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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list Friday that includes passages from the Bible, marking the latest effort by conservative officials to expand Christian teachings in public schools.The Texas State Board of Education voted 9-5, with one abstention, to approve the required reading list for the state’s more than 5 million public school students.The required reading list includes works such as Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” along with passages from the New Testament.The decision came after intense debate between supporters and critics and has been closely watched by…

NewsFeedRescue workers in one Caracas neighbourhood say no help has arrived, two days after twin quakes tore through the city. Al Jazeera’s Noris Soto says aftershocks are making the search for survivors harder and rescue efforts are turning to the recovery of bodies.Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Amidst a week of attention on major music festivals and City of Calgary noise policies, a coalition of local festivals has quietly been meeting with city councillors to share concerns around mounting costs. The group, which includes annual city staples like GlobalFest and the Calgary International BluesFest, has met with several city councillors as conversations are in “early days.”“There are just a number of barriers that are making it increasingly more difficult for organizations, for us to do the work we’re doing,” said Ken Goosen with the Global Mosaic Alberta Society, the organization behind GlobalFest.GlobalFest moved from Elliston Park in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House border czar Tom Homan erupted at critics of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Friday, recalling horrific scenes from his decades in border enforcement — including migrants he said were “baked to death” in a tractor-trailer — as he argued that secure borders save lives.Homan used the graphic stories during remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., to push back on critics who have accused the Trump administration of being inhumane, arguing instead that tougher border enforcement saves lives by deterring migrants from…

The stock of SpaceX continues its consolidation phase on the New York Stock Exchange one week after its Nasdaq listing. Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSpaceX became one of the quickest additions ever to the Nasdaq-100 index, setting up a fresh wave of buying from passive investors less than a month after the company’s blockbuster public debut.Nasdaq announced after the close Friday whether SpaceX qualifies for inclusion in the benchmark technology index. Assuming the company meets the requirements, index-tracking funds and other product sponsors would begin purchasing shares after the market closes on July 6, with SpaceX officially joining…

The average cost of a funeral has ticked up to $14,000 as GoFundMe reports a 70 per cent spike in memorial fundraisers since 2020.Analysis from the crowd-funding platform shows $28m was donated to Australian memorial causes last year by way of 300,000 individual donations.From 2020 to 2025, the number of memorial fundraisers on the platform has risen 70 per cent. The number of individual donations made to these campaigns has doubled over the five years.“Our data shows that while more Aussies are asking for donations in lieu of flowers when mourning the loss of a loved one, their communities are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A fugitive 3-year-old giraffe was found via helicopter on Friday after two weeks on the run from her home at a private ranch in Texas.The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.The 10-foot-tall animal was located by helicopter on Friday morning about four miles south of the ranch in a remote, heavily-wooded area.Vick Jones, who manages the ranch, told FOX 7 that Gracie moved there in May and still wasn’t used to her surroundings when she wandered away.RUNAWAY ZEBRA’S…

Only competitions involving professional athletes will be held, with all other activities cancelled.Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026This weekend’s Diamond League track and field meeting in Paris will go ahead as planned despite the historic heatwave gripping the country and stretching emergency services, organisers said.Hours after Paris police authorities said they wanted the event cancelled, the French Athletics Federation (FFA) confirmed on Friday that it would take place on Sunday at Charlety Stadium, in agreement with the police prefecture.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listCiting the exceptional heat that has affected Paris since June 21, the police prefecture…

The Okanagan’s water crisis didn’t begin with the scorching summer heat. It began months ago, high in the mountains, where winter failed to deliver enough snow. Now, the consequences are flowing downstream. The okanagan lake will not fluctuate much but the water downstream will be greatly effected. Cohan Sassaman The valley is entering its fourth consecutive year of drought, with the province declaring a Level 5 drought, the highest warning on British Columbia’s scale. Story continues below advertisement Calculations from the Okanagan Basin Water Board show water flowing into Okanagan Lake this year is less than half of what is…

Watch CBS News Desperate searches are underway for earthquake survivors in Venezuela; a large jet makes a frighteningly low flyover.