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What the Methodist split tells us about America
Vox· 3 days agoLast week, hundreds of United Methodist Church (UMC) delegates from around the world sat down to vote on whether or not to reverse a longstanding ban on...
Politics | May 18th 2024 Edition
The Economist· 12 hours agoIn a surprise shake-up of Russia’s security apparatus, Vladimir Putin moved Sergei Shoigu from his job as minister of defence, a role he has held since...
Why this French island in the Pacific is being roiled by violence over a vote held 10,000 miles away
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDeadly violence in the French island of New Caledonia erupted for a third day Wednesday, with armed...
Taxes are flat under Manchester Regional budget, but one town still sees big increase
The Bergen Record via Yahoo Finance· 17 hours agoIn simple terms, half of the tax burden is based on enrollment, and the other half on ratables. The...
The beautiful little island that 'belongs' to France but is nowhere near Europe
Daily Express· 5 days agoLocal government has no input in justice, university education, security and defence, the latter of...
Civil War General William T. Sherman's sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoBidders will fight with their dollars next week at an Ohio auction house for the sword of the Civil...
Historic separatist defeat in Catalonia's parliamentary elections
dpa international via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSeparatists suffered a historic defeat in Sunday's parliamentary elections in the Spanish region of...
Virginia school board restores Confederate names
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Civil War Southern generals to two schools, four years after they were removed following a...
Catalan separatist hopes buoyed by forecasts after election
dpa international via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCatalonia's separatist parties look set to maintain their majority in the regional parliament,...
Conservative commentator falsely claims US presidents can cancel federal elections
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWar elections were held." The Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865, and Abraham Lincoln was...