• State Department Planning Charter Flight for Americans from Haiti but Warns Trip to Airport Is Dangerous

    The State Department on Saturday announced it was arranging "a charter flight" for U.S. citizens from Cap-Haïtien International Airport, but warned that they would have to get to the airport on their own and that the nearly six-hour drive from Port-au-Prince is "dangerous."

  • State Digital Equity Plan approved

    The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration accepted Hawaii’s 293-page Digital Equity Plan on Tuesday after it underwent federal review.

  • What is in Denmark's plan to reform state schools?

    The Danish government has announced a plan to reform the country’s state schools (folkeskoler). What is in the plan and how will it change lessons at schools in Denmark?

  • What you need to know about American Express Plan It

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. One of TPG’s commandments for travel credit cards is to pay your balance in full every month — but sometimes that isn’t possible. You could have an unexpectedly large expense or face an involuntary layoff from work. In these instances, you …

  • UW Campuses Plan In-State Tuition Hike

    Proposed 3.75% raise comes after 5% this year. Board of Regents must approve it.

  • State visit to Britain being planned for emperor, empress in June

    The Japanese government is making preparations for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to conduct a state visit to Britain in late June, a source connected to the Imperial Household Agency said Sunday. The imperial couple's visit to Britain is expected to last around a week. Arrangements are under way for

  • Women rescue friend being mauled by cougar in Washington state

    Keri Bergere suffered severe head and neck injuries from attack on 17 February while group were on a biking tripA group of Washington state women wrestled their friend out of the jaws of a cougar after the animal encountered and attacked them while they were on a biking trip.The women recently shared details of the cougar’s attack and their friend’s dramatic rescue for the first time in an interview with the Seattle NBC affiliate KING-TV. Continue reading

  • State Department to charter flights for Americans to leave Haiti

    The State Department announced plans Saturday to get Americans out of Haiti via chartered flights. “We are arranging a charter flight for U.S. citizens with valid U.S. passports from Cap-Haitien to the U.S.,” the department posted on X. “Travel to Cap-Haitien is conducted at your own risk.” Those who qualify need to fill out an […]

  • Japan imperial couple state visit to Britain planned for June

    The government is making preparations for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to conduct a state visit to Britain in late June, a source connected to the Imperial Household Agency said Sunday.The imperial couple's visit to Britain is expected to last around a week. Arrangements are under way for welcoming events at Buckingham Palace, the London home of the British monarchy, as well as a state banquet hosted by King Charles III, the source said.Preparations between the British and Japanese...

  • Court upholds state plan to require more water in California rivers

    A court has upheld a key decision by California’s water board calling for reductions in water diversions from the San Joaquin River and its tributaries to help revive struggling fish populations. In his ruling, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto rejected lawsuits by water districts serving farms and cities that would be required to take less water under the standards adopted by regulators. The judge also rejected challenges by environmental groups that had argued for...

  • US Announces Plan To Evacuate American Citizens Stranded In Haiti

    US Announces Plan To Evacuate American Citizens Stranded In Haiti Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The State Department confirmed that it will try to evacuate Americans who are still stranded in Haiti as the country’s security situation continues to deteriorate. Police officers patrol a neighborhood amid gang-related violence in downtown Port-au-Prince on April 25, 2023. (Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty Images) On March 16, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti...

  • Confronting The American School System's Perverted Bathroom Police State

    Nex Benedict was kind of a weird kid. I know because the moment that I first learned who Nex was I also knew that we would have been friends. Like Nex, at 16, I was a pissed off metalhead with a weird sense of humor and a bad temper who ferociously defended the few outsiders More