French schools turn away girls wearing abayas as Muslim rights group challenges ban
Public schools in France have been turning away students for breaking a new national ban on the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, as a rights group filed an appeal against the prohibition.
2023-09-06 20:55
Will he go by plane or train? How Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia for another meeting with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s possible trip to Russia this month might be like his first one in 2019 — a rattling, 20-hour ride aboard a green-and-yellow armored train that is a quirky symbol of his family’s dynastic leadership
2023-09-06 14:29
UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world
The United Nations has released $125 million from its emergency relief fund to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing
2023-09-06 05:17
UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million hungry people in Afghanistan due to cash shortfall
The U.N. food agency says it is forced to drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan in September due to a massive funding shortfall
2023-09-05 19:52
France's Macron supports experimenting with uniforms in some schools amid debate over ban on robes
French President Emmanuel Macron is opening the door to experimenting in some public schools with uniforms or a dress code
2023-09-05 03:48
A 19-year-old Texas man went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. An ongoing search has yet to find him
A 19-year-old passenger on a cruise ship went overboard in the Caribbean on Tuesday and a search for him is ongoing, according to cruise line Royal Caribbean and the passenger's family.
2023-09-02 14:56
Macron says enforcement of abaya ban in French school will be 'uncompromising'
French authorities will be "uncompromising" in their enforcement of a new ban on abayas in schools, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday, following the decision to ban the robe-like garment in the upcoming academic year.
2023-09-02 06:51
France's Macron says schools will be 'intractable' in enforcing ban on robes often worn by Muslims
French President Emmanuel Macron says public school students won’t get past the door if they show up dressed in long robes mainly worn by Muslims
2023-09-02 02:23
US entertainment shares slide as Disney, Charter squabble over cable fees
By Chibuike Oguh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK Shares of several U.S. entertainment companies including Fox Corp
2023-09-02 02:21
This isn't what I ordered: Lawsuits accuse Burger King, others of ads that misrepresent their foods
Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life
2023-09-01 22:57
After Maui's wildfires, thousands brace for long process of restoring safe water service
Some populated areas of Maui are looking at months or even years before their water systems are fully and safely restored following the wildfires that devastated the island last month
2023-09-01 22:26
ESPN networks go dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems on busy night for sports
ESPN is among a number of Disney Entertainment channels that have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems
2023-09-01 10:27