “The Biden [administration] can no longer reconcile their professed […]

Lawyers for former President Trump filed a motion Monday to adjourn the trial stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s charges related to hush money payments until after the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity.  The trial in New York City is set to begin on March 25 with jury selection, but the former president […]

Students in Kentucky showed some improvement on their statewide test scores, especially in elementary schools, but considerable work remains to get back to pre-pandemic levels, state education officials said. The subject has become a top issue in this year’s hotly contested race for governor. Despite the gains, elementary to high school students in the Bluegrass […]