Photograph: PA/Niall Carson The former principal of Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath was “absolutely horrified” when teacher Enoch Burke interrupted a school religious service asking her to withdraw her “demand” that teachers “accept transgenderism”, the High Court has heard. Niamh McShane said she also felt “agitated” and “hunted” when Mr Burke approached her at Continue reading
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Japan’s Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible ‘megaquake’
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has canceled a planned trip to Central Asia to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government’s response after Continue reading
Georgia’s election board is out of control. Can anything be done?
As my colleague Ja’han Jones explained, Georgia’s State Election Board, a five-member body controlled by fervent Donald Trump loyalists, adopted a rule allowing local election boards to conduct a “reasonable inquiry” before certifying election results — a task that, pursuant to Georgia statutory law, has long been understood to be mandatory and ministerial. The State Continue reading
Suspect Allegedly Hid Ex’s Body With New Girlfriend’s Assistance
Tony Lawrence Charboneau and his girlfriend, Brandi Luffy, were charged with a number of felonies, including murder and kidnapping, in the death of Charboneau’s ex-girlfriend Amy Hogue, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Amy Hogue, 43, “leaves behind a family that loved her dearly,” her daughter-in-law said. GoFundMe Washington County authorities said Charboneau Continue reading
Alabama GOP Candidate Who Attended ‘Segregation Academy’ Pushes For Defunding Public Schools
LOADING ERROR LOADING Alabama Republican congressional candidate Caroleene Dobson, who has been vocal about her support of school choice on the campaign trail, graduated from a private, so-called “segregation academy,” in 2005. Dobson, who is in a heated race in the newly court-drawn 2nd Congressional District against Democrat Shomari Figures, graduated from Monroe Academy, a Continue reading
Broccoli hair is here to stay: Why teenage boys are serving floret looks.
Some think it looks like broccoli florets, earning the popular look an official name: Broccoli hair. Broccoli, often pushed to the side of your plate at dinnertime, has become an unexpected source of hair inspiration for teenage boys, who replicate the look of the veggie’s florets on their own stalks. The look, a cross between Continue reading
Massachusetts rape suspect wanted for decades-old crimes captured after police chase in Los Angeles
FIRST ON FOX: A suspected serial rapist from Massachusetts accused of raping two women at gunpoint nearly 35 years ago led California law enforcement officers in Los Angeles County on a car chase Thursday before being taken into custody. Stephen Paul Gale, 71, was driving a Lincoln SUV while trying to get away from authorities Continue reading
Israel repelled Iran’s first direct attack. Is it ready for the next one?
TEL AVIV — As Israel braces for an attack from Iran — fueling fighter jets, positioning air defense batteries and coordinating with Washington on the placement of U.S. military assets — there is growing apprehension about one of its most critical lines of defense: an American-led Arab coalition that helped thwart the last Iranian assault. Continue reading
Flooding from the remnants of Debby leads to high water rescues in New York, Pennsylvania
The worst of the flash flooding so far in New York was occurring in villages and hamlets in a largely rural area south of the Finger Lakes, not far from the Pennsylvania border. In Steuben County, which borders Pennsylvania, officials ordered the evacuation of the towns of Jasper, Woodhull and part of Addison, and said Continue reading
Special counsel Jack Smith asks judge to delay next steps in Trump election interference case
Special counsel Jack Smith is asking the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case for more time to propose a timetable for future proceedings after the Supreme Court upended the case with last month’s immunity ruling. If the request is granted, it would give prosecutors three more weeks to consult with other Continue reading