Britney Spears investigated over dispute with employee
A member of staff says the singer struck her, while Ms Spears’ lawyer says no-one was injured....
A court ruling allowing school districts to require masks in their schools still stands after the Texas Supreme Court refused to intervene
The Supreme Court of Texas refused Governor Greg Abbott’s request to intervene Thursday in the case of mask mandates established by several local jurisdictions....
Videos show American soldiers help woman, child over wall at Kabul airport
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Local mask mandates allowed for now after Texas Supreme Court rejects Gov. Abbott’s request to intervene
The Supreme Court of Texas refused Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to intervene Thursday in the case of mask mandates established by several local jurisdictions....
Health experts say the state is in ‘one of its worst fights’ as Covid hospitalizations climb and local leaders defy safety measures
The latest surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations this summer is having a deepening effect in Texas, a state that has seen its leadership rebuke steps such...
3 US senators announce positive Covid tests
Three US senators — Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and John Hickenlooper of Colorado — announced separately Thursday they have tested positive...
Georgia parents pull kids from schools as district bucks CDC guidance
It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with the district’s lax Covid-19 protocols and dangerous misinformation being...
Afghanistan: Who originally supported Trump’s deal with the Taliban?
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace now calls it a “rotten” deal but supported it at the time....
Ex-MP Jared O’Mara charged with seven counts of fraud
Jared O’Mara is charged in relation to alleged fraudulent expenses claims, the CPS say....
G7 foreign ministers urge Taliban to protect civilians
Dominic Raab chairs a call of G7 ministers to discuss Afghanistan while facing calls to resign....