by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2018 Thousands of North Carolina teachers on May 16 rallied in downtown Raleigh to press state lawmakers for increased funding for education. The rally forced the closing of many of the state’s schools and left a number of parents scrambling to find childcare, reports said. On May 14, North Carolina […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By David W. Goetze, Wake Forest Weekly As teachers from across our State prepare to gather in Raleigh on May 16 to demand higher pay, it would benefit everyone considering the merits of their quest to understand a few things about just where we are in educating our children here in North […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 The FBI appears to have successfully inserted a spy into the Trump campaign, reports say. “When the FBI talks about a source, they talk about someone who is an average citizen who uses their credentials, their job as a way of spying for the agency,” the Wall Street Journal’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 Turkey and Israel engaged in a war of words following deadly riots on the Israel-Gaza border on May 14, the same day the United States formally moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said “Islamic countries should without fail review their relations with Israel.” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 Journalist and nonfiction novelist Tom Wolfe, who wrote such classics as “The Right Stuff”, “Bonfire of the Vanities” and “A Man in Full” passed away on May 14. He was 88. William F. Buckley Jr., writing in National Review, said of Wolfe: “He is probably the most skillful writer […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 A Russian oligarch who is now a witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation spent millions of dollars in an attempt to rescue an American held hostage in Iran at the time Mueller was director of the FBI, a report said. Details of the FBI’s 2009 deal with Russian […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 The U.S. Supreme Court on May 14 struck down a 1992 law that barred state-authorized sports gambling. Gaming industry analysts estimated 32 states would likely offer sports betting within five years of the ruling, The Associated Press reported. In a 6-3 ruling, the court struck down the Professional and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Just days after the global sigh of relief regarding the upcoming United States-North Korea Summit, world opinion swung back into bitter criticism over the Trump Administration’s announcement that it was scrapping America’s participation in the Iran Nuclear Deal, the penultimate diplomatic legacy of the Obama […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2018 “On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.” – Zechariah 12:3 Amid the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2018 Congressional investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election have also uncovered details of how Obama loyalists set out to make the presidential transition a living hell for the incoming Trump administration. Republican investigators for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence the Senate Judiciary Committee found “a number […]
