The Declaration of Independence, the most consequential and perhaps most heroic challenge to authority in human annals, reached the ear of King George III in London on this day in history, August 10, 1776. The Second Continental Congress voted for Independence on July 2, the day the Founding Fathers expected succeeding generations to celebrate. The...
King Charles III on Friday lauded the “resilience” of many that overshadowed the “aggression” and “criminality” of a smaller number of people amid some of the worst unrest in the United Kingdom’s history, Buckingham Palace said. The king has been criticized for not speaking out sooner against the riots that began after three young girls...
Emma Hayes has only been the head coach of the United States women’s soccer team 70 days, but the Americans already have a major tournament victory. The U.S. defeated Brazil Saturday, 1-0, to win the country’s first gold medal in the sport since 2012. Mallory Swanson delivered the go-ahead second-half score, and the U.S. held...
Kit Harington, who? The “Game of Thrones” star recently shared a hilarious encounter he had with someone he thought was a fan during an outing in London. “Sometimes, someone comes up to you in the center of town, usually a tourist, and they’re like, ‘Could you take a photo?’ And you’re like, ‘Yeah, sure,'” he...
The government of the United Kingdom warned its citizens this week to be careful of posting material deemed offensive — threatening imprisonment for those who incite “hatred.” The Crown Prosecution Service posted a warning to social media platform X on Wednesday warning citizens to “Think before you post!” amid ongoing riots that have fractured the...
London’s Metropolitan Police chief warned that officials will not only be cracking down on British citizens for commentary on the riots in the U.K., but on American citizens as well. “We will throw the full force of the law at people. And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes...
The British government is cracking down on people who share social media posts about the U.K. riots that it judges are “likely to start racial hatred.” Riots have broken out across the U.K. in recent days over false rumors spread online that an asylum seeker was responsible for a mass stabbing at aTaylor Swift-themeddance event...
British authorities said Thursday they were preparing for the possibility of further unrest, even as they applauded the efforts of anti-racism campaigners and police who largely stifled a threatened wave of far-right demonstrations overnight. Prime Minister Keir Starmer sounded the note of caution after a week of anti-immigrant violence that has scarred communities from Northern...
Days of rioting across the United Kingdom over the stabbing deaths of three young girls last week has plunged the country into the worst unrest it has seen in years. British Prime Minister Keir Starmeron Monday said that a “standing army” of specialist police would be set up to deal with rioting and that the...
Protests continued across the United Kingdom on Monday after days of riots in response to the stabbing deaths of three young girls last week, which have plunged the country into the worst unrest it has seen in years. In one video that surfaced on social media, a mob of Palestinian flag-carrying rioters were seen swarming...
