A State Department official working on human rights issues in the Middle East resigned Wednesday in protest of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza, the latest example of dissent among government personnel bursting into public view. Annelle Sheline, 38, stepped down after a year as a foreign affairs officer in the Bureau of Democracy, … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state parole board member resigned Monday after recommending the release of a man who a day later attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son while he tried to protect her, according to authorities. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board’s handling of the case prompted … Read more
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatian’s president can’t run for prime minister, take part in the upcoming parliamentary election or campaign in favor of an opposition party unless he resigns immediately from his current post, according to a ruling on Monday from the country’s top court. President Zoran Milanović on Friday called a parliamentary election for April … Read more
Amid dimming hopes that an Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage-release deal will be reached before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, President Biden has ordered the U.S. military to construct a temporary port and pier on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to open a new route for providing humanitarian aid. Administration officials described what they … Read more
Less than a year after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry called it quits on their $20M Spotify deal … she herself is giving it another go in the podcast game. The Duchess of Sussex has inked a deal with Lemonada Media — the company behind “Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus” — for a new, … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s top security minister said Thursday that President Joko Widodo had accepted his resignation from the Cabinet before this month’s election. Mohammad Mahfud M.D. announced on Wednesday that he was resigning to focus on his vice presidential bid on Feb. 14. Mahfud is the running mate of former Central Java Gov. Ganjar … Read more
LONDON — Britain’s former energy minister said Friday he is quitting the Conservative Party and stepping down as a lawmaker over the government’s backtracking on its environmental commitments. Chris Skidmore said he could not support a forthcoming bill that will authorize new North Sea oil and gas drilling and called the U.K.’s retreat from its … Read more
Iggy Azalea is calling it quits on the album she’s been working on for months — most of them with Tory Lanez — and she doesn’t know if she’ll return to music, because her heart’s no longer in it!!! The Aussie-born rap star penned a lengthy note to her fans Wednesday … blindsiding many in … Read more
Another one bites the dust in the “Scream” franchise as its seventh installment sees renowned director Christopher Landon exiting the upcoming production. The drama surrounding the horror series continues following two unexpected exits, with Landon marking the movie’s third hiccup since its announcement. The filmmaker recently opened up about his departure, implying that the happenings behind … Read more
Actress Jamie Lynn Spears, the younger sister of pop star Britney Spears, has quit the British reality series “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!” The “Sweet Magnolias” actress had been opening up more and more about her childhood with the “Toxic” singer, which included a brief stay at Disney with Britney’s “The Mickey … Read more