For more than a dozen years, the nonprofit group Operation Homefront has held holiday events for military families nationwide. It’s a chance for kids to meet Santa while enjoying games and toys – and most importantly, it’s a place where military families can receive free groceries to prepare a holiday meal. It comes as millions […]
For more than a dozen years, the nonprofit group Operation Homefront has held holiday events for military families nationwide. It’s a chance for kids to meet Santa while enjoying games and toys – and most importantly, it’s a place where military families can receive free groceries to prepare a holiday meal. It comes as millions […]
Punishing heat that hovered and hung on much longer than usual. Flash floods that washed away large swaths of land and life. And wildfires that burned much of the year, leaving a wake of smoke and charred earth. The toll of disasters propelled by climate change in 2023 can be tallied with numbers — thousands […]
Some 44 million people will have the chance on Wednesday to pick the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo from a field of 19 candidates. On the face of it, the numbers suggest a thriving democracy. But insecurity in parts of the country, coupled with logistical challenges, tell another story. DR Congo sits […]