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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. Leaders, dignitaries and artists, including Prince Charles and Barbados native Rihanna, attended the ceremony that began late Monday in a square in the capital, Bridgetown, where the statue of Britain’s Lord Nelson was removed last year amid a worldwide push to erase symbols of oppression.

BREVARD, Fla. – The first Black woman to live and work at the International Space Station will join a SpaceX crew mission after April 2022, marking her first flight into space.

Members of Leavenworth Scouts BSA Troop 167 recently visited the Kansas State Capitol to learn how state government works. Sen. Jeff Pittman led the group on a tour of the two legislative chambers and had the Scouts participate in a roleplaying exercise to see how laws are formulated, debated, amended and ultimately voted on in the state Legislature. Troop 167 meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Shown are Pittman, Landen Bouma, Andon Colston, Jackson Haverkamp, Christian Meadows and Xander Arnold. ERIC PRICE

KENOSHA, Wis. – When he was acquitted of murder in shootings during unrest in Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse went from staring at possible life behind bars to red-hot star of the right: an exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson and a visit with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago capped by a photo of both men smiling and snapping a thumbs-up.

Dear Annie: This letter is addressed to all those who think back on a first love and believe their feelings are undiminished. I did that and had the ability to discreetly check back on that love.