The West Virginia Board of Education on Tuesday reinstated a school vaccination mandate after the state Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that allowed parents to cite religious beliefs to opt out of shots required for their children to attend classes.

Concerns that the new embassy could be used as a base for spying have prompted some politicians in Britain and the United States to urge the government to block Beijing's plans. The Department of Housing said in a letter seen by Reuters that it would now rule on whether the project could go ahead by January 20, rather than by December 10, because of delays in receiving responses from the interior and foreign ministries.

President Trump has issued a rare criticism and brush back of Israel's expansionist policy in Syria, where in the south of the country Israel's military has launched recent deadly ground and aerial raids which go way beyond just the Golan Heights. Trump has warned that the future of Syria's stability is at stake. He wrote in a Monday post on Truth Social, "The United States is very satisfied with the results displayed, through hard work and determination, in the Country of Syria. We are doing everything within our power to make sure the Government of Syria continues to do what was intended, which is substantial, in order to build a true and prosperous Country."

Vladimir Putin used a blend of charm, calculated stalling and pointed threats to show U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner exactly where Russia stands on peace with Ukraine. Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, and Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, enjoyed a stroll through Moscow and lunch at an upscale restaurant Tuesday while the Russian president made them wait several hours for a meeting at the Kremlin about ending the war in Ukraine.

A psychology essay, written by a student called Samantha Fulnecky at The University of Oklahoma (OU), has prompted an online culture war. Fulnecky received a mark of 0 on her paper, which repeatedly referenced the Bible. In response, she filed a report which alleged discrimination over religious beliefs. The university has since placed the instructor who issued the grade on leave, and the incident has sparked a furious response from conservatives and criticism from the left.

There is a moment when every news story either achieves lift-off or tumbles back to the earth. Having covered a few that drove national headlines, I've discovered there is no universal formula for which ones hit the stratosphere, and which do not.

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