Ohio State has moved past the abrupt resignation of the university’s president by elevating its chief academic officer into the role. Trustees voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as former President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.’s successor. They bypassed the traditional nationwide search to name the school's fourth president since 2020. Bellamkonda’s appointment comes as a clearer picture begins to emerge of Carter's “inappropriate relationship.” His admission has been tied to the female host of a podcast for military veterans that Ohio's privatized economic development office, JobsOhio, paid $60,000 to sponsor.

In the military-heavy communities surrounding Fort Campbell, the war in Iran is on a lot of people's minds. The sprawling U.S. Army base that straddles the Tennessee-Kentucky line is home to the 101st Airborne Division, which has sent tens of thousands of troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. Juan Munoz is an Army veteran who now works as a career counselor for those leaving the military. He says families in the area have mixed emotions about this new conflict. Many younger soldiers are excited to deploy, while their loved ones are proud of their service but worry about their safety. Meanwhile, some combat veterans say they fear the possibility of a prolonged conflict.

The Louvre Museum, home of the ‘Mona Lisa,’ has a new director. Art historian Christophe Leribault, a veteran museum director, was chosen Wednesday to steer the world's largest museum out of crisis. French government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon announced the appointment. Leribault takes over from outgoing Louvre director Laurence des Cars, who resigned Tuesday, four months after the brazen heist in October of the French crown jewels. The difficulties Leribault inherits are formidable. The daylight robbery exposed alarming security holes at the Paris landmark. The museum has recently also had to contend with a burst water pipe in the gallery housing the “Mona Lisa” that damaged priceless books, staff walkouts and the revelation of a ticket fraud operation.

War veterans with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s “Eneida.” It's a Ukrainian reimagining of Virgil’s “Aeneid.” The amateur troupe spent nearly a year preparing for the play's premiere this week at the National Academic Molodyy Theatre. The production, adapted by director Olha Semioshkina, blends epic poetry with the actors’ personal wartime stories, humor and resilience. Despite air raid warnings and blackouts, the premiere ended with a standing ovation and a message to the country's veterans: Come out, live, and don’t close yourself off.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — War veterans living with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv, transforming per…