The Princess of Wales has apologised "for any confusion" after she admitted editing a Mother's Day photograph of her and her children. Her statement was posted on Kensington Palace social media after five agencies retracted it over editing concerns. "Like many amateur photographers‚ I do occasionally experiment with editing‚" Catherine said. The image‚ taken by the Prince of Wales‚ was the first of Catherine to be released since her surgery in January. PA‚ Getty Images‚ AFP‚...

CHICAGO — It looks like the Chicago Bears might not be going anywhere. The NFL team announced Monday it has shifted its focus on building a new stadium near the current one in the city versus moving to Arlington Heights. The Bears are also open to contributing more than $2 billion to the project. "The future stadium of the Chicago Bears will bring a transformative opportunity to our region — boosting the economy‚ creating jobs‚ facilitating mega events and generating millions in tax revenue‚"...

A prominent evangelical advocacy organization plans to significantly ramp up political spending in the 2024 election with one goal in mind: returning Donald Trump to the White House Faith &; Freedom‚ a conservative-leaning organization‚ intends to spend $62 million registering and turning out evangelical voters‚ texting and calling supporters‚ and door-knocking — $10 million more than it spent four years ago. The group is expected to‚ among other things‚ hand out 30 million pieces of...

President Biden set to campain in New Hampshire President Biden set to campain in New Hampshire President Biden set to campain in New Hampshire MANCHESTER‚ N.H. – President Biden will be in New Hampshire Monday for a speech and campaign event as he gets closer to securing enough delegates to earn the Democratic nomination. Biden will be in Manchester on Monday afternoon‚ where he will talk about lowering costs for families. He will later take part in a campaign event. The president has launched...

Sweden and Canada have said they will resume aid payments to UNRWA‚ the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They were among 16 countries that paused funds after Israel accused at least 12 UNRWA staff of involvement in the 7 October attack by Hamas. The UN is investigating‚ and France's foreign minister is leading a review. Sweden said on Saturday it would send 200 million kronor (£15m; $19m) initially‚ after UNRWA agreed to more checks on its spending and staff. "The government has...

His apology for using the term ‘illegal’ is absurd. Well‚ Joe Biden stepped in it. He used the term “illegal” to refer to the illegal immigrant who allegedly murdered 22-year-old Laken Riley in Georgia. This has made for the one discordant note in the otherwise over-the-moon reception by the Left of the president’s State of the Union address. Sure‚ the president has supposedly vanquished the age issue‚ energized his campaign‚ and put Donald Trump on his back foot‚ but he used...

In his final State of the Union address prior to the November general election‚ President Joe Biden focused on Ukraine‚ the Israel-Hamas war‚ the economy‚ reproductive rights‚ prescription drug costs and border security. Biden also criticized many of the policies of “my predecessor” — without naming former President Donald Trump. But he sometimes stretched the facts or left out important context. Biden boasted that under his leadership “wages keep going up.” But over the entirety of Biden’s...

American economic pessimism has been bafflingly persistent despite major indicators showing that the economy is actually strong. Unemployment is low‚ inflation is down (if sticky)‚ wages are up‚ the stock market is hitting new all-time highs‚ and it looks like the Federal Reserve might be able to keep the US out of a recession. Surveys are beginning to capture growing consumer confidence — but for President Joe Biden‚ the question is whether it’s rising quickly...

Crime in Washington‚ D.C.‚ is a crisis. Six months ago‚ the Washington Examiner looked at some of the issues plaguing the nation’s capital. In the months since‚ things feel worse than ever‚ but that might be starting to change. In this series‚ we are looking at how the nation’s capital wound up with its record on crime‚ how it affects its standing in the world‚ and what can be done to turn the problem around. In part one of the series‚ we examined when this problem started‚ and...

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Monday accused Israel of detaining and torturing some of its staffers‚ coercing them into making false confessions about the agency’s ties to Hamas. “Some of our staff have conveyed to UNRWA teams that they were forced to (make) confessions under torture and ill-treatment. These false confessions were in response to questioning about relations between UNRWA and Hamas and involvement in the 7 October attack against Israel‚” UNRWA spokeswoman...