by WorldTribune Staff, August 27, 2018 A charter school in Atlanta will return to having the Pledge of Allegiance after parents voiced their outrage over a new oath proposed by the principal that would have hailed, among other things, “our global society.” Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School Principal Lara Zelski had decided that students would no […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 27, 2018 What happens when the New York Times tries to work golf into its world view? Legendary golfer Tiger Woods, after completing his final round at The Northern Trust tournament in New Jersey on Aug. 26, was asked by a reporter from the Times about race relations and his relationship […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the slashing of $200 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), the State Department said on Aug. 24. The announcement came after a review examining U.S. aid to the PA was ordered, with the Trump administration saying it sought to ensure any funds sent to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2018 A 10-year-old North Carolina student was punished after what his parents said was a respectful gesture toward his teacher – he referred to her as “ma’am.” Parents Teretha Wilson and McArthur Bryant said their 10-year-old son, Tamarion, was punished by his fifth-grade teacher at North East Carolina Preparatory School in Tarboro […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2018 The leader of Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) was killed by an American drone strike, U.S. officials said on Aug. 26. ISIS-K leader Abu Sayeed Orakzai was targeted in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, near the border with Pakistan, the deputy spokesperson for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced, according to U.S. Forces-Afghanistan spokesman […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal has put a “real crimp” into Teheran’s economy, said national security adviser John Bolton, and the Islamic Republic may try to retaliate by meddling in the U.S. midterm elections. Iran, Russia, China and North Korea are the four […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Aug. 22 that he has asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South African land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing of farmers.” In the tweet, the president made it clear he was reacting to a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2018 Five newly uncovered emails which were sent or received on then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s unsecure non-state.gov email system contain classified information, a government watchdog group announced on Aug. 16. Judicial Watch, which obtained the documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, said the new documents […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2018 A black man and “loyal southerner” was outraged that a mob of protesters toppled a Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. On Aug. 22, two days after protesters knocked down the Silent Sam statue, H.K. Edgerton stood at the scene holding a Confederate flag, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2018 The death of an investigative journalist who was working on an article on former CIA Director John Brennan was likely a tragic accident, the journalist’s widow said. Michael Hastings, a writer for BuzzFeed, died in a fiery car crash in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on June […]
