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Trump signs major public lands, conservation bill into law

Photo by David Iliff (Wikipedia, CC-BY-SA 3.0) Article by Darlene Superville, via Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a wide-ranging public lands bill Tuesday that creates five new national monuments and expands several national parks. The new law also adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness and permanently...

Sahle-Work Zewde Becomes Ethiopia’s First Female President

Photo by Reuters Article by Bekele Atoma, via BBC Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become Africa's only female head of state. Her election to the ceremonial position comes a week after...