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Texas state school board approves mandated reading list including Bible passages

June 26, 2026 9:48 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago / Reuters

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June 26 (Reuters) – The Texas Board of Education on Friday approved mandated reading lists for public school children that include passages from ​the Bible – the latest effort by leaders there to infuse ‌the education system with conservative and religious ideals.

The Republican-dominated board, in a 9-5 vote with one member absent and not voting, approved the reading ​lists for over 5 million public school students beginning ​in 2030.

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Texas had already mandated that the Bible’s Ten ⁠Commandments be displayed in all public schools, a decision that ​was upheld by a federal appeals court earlier this year, following on ​the heels of other Republican-led states seeking to infuse public education with Christian teachings.

Critics say these decisions are at odds with the Constitution’s “establishment clause,” long understood ​by courts as separating church and state. Supporters say the ​measures restore basic Judeo-Christian teachings to school systems, which many have said are ‌historically ⁠significant.

The required reading list is wide-ranging and includes mostly non-Biblical and classical texts, such as Aesop’s fables, tales about Native Americans, and a children’s versions of Don Quixote. Critics have noted that ​much of the ​list comprises texts ⁠written by white male authors, in a state with a majority of Latino and Black students.

Rachel ​Laser, the head of the advocacy group Americans ​United ⁠for Separation of Church and State, said in a written statement that the Texas board of education’s decision sought to “misuse public schools ⁠to impose ​one narrow set of religious beliefs ​and indoctrinate a new generation of Americans in the lie that America is a ​Christian country.”

Reporting by Brad Brooks in Colorado; Editing by David Gregorio

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Rubio announces framework deal between Israel and Lebanon as experts warn Iran will fight to sabotage it

June 26, 2026 6:13pm EDT / Fox News

Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wrote on X ‘Historic opportunity but key is disarming Hezbollah, evil terrorists who have killed Americans’

By Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Jerusalem and Lebanon on Friday as a robust first step toward peace and a rejection of Iranian interference in the region.

The breakthrough could lead to a path of diplomatic normalization between the two countries, Lebanon and Israel, that are in a formal state of war. The framework agreement may impede the Iran-backed terrorist movement Hezbollah that has gained control over parts of the Lebanese state, according to experts.

Hezbollah and Israel have fought two wars since the terrorist organization joined Hamas’ invasion of Israel in Oct. 7, 2023 and following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran in February.

US ENVOY NEARS LEBANON-ISRAEL CEASEFIRE THAT WOULD DISARM HEZBOLLAH TERROR GROUP

Hezbollah launches long-range missiles from Lebanon into northern Israel within 48 hours of strikes on Iran, escalating the widening conflict amid Operation Epic Fury.(Hadi Mizban/AP)

Rubio said, “Today is a good day in that we are happy to announce a framework agreement between the sovereign government of Lebanon and, of course, the government of Israel, with a mediation and support of the United States of America, that begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security.”

He added, “And that’s what these two nations deserve.”

According to the Press Service of Israel (TPS-IL), Netanyahu termed the deal “a severe blow to Iran.” He added that the Islamic Republic seeks to force an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, and “essentially Israel, Lebanon and the United States are telling them: This is none of your business. You have no role in southern Lebanon — neither you, nor Hezbollah nor any other terrorist organization.”

U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, wrote on X:” Was there all week but had to fly back to Israel Thursday night. Historic opportunity but key is disarming Hezbollah, evil terrorists who have killed Americans. Israel, Lebanon sign framework peace agreement following US-backed negotiations.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter applaud after signing a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon with State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, and Lebanon’s Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2026.(Ken Cedeno/Reuters)

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, in an Arabic-language X Post, thanked the U.S. administration, led by President Donald Trump, “for its efforts in hosting and facilitating the negotiations and for supporting Lebanon’s position.”

Rubio’s optimistic announcement encouraged some veteran Lebanon experts about a historic opportunity for peace, while others warned about the necessity to proceed with caution.

Guila Fakhoury, whose father, Amer, was kidnapped by Hezbollah in 2019, told Fox News Digital that “Today marks a historic achievement. For the first time since 1983, Lebanon and Israel have reached an agreement through direct negotiations. It also represents a fundamental shift in regional dynamics, demonstrating that Lebanon’s future need not be contingent upon broader regional negotiations or arrangements negotiated through proxy influence. In that sense, this agreement supersedes previous efforts to tie Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty to external agendas.”

Fakhoury, added, “If these commitments are fulfilled, this agreement could become the foundation for long-term cooperation, security, economic opportunity and shared stability that benefits both the Lebanese and Israeli people.”

HEZBOLLAH DISARMAMENT DEADLOCK RISKS CIVIL WAR, ANALYSTS SAY, AS US PREPARES FOR ISRAEL–LEBANON TALKS

Hezbollah al-Mahdi scouts parade with large portraits of Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Khomeini and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an event for Jerusalem Day in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, on Aug. 1, 2013.(Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

She continued, “However, whether this agreement brings lasting peace and stability will depend entirely on its implementation. The Lebanese state and its legitimate institutions must be the ones to create stability, not external actors or armed organizations operating outside government authority.”

Walid Phares, a leading U.S. expert on Lebanon and the Mideast, told Fox News Digital, “This agreement is just a ceasefire not a conduit to a larger peace deal. Hezbollah take orders from Iran. It’s clear Tehran will complain about such a deal and pressure the negotiators to get some statement from Washington asserting the Islamic Republic’s say over Lebanon. Hezbollah will attack the deal but will pray Israel won’t strike. The Trump administration will have to calibrate between the Rubio-sponsored agreement on Lebanon and the fragility of the situation in the Gulf.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.(Avi Ohayon / GPO)

He added, “The regime is telling Hezbollah ‘keep the narrative up and radical but let us get the money first.’ Israel is giving its public something and mindful of Trump’s concerns about the deal with Iran. The Lebanese government is hoping their army does not have to engage. The only unknown is the ability of the Lebanese opposition to rise and resist Hezbollah. We are still inside the Lebanese status quo.”

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Hanin Ghaddar, a senior fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, wrote on X: “Absolutely a breakthrough,” This is the first agreement between Israel and Lebanon since 1983. A clear and loud ‘NO’ to Iran as it challenges its efforts to control Lebanon ‘s file.”

She added, “But as the 1983 agreement was toppled by the bad guys then (Assad regime), Iran will try everything to make sure this one fails as well.Lebanon and Israel have a responsibility in making sure this agreement is protected, and its implementation is successful. We will probably not have another chance.”

Benjamin Weinthal reports on Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey and Europe. You can follow Benjamin on Twitter @BenWeinthal, and email him at benjamin.weinthal@fox.com

‘A total fairytale’: Former Watergate prosecutor reacts to Vance’s comments on the scandal

Published 7:06 PM EDT, Fri June 26, 2026 / CNN Politics

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‘A total fairytale’: Former Watergate prosecutor reacts to Vance’s comments on the scandal

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Nurse of 58 years who went above and beyond for patients gets special retirement send-off: “You’re an angel”

June 26, 2026 7:46 PM EDT / CBS News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Wynola Wayne walked out of work for the last time after 58 years as a nurse, you could tell this was no ordinary retirement send-off. This was the canonization of a saint who went above and beyond for her patients.

Back in 1965, Marco Houpe, who was just 15 months old at the time, was visiting his grandma’s house when a Christmas tree caught fire. Marco had third-degree burns over 85% of his body.

“On the way to the hospital, I died twice. … They didn’t expect me to make it,” Houpe said. “When the fire department found me, a toy was melted in my left hand.”

Houpe was brought to what is now Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where a brand-new nurse — still in training — was working in the burn unit.

“And there was such a feeling of connection with him,” Wayne recalled. “And even though those burns were extensive, I said, ‘You’re going to survive.’ Because I could see it in his eyes.”

“My parents used to tell me about this nurse. In the morning, she was there. In the evening, she was there. At night, she was there,” Houpe said.

When asked if his parents credited this nurse with saving his life, Houpe said, “Yep, absolutely” — and he has come to believe the same.

“If it wasn’t for her then, I wouldn’t be here today,” he said.

Where he is today is married to his wife Tiffany for 12 years. They have two children, and Houpe has a good job as a school administrator and coach.

None of that surprises Wayne, who was so impressed by the will of that little boy that she named her own son after him. Likewise, Houpe was so impressed with Wayne’s compassion that he calls her his guardian angel.

“She fought for me while I didn’t know how to fight. She would not give up,” he said.

After a five-minute standing ovation at her retirement sendoff, Houpe escorted Wayne out of the building. And although she is now retired as a nurse, Marco says she will always retain her other title: “You’re an angel. You’re an angel.”

Patients give beloved nurse special send-off

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Trump refuses to sign housing bill, says GOP remains ‘well-unified’

7:27 PM EDT, Fri June 26, 2026 / CNN

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President Trump refuses to sign major bipartisan housing bill. Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for talks on the future of the alliance. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on the week at the White House.

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Trump warns ‘godless communists’ will turn cities into slums as Dems fail to fight socialist surge

June 26, 2026 4:14pm EDT / Fox News

The president told attendees the Democratic Party’s leftward shift is the most serious threat to America in 250 years

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Americans sound the alarm over socialist surge following New York sweep

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President Donald Trump took aim at the trajectory of the Democratic Party on Friday, telling attendees at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference that its recent socialist primary winners are “godless communists.”

“These are not social democrats. These are hardcore, godless communists. They’re godless communists. All communists are godless. They don’t believe in God. This is the most serious threat to our country since its existence. In my opinion, 250 years ago. This is a major threat to our country,” said Trump.

Tuesday’s primary results in New York signaled a shift in the Democratic Party, with several socialist-backed candidates defeating incumbent officeholders. Trump, speaking ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday, highlighted America’s founding principles, arguing they stand in sharp contrast to the growing influence of socialist movements within the Democratic Party.

“Our most important birthday so far, 250 years and instead of speaking about Christ and instead of speaking about freedom and victories of all different kinds, we’re speaking about yet another threat to the foundations of America,” said Trump.

FAR-LEFT SURGE: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST DEM ESTABLISHMENT INCUMBENTS

President Donald Trump pumps his fist after speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s 2026 Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026.(Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

He took aim at New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani over a historic decision by New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board.

Mamdani scored another political victory Tuesday, with all three congressional candidates he endorsed — Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier — winning their respective Democratic primaries.

“For the first time in history, the powerful Rent Stabilization Board, as an example that sets rents in New York City just happened today. They’ve done it for years and years and they’ve been very far left,” said Trump.

NYC VOTERS FLOCK TO SOCIALIST-STYLE FREEBIES AS MAMDANI PUSHES RENT FREEZES, CITY-RUN STORES

FILE – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani accused the federal government of attempting to “intimidate patients, families and providers.”(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The board voted to freeze rents, banning landlords from raising rent on new one-year or two-year leases.

“Mayor Mamdani, who came to the White House and seemed like a nice guy, but he said he was going to do this in his campaign,” said Trump.

He warned that the decision would lead to the city’s decline.

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A homeless man sleeps on a New York City street alongside his possessions, which are often gathered from the streets.(Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

“What the mayor doesn’t say is that these buildings will soon turn into ghettos and slums, and that everybody will continue leaving New York,” Trump added.

“As this spreads throughout the country, very much like an uncontrollable form of cancer, the country itself will be taken down. It will be third world, strictly third world. And it’s happened many times before to very big and very powerful countries. But it’s not going to happen to the United States of America,” Trump added.

Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.

US seizes nearly 400 websites that were illegally streaming World Cup, DOJ says

2026-06-26 22:45:47 UTC / Reuters

By Jasper Ward

June 26, 2026 10:45 PM UTC Updated 59 mins ago

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WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) – The United States has seized nearly 400 internet domains that were being used to illegally ​stream the World Cup, officials said on Friday, describing ‌the move as one meant to disrupt international networks profiting from the popularity of the tournament.

The U.S. Justice Department said the domains were ​identified with the assistance of soccer governing body ​FIFA and others, including NBC Universal and Warner Brothers.

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The ⁠domains were used to illegally offer users copyright-protected content ​in the form of real-time streams of the World Cup ​matches as they were being played and first broadcast, the department said.

“These streamers not only violate copyright laws but also expose viewers to ​potential threats — including malware attacks and unsecure connections that can ​compromise personal and financial data,” Eric Weindorf, a special agent in charge ‌at ⁠Homeland Security Investigations, said in a statement.

Servers and domains linked to the unauthorized streaming of the tournament’s matches were targeted in Peru and Bulgaria, the DOJ said, adding that ​additional disruptions took ​place in ⁠Croatia, Romania, Poland and Colombia.

The World Cup kicked off on June 11 in the United States, ​Canada and Mexico. Games are scheduled to be ​played ⁠in 16 cities across the three countries through July 19.

Attendance for the matches have set an all-time record, according to FIFA. Last ⁠week’s ​matches were some of the most ​watched television programs, according to Nielsen. The United States’ win over Australia topped that ​list.

Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien

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霍尔木兹海峡货船遇袭后 美军报复打击伊朗

2026年6月27日 07:12 / 联合早报

特朗普6月26日说，伊朗袭击穿越霍尔木兹海峡的商船“显然违反停火协议”。 （彭博社）

美国总统特朗普指责伊朗袭击穿越霍尔木兹海峡的货船，违反了停火协议，美军随后空袭伊朗目标作为报复。

这是美伊脆弱停火协议可能破裂的最新迹象。

《纽约时报》报道，美国中央司令部星期五（6月26日）发表声明说，美军当天对伊朗发动袭击，以回应前一天伊朗袭击一艘穿越霍尔木兹海峡商船的事件。

声明说，袭击目标是伊朗的导弹和无人机储存设施以及沿海雷达站。目前尚不清楚此次袭击造成的损失程度。

在美军发动袭击的几个小时前，特朗普在社媒平台Truth Social发文，称伊朗袭击阿曼附近船只为“愚蠢行为”。

特朗普说，伊朗向穿越霍尔木兹海峡的船只发射了至少四架单向攻击无人机，其中一架击中一艘货船的上层甲板。美军则击落另外三架无人机。他说，伊方这一举动“显然违反停火协议”。

《华尔街日报》则引述一名美国高级官员说，尽管再次发生袭击，美伊停火协议仍然有效，美军26日的行动纯粹是针对货船遇袭的报复。

一艘悬挂新加坡国旗的集装箱船长丽轮（Ever Lovely）24日在阿曼湾遭到袭击，这似乎是自德黑兰与华盛顿上周签署初步和平协议以来，已知的第一起伊朗针对商船的袭击。联合国国际海事组织（IMO）随后宣布暂停在霍尔木兹海峡疏散滞留船舶的行动。长丽轮为台湾长荣海运公司旗下集装箱船。

Trump posts new passport rendering — featuring a memorable photo of himself

2026-06-26 6:02 PM ET / CNN

By Donald Judd, Jennifer Hansler

Updated Jun 26, 2026, 6:25 PM ET

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2026, 6:02 PM ET

This rendering of an American passport was posted to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account on Friday, June 26, 2026. The post read, “The U.S.A.’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome, but be good!’ President DJT.”

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President Donald Trump unveiled a new rendering of a special commemorative US passport bearing his likeness Friday, debuting a limited-edition passport to mark America’s 250th anniversary this year.

“The U.S.A.’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome, but be good!’” Trump posted on Truth Social.

He included a sample passport page featuring an image of him looming over the Resolute Desk, the text of the original Declaration of Independence in the background and his signature on the bottom. The opposite page has an image of the “The Declaration of Independence” painting by John Trumbull.

The new passport appears to feature a rendering of Trump based off of the president’s portrait from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and differs from renderings released by the State Department earlier this year, which featured a different image of the president.

This previous rendering shows a US passport with a different image of President Donald Trump on the inside.

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The White House X account later on Friday posted an image featuring the same rendering from the Truth Social post, captioned “New U.S. Passport to Commemorate America’s 250th.”

The White House directed questions to the State Department when asked if the latest image was the official rendering of the commemorative passports. CNN has reached out to the State Department for comment.

The new limited-edition travel document was first announced in April as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. It was billed as “a limited-edition U.S. passport to commemorate the historic occasion of America’s 250th anniversary,” featuring “custom artwork and enhanced images on the front, back, and inside covers.”

Speaking to CNN at the time, an official said that the passport “will be the default passport out of the Washington Passport Agency when available” for those who renew their passports in person at that location.

“Online options or other locations will maintain existing passport design,” the official said.

Currently, the inside front cover of US passports shows an image of Percy Moran’s painting of Francis Scott Key the morning after the bombardment of Fort McHenry — the battle that inspired Key to write what would become the US national anthem. Lines from the anthem are also printed inside the front cover.

This story has been updated with additional developments.

U.S. strikes targets in Iran after Iranian drone attack on cargo ship, posing challenge to ceasefire

June 26, 2026 / 6:19 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington— The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets on Friday over Iran’s drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries agreed to extend an already rickety ceasefire last week.

The strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and radar sites, U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted to social media, calling it a “powerful response” to Iran’s “dangerous behavior.”

“The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire,” CENTCOM said.

A U.S. official told CBS News that American aircraft hit multiple targets along the Strait of Hormuz and on Iran’s Qeshm Island. The strikes are now over, the official said.

One day earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Thursday. The ship’s bridge was damaged, but no casualties or environmental impact were reported, according to the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Centre, which said the vessel was off the coast of Oman.

President Trump called the attack a “foolish violation” of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, which was extended for 60 days in a memorandum of understanding between the two countries last week. Asked by reporters Friday if Iran would face any consequences, Mr. Trump responded: “You’ll find out.”

The Iranian drone attack — and the U.S. response — could mark a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which was closed to most shipping traffic for months. Shortly after the vessel was struck, the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization paused an effort to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners who were stranded in the Persian Gulf. The organization said the ship “did not transit under IMO’s evacuation framework.”

The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding says Iran must arrange for safe, toll-free passage through the Strait of Hormuz “using its best efforts” for 60 days. In the week after Mr. Trump signed the deal, the number of ships that sailed through the strait every day surged, while oil prices plummeted to near pre-war levels.

Still, disagreements over the strait have lingered. The U.S. favors a route through the southern portion of the Strait of Hormuz, hugging the coastline of Oman, while Iran has said ships still need to seek its permission and use a northern route closer to the Iranian coast. Iran also hasn’t ruled out collecting tolls on commercial ships after the 60-day period ends, an idea the U.S. and its allies in the region have called unacceptable.

Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority said Thursday: “Any passage through routes outside the framework designated by PGSA will not be covered by safe passage guarantees and will not be entitled to insurance coverage or related liabilities.”

It’s also not clear what impact the renewed U.S. strikes on Iran will have on talks between the two countries, which are set to negotiate over Iran’s nuclear program for the next two months. The two sides first struck a ceasefire in early April, and while that arrangement was repeatedly tested by tit-for-tat strikes, U.S. forces did not reopen the large-scale bombing campaign against Iran that ran for more than a month.

Vice President JD Vance, who is helping lead talks with Iran, wrote on social media Friday: “Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the memorandum of understanding is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence.”