Louisiana Mandates Display of Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom

At least 550 pilgrims have died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year. At least 323 of those who died were Egyptians, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, the two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries’ responses told AFP. “All of them [the Egyptians] died because of heat” except for one who sustained fatal injuries during a minor crowd crush, one of the diplomats said, adding that...

The House Ethics Committee announced on Tuesday that it needs to further review allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., involving sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, and accepting improper gifts. The committee also accused Gaetz of being uncooperative with its probe and said it had "difficulty in obtaining relevant information" from him. Gaetz has been under a years-long House investigation, spurred by the Department of Justice (DOJ), looking into reports in early 2021 that he had a...

In recent weeks, House Ethics Committee investigators have conducted a string of interviews behind closed doors with numerous women who were witnesses in the yearslong Justice Department sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, multiple sources familiar with the committee's work tell ABC News. Investigators have interviewed at least half a dozen women who allegedly attended parties where the Florida congressman was also present and who were paid by Joel Greenberg, Gaetz'...

The House Ethics Committee is probing whether Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., gave special privileges and favors to friends and obstructed a government investigation into his conduct, the panel said Tuesday in a rare public statement—a day after Gaetz claimed he faces a new “frivolous” probe. The committee said it has closed its probes into allegations that Gaetz shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use...

A climate activism group vandalized an ancient landmark in the U.K. as part of a wider protest against fossil fuels. Just Stop Oil, the organization behind the Wednesday incident, is demanding "the incoming U.K. government commit to working with other governments to agree an equitable plan to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030." "Stonehenge at solstice is all about celebrating the natural world — but look at the state it’s in! We all have a right to live a life...

Environmental protesters sprayed paint on Britain's Stonehenge on Wednesday, with orange marks covering some of the stones of the prehistoric megalithic structure on the eve of the summer solstice celebrations. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of damaging the ancient monument, police said in a statement. "This is extremely upsetting and our curators are investigating the extent of the damage," English Heritage, the charity that manages Stonehenge, said on X. Stonehenge remains...

Environmental activists sprayed several of the ancient stones of Britain's iconic Stonehenge site with an orange substance Wednesday, demanding that the next U.K. government — set to be chosen in a national election on July 5 — "sign up to a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030," the protest group Just Stop Oil said. A video released by the group showed two activists running toward the prehistoric stones of the UNESCO World Heritage Site with what looked like fire...

We all know that social media has its pitfalls. In fact, the U.S. surgeon general even wants to put a warning label on social media apps to alert us to the health danger it poses, especially to young people. However, social media has also connected people around the world in a way that humanity has never seen before. That can be both good and bad, but when it's good, it can delight and inspire people around the globe. That's where an Icelandic puffin sweater comes in.Celia Robbins shared a post on X explaining that her 14-year-old daughter had asked her if she ever has any regrets. "While I know she was asking this question on a philosophical level, my mind immediately went to this puffin sweater I saw in Iceland," she wrote. "It's been 3 years since I saw it in a shop there, & I still regret not buying it." — (@) Three years may seem like a long time to be pining for a sweater, but non-buyer's remorse is a real thing, especially when you can't just hop online and order something. Robbins really loves puffins, but the sweater was too expensive for her buy at the time, and when she went back to Iceland in 2022, she couldn't find it again. Fortunately—but unexpectedly—a random stranger who lives 4,000 miles away had the exact opposite regret about exactly the same sweater. My regret is that I bought this exact sweater for my wife two years ago. She has worn it zero times. I’m in NYC. Cover shipping and it’s yours.— Dave Wiskus (@dwiskus) June 3, 2024 David Wiskus, who is the CEO of Nebula and lives in New York, shared that his regret was that he bought that puffin sweater for his wife two years ago on a trip to Iceland. "She has worn it zero times," he wrote. "I'm in NYC. Cover shipping and it's yours." Robbins was incredulous, but Wiskus was serious. "I would never joke about a puffin sweater," he wrote. — (@) The people of X became invested in the puffin sweater exchange. What are the chances, after all? But sure enough, 10 days after Robbins posted the photo of the sweater she wished she'd bought, it arrived at her home in Berlin, Germany. Wiskus even covered the shipping and expedited it, despite Robbins offering to pay for it. And wouldn't you know, it fits her perfectly. People are amazing! Just 10 days ago, I shared a thought about one of my regrets in life. Of course, not buying a sweater sounds like a minor regret, but SO MANY could relate!And then @dwiskus made my wish a reality. This sweater made it from NYC to Berlin in record time! ? https://t.co/cWArXbQnxu pic.twitter.com/hgf0yl9tgC— Celia (@CeliaBedelia) June 12, 2024 Robbins told TODAY.com she almost started crying when she received the package. “I don’t know how else to explain it, but it’s like a tiny little moment where the universe cared about me," she said. “I’m living in a new country. We’ve only been in Berlin for like 11 months, and sometimes life is really hard. I don’t speak German. I thankfully have a job where I get to speak English, but this was just the universe being like, ‘Hey, I care about you and what you want.’”Wiskus told TODAY.com that he was on a work trip to Amsterdam when he happened to come across Robbins' tweet and immediately recognized the sweater. It still had the tags on it in his wife's closet. “I was sincere. I would happily get rid of that sweater,” he said. “I didn’t realize so many people on the internet would be that excited about it.”“I can’t stress enough, I really thought this was just, like, doing a funny bit with a random stranger on (X) and it’s just turned into this other thing," he added. "But the sincerity of it is what I find so charming.”How does his wife feel about him giving away her sweater? She's okay with it, he said, but she did tell him, “you’re going to have to take me to Iceland so I can get another sweater.”People have loved the story on Upworthy's Instagram page, celebrating the internet being utilized for something so wholesome and magical:"This is ABSOLUTELY what the internet is for. Nothing more. Nothing less.""This is what I had hoped the internet and social media would partly be, connecting people around the world in really zany but loving ways. Keeping hope alive.""Stories like these keep me coming back to the internet ???""This is the best damn use of the internet—more like this story!"Who knew it a puffin sweater would bring people together to gush over the positive side of social media.