Topline Former President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during his criminal hush money trial in New York on Friday, according to one reporter in the courtroom, just days after the former president appeared to doze off during jury selection, where he faces criminal charges for allegedly falsifying business records…

Those lucky enough to visit Persepolis will know that not far away is an impressive monument to the Persian king Artaxerxes I, who like his even more famous antecedent (and I think distant relative) Cyrus the Great, played an important role in the liberating the Jewish community in Mesopotamia and…

In the ever-tense landscape of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Israel’s recent strike against Iranian targets near Isfahan has escalated regional tensions, prompting a flurry of international concern about potential nuclear implications. This strike, a direct response to Iran’s aggressive posture and its support for proxies against Israel, underscores a critical juncture…

Most days, a driver for Walmart’s Spark delivery service in California says he has to show his receipts from the orders he shops to a store employee as he heads through the exit. It’s a practice Walmart has instituted for Spark drivers at some stores to reduce theft.But before he…

My husband and I homeschool our son, which allows us to travel. In addition to his homeschooling curriculum, he has attended schools in different countries. We’ve noticed differences — and similarities — between the schools he attended in Europe and the US. My son has been homeschooled, essentially, his whole academic life.…