ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis has recently been added to a violent crime initiative, joining two other newly added cities struggling with persistent crime. Under the project, the U.S. Attorney’s Office will get more prosecutors to handle violent crime. Sayler Fleming says the Department of Justice initiative will make a big difference. […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the months since Hamas’ surprise attack sent them scattering across fields or hiding in desert brush, thousands of survivors of a massacre at a trance festival in Israel have come together as a community to heal. They have found solace in massage therapy, ice baths, yoga or surfing with […]
A scene in Minnesota after George Floyd died in the custody of Minneapolis police and residents erupted in anger. Floyd’s death sparked a wave of protests across the country and renewed calls for police reform. (Photo by Tony Webster/Minnesota Reformer) Tragedy seldom unifies Americans today. Every year, horrific crises induce tremendous suffering. Most are privately […]
Parents in Cobb County are banding together, pledging to wait until their child is in 8th grade before getting them a smartphone. “We have put age limits on everything [else] and I think we are a little behind on technology,” said parent Haley Eby Lowe. The “Wait until 8th” Campaign began a few years ago in […]
We don’t mind admitting that we have a long-established love for whatever Oprah loves. Whether in the form of her talk-show audience giveaways, her annual Favorite Things lists, or simply the product picks she regularly shares via social media, we always try to keep up with what Queen O is currently crushing on. We’ve found […]
French far-right politician Marine Le Pen says she would like to cooperate more closely with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. “Now is the moment to unite,” Le Pen told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera at an election campaign event in northern France at the weekend. Le Pen’s National Rally is expected to rout French […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected for a second time a border security package Republicans helped draft in February before turning around and killing it at the demand of former President Donald Trump, their presumptive 2024 nominee, who didn’t want to give President Joe Biden an election-year win. Only Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska.) voted to advance […]
At a former railway station in Rio de Janeiro, a fast-growing mountain of food, bottled water and clothes donated to Brazil’s thousands of flood victims testify to a rare unity of purpose in a country marred by deep political enmity. In solidarity with residents of the water-ravaged southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilians […]
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Maryland Governor Wes Moore is weighing in on the very tight Democratic U.S. Senate matchup in next Tuesday’s primary. DC News Now and its partners, Emerson College and The Hill, conducted a poll showing a tight race between Prince George County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representative David Trone. […]
Claim: Angelina Jolie said, “Arabs and Muslims are not terrorists. The world should unite against Israel.” Rating: Rating: Misattributed The protracted, often bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded into a hot war on Oct. 7, 2023, when the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel and Israel retaliated by bombarding the Gaza Strip. More […]
When a public official in a small Oklahoma city faced a censure vote that condemned his recent ties to White nationalism, he was saved – at least temporarily – by a Black man. Several residents in Enid blasted city council commissioner Judd Blevins at a public meeting last fall for participating in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rallies […]
Mar. 23—With a Monarch butterfly wing print cape over her shoulders and antennae dangling from the top of her head, Mary Hogue was a fitting representative for the national grassroots Pollinator Pathway organization. Hogue and fellow Pollinator Pathway board member Jackie Algo, whose yellow and black striped scarf mimicked the colors of a bee, sang […]