Sunday’s violence drew international condemnation, with State Department spokesman Ned Price saying that the shooting attack and the rampage “underscore the imperative to immediately de-escalate tensions in words and deeds.” The rampage occurred on the same day that the Jordanian government hosted talks aimed at reducing tensions ahead of the …
Read More »Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in U.S. resettlement
ISLAMABAD — Hundreds of Afghan refugees facing extreme delays in the approval of U.S. visas protested in Pakistan’s capital on Sunday, as an American program to help relocate at-risk Afghans fleeing Taliban rule stalls. The U.S. government’s Priority 1 and Priority 2 refugee programs, known as P1 and P2, were …
Read More »Storm brings snow, heavy rain to Southern California, high winds to the Southern Plains
A cold front turbocharged by tropical precipitation brought rare snow and heavy rain to some urban Southern California rooftops over the weekend, with more in the forecast. Late-winter extreme weather Sunday also impacted the Midwest and Plains states. The leading edge of California’s weekend storm was headed east and wreaking …
Read More »U.S. Energy Department assesses with ‘low confidence’ COVID may have originated from Chinese lab leak
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department concluded with “low confidence” that the Covid-19 pandemic “likely” originated from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China, according to a classified report delivered to key lawmakers on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, two sources with direct knowledge told NBC News. Key lawmakers on the …
Read More »At least 45 dead after migrant boat breaks apart off coast of Italy
At least 45 migrants died when their wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart off southern Italy before dawn Sunday, the Italian coast guard and U.N. agencies said. Survivors indicated that dozens more could be missing from the boat that had set out from Turkey. The Italian Coast …
Read More »Trump blames Buttigieg for toxic train wreck
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Read More »Media publishers drop Dilbert comic strip after creator’s Black ‘hate group’ remark
The creator of the Dilbert comic strip faced cancellations Saturday as he defended remarks describing people who are Black as members of “a hate group” from which white people should “get away.” Various media publishers across the U.S. denounced the comments by Dilbert creator Scott Adams as racist, hateful and …
Read More »Dismembered body of Chinese model Abby Choi found in Hong Kong, former in-laws arrested
The former in-laws of 28-year-old Chinese model Abby Choi were arrested after parts of her dismembered body were found in a Hong Kong residence, police said on Saturday. Hong Kong Police found Choi’s legs in a refrigerator inside a house in Lung Mei Village in Tai Po District on Friday. …
Read More »Wildlife in the Korean demilitarized zone
Laden with landmines and surrounded by fences, the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea is not at all welcoming for humans. On the other hand, wildife appears to be thriving. Golden eagles, goats and wild cats are among the 6,168 wildlife species were found in new street view images …
Read More »City and family reach $2M settlement after fatal police shooting
A South Florida city has reached a $2 million settlement with the family of a Black motorist who was fatally shot by a police officer after his vehicle broke down on an interstate off-ramp more than seven years ago. The city of Palm Beach Gardens released a statement saying it had reached …
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