Donald Trump arraignment and Oregon kidnapping suspect’s violent history: Morning Rundown

Donald Trump will be arraigned in Washington, D.C., on charges he defrauded the United States. A woman’s kidnapping escape leads the FBI to a man with a violent history. And an untrained athlete’s sluggish performance in an elite sprint sparks a nepotism scandal.  Here’s what to know today. Trump heads المزيد

College Board pushes back on Florida work group member who likened new Black history standards to AP curriculum

The College Board has refuted claims its Advanced Placement African American Studies course contains the same language as a contested standard in Florida’s new African American history curriculum that says middle schoolers should be taught that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” المزيد

Most of Florida work group did not agree with controversial parts of state’s new standards for Black history, members say

A majority of the members of the Florida work group that developed new standards for teaching African American history opposed the sections that have recently drawn criticism, including that middle schoolers be instructed that enslaved people developed “skills” that could be used for their “personal benefit,” three members of the المزيد

Tim Scott rebukes Ron DeSantis over Florida Black history standards about slavery

ANKENY, Iowa — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only Black Republican in the Senate, rebuked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday for new public school standards that teach that some Black people benefited from slavery because it taught them useful skills. “As a country founded upon freedom, the المزيد

Rep. Byron Donalds calls on Florida to ‘correct’ Black history standards on slavery

Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida on Wednesday called on the state Department of Education to “correct” its new standards for teaching Black history, after it suggested that slaves benefited from skills used during forced labor. “The new African-American standards in FL are good, robust, & accurate,” Donalds tweeted. “That being المزيد

20 new Hajj exhibitions highlight history of Two Holy Mosques

CHICAGO: Discussing the future of Saudi-US relations during a special episode of the Ray Hanania Radio Show, a weekly program in the US sponsored by Arab News, Rob Sobhani doubled down on a recent oped in the Washington Times in which he called for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman المزيد