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On Wednesday his eponymous program, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was suspended 'indefinitely' amid MAGA backlash over his comments regarding the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Just days after federal data revealed average reading, math and science scores dropped among certain grades since before the coronavirus pandemic, a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday picked apart the root causes and methods for students' academic improvement. From a report: The hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions centered on the "state of K-12 education" -- which GOP members on the committee described as "troubling" -- in light of recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. NAEP, regarded as the gold standard for tracking students' academic performance, showed that average science scores for eighth-graders decreased by 4 points since before the pandemic, in 2019. Average math and reading scores for 12th-graders also fell 3 points between 2019 and 2024. The assessments were administered between January and March of 2024. Results also showed that just one-third of 12th-graders are considered academically prepared for college in math -- a drop from 37% in 2019. The committee's chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, said "it should concern us that children's reading, math and science scores have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels." The Louisiana Republican added that "success in education is not determined by how much we spend, but by who makes the decision and how wisely resources are directed," and "when states and local communities are empowered to tailor solutions to meet the unique needs of students, innovation follows." On the other hand, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ranking member of the panel, said that "while we focus on education -- as important as that is -- we also have to focus on the conditions under which our children are living."

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Her Majesty was forced to pull out of attending the Duchess of Kent's funeral service after suffering acute sinusitis, but managed to take part in this week's State Visit by President Trump.

Glittering new images give viewers a tantalising sneak peek at the theatrical scenes to come, and feature hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

It is astonishing to think that at the tender age of 70, the terrific Irish actor Brendan Gleeson is only now making made his West End debut.

He got his start in music by making soundtracks on YouTube. Then one of his songs went viral on TikTok - and by November 2023, he made his late-night debut, performing on Jimmy Kimmel.

King Charles's warm welcome for the Duke of Sussex last week delighted some royal watchers and left others concerned. So this will set the cat among the pigeons.

It is hard to understand how it is in the UK's national interest to keep hauling over the coals of the Troubles.

Scan the new 'Joint Framework' signed by the British and Irish governments to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and one word is not in it at all: 'veterans'.

Clearly London Fashion Week was keen to host a more established name this autumn.

The One Direction star died aged 31 on October 16, 2024, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was found to have alcohol and cocaine in his system.

Greg Brackenridge (pictured), 54, who sits as an independent on Wolverhampton City Council, repeatedly told coworkers and voters he served in 45 Commando.

The conservative political activist made a posthumous appearance in the controversial rapper's documentary, which was released just days after his murder.

Gallup: A record-low 35% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of education that K-12 students receive in the U.S. today, marking an eight-percentage-point decline since last year. This is one point below the previous historical low recorded in 2000 and 2023 for this Gallup question that dates back to 1999. Several other ratings of the U.S. K-12 education system provide a similarly bleak assessment. Only about one-quarter of Americans think K-12 schools are headed in the right direction, while just one in five rate them as "excellent" or "good" at preparing students for today's jobs and one in three say the same for college. Yet, parents of current K-12 students are nearly twice as satisfied with their own child's education as they are with education in the U.S. K-12 parents are also slightly more likely than U.S. adults in general to rate different aspects of education positively, including the direction of education in the U.S. and schools' preparation of students for the workforce and for college. Still, none of these ratings is near the majority level.

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A furious truck driver forced four illegal migrants off his lorry bound for Britain after catching them on his trailer, as the Home Office deported three illegal migrants this week.

With new electricity sources for AI datacenters, the company will have some juice left over

AI model training and serving require vast quantities of power, but not necessarily all at once. With the first of several gigawatt-scale datacenters due to come online next year, Meta is looking at ways to offload excess energy capacity by selling it on the wholesale market.…

The defensive alliance rushed to mobilise duty warplanes today to repel the Russian jets which violated its member's airspace.

Kate Moss and Madonna partied up a storm at the star-studded Chiltern Firehouse on Thursday evening, as they led a glittering guest list celebrating the launch of London Fashion Week. 

Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe died following the alleged attack near a church on Monton Street in Manchester at 4.30pm on Monday.

The Princess of Wales, 43, revealed that her youngest child, Prince Louis, seven, has a new favourite hobby, sharing the information with US First Lady Melania Trump.