Katy Times22h
Young Eagle Scout urges community to ‘respectfully retire’ worn and tattered U.S. flags
He’s young – just a seventh grader at Beck Junior High School in Katy – but he’s already working on his Eagle Scout project.
Cooper Flagg continues to make it look easy, just as Duke did in a win over Baylor
Playing with two fouls late in the first half, Cooper Flagg had seven of Duke’s 12 points to turn a six-point lead into 17 en ...
The Signal attack plan messages: What we do (and don’t) know
The revelation that President Donald Trump’s most senior national security officials posted the specifics of a military ...
Condé Nast Traveler6d
Finding “Peace, If Not Paradise” Along the Silk Road, Aboard the Golden Eagle
On the 'Golden Eagle' train in Central Asia, writer Maggie Shipstead follows the historic Silk Road and witnesses, in some ...
Hindustan Times15d
Illinois votes on a new state flag design -- and chooses the current one
That would be “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state's bald eagle-themed emblem.
Toronto Star18d
Panthers’ odds of repeating improve on Proline after acquisition of veteran Marchand
It seems Proline players like the Florida Panthers’ acquisition of forward Brad Marchand at the NHL trade deadline. Florida landed Marchand from the Boston Bruins on Friday for a conditional ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation19d
Push for Australia to recognise toxic burn pits in Afghanistan as cause of cancer in soldiers
They've been referred to as the Agent Orange of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Burn pits were used by the United States military to dispose of rubbish including chemicals, plastics, rubber ...
Popular Science19d
Bald eagle live cam team shares what’s next for the 3 eaglets
Statistically, only 50 percent of bald eagle eggs successfully hatch and 70 percent survive their first year, according to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Now that they are out in the ...
The Independent19d
How Afghan women are fighting a brutal Taliban regime where even looking out of the window is banned
Overnight, Afghan women were driven out of classrooms, forced out of workplaces, and robbed of even the smallest freedoms. My colleague Marzia* – once a fearless project manager running ...
UN News Centre20d
Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and human rights crises deepen amid growing international isolation. Briefing ...
Khaama Press20d
Breakthrough in Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham Border Talks
According to Dawn, the talks focused on the reconstruction of a disputed border post on the Afghanistan’s side. Pakistan’s jirga members, authorized by their government, highlighted their concerns ...
The Indian Express20d
Over 80 Afghan women, who fled Taliban to study, might return to Kabul amid Trump’s funding freeze of USAID
In a major setback for more than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban controlled Afghanistan to Oman to pursue higher education, they face a possible return amid US President Donald Trump’s funding ...