• Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote
    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a Republican proposal that cleared a major vote Saturday and would make the state the nation’s largest to impose such a mandate. If passed as expected, the measure is likely to draw a legal challenge from critics who […]
  • Taiwan students heading to Harvard ‘anxious’ after US enrolment block
    By Katie Tam, Angie Teo and Ann Wang TAIPEI (Reuters) -With an admission letter in hand, Taiwanese student Yu-hsuan Lin was ready to attend her dream school, Harvard University, this September. But the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enrol foreign students made her feel anxious and helpless, […]
  • An Oregon man who quit his job to set sail with his cat arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii
    HONOLULU (AP) — An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix, reached his destination Saturday, welcomed by cheering fans at the end of a weekslong journey that he documented for his mass of followers on social media. Oliver […]
  • 1 dead in New York sewage-boat explosion on Hudson River
    NEW YORK (AP) — An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee Saturday, authorities said. Another worker on the city-owned Hunts Point vessel was injured and taken to the hospital after the blast around 10:30 a.m. near the North […]
  • In their words: How recent presidents have honored America’s fallen on Memorial Day
    WASHINGTON (AP) — From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation’s capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents customarily commemorate Memorial Day on hallowed ground. In somber wreath-laying ceremonies and poignant speeches, presidents remember the military members who died serving the country, even as many Americans associate the holiday with a three-day weekend […]