Colin Gray, father of US school shooting suspect, charged with murder
Getty Images The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of killing four people at a high school in the US state of Georgia has been arrested and charged with murder.…
Hunter Biden makes last-minute guilty plea in tax case
Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to all nine charges in his federal tax evasion case, catching federal prosecutors off guard as they prepared to begin his trial. The son of…
Alex Morgan retires: The USA superstar who transcended women’s football
There is no doubt Morgan’s influence has spread far beyond the football pitch and the USA. Jeff Kassouf, co-author of ‘The Making of the Women’s World Cup’, previously told BBC…
Right-wing US influencers say they were victims of alleged Russian plot
Getty Images Conservative US influencers say if the allegations are proven, they were deceived by Russian media executives following the release of an indictment charging Moscow with interfering in the…
Why this US jobs report matters – and what to watch
Getty Images If you care about where the US economy is headed, you might want to keep an eye on events on Friday. At 08:30 ET (13.30 BST), the US…
Why Canadian politics just got more unpredictable
Canada’s politics got a dose of uncertainty this week after the country’s left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) backed away from a deal that helped keep Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in power.…
New York police commissioner and other officials’ homes raided
Federal authorities have raided the home of New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban. “The Department is aware of an investigation by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District…
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Smartphones in Schools
Several times a year, I visit a high school or a college to talk with students about how I do my job and how they see the world. On a…
The Road to a Gaza Cease-Fire Runs Through Qatar
After Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in late July, Hamas officials told Qatari mediators that they had new demands for the already deadlocked cease-fire talks, according to one…