[ad_1] An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will fly past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest encounters ever recorded. NASA insists it will be an accident with no chance of the asteroid hitting Earth. The US…
[ad_1] As the US reels from a week of high-profile shootings, new reports on mass attacks seen in the nation over five years highlight the connection between domestic violence, misogyny and shootings. The 70-page report, issued Wednesday by the Secret…
[ad_1] As it happens6:47 a.mPlastic pellets spilled on French beaches are ‘irreversible pollution,’ activists say When Lionel Cheylus rolled up his sleeves to help collect tiny plastic pellets littering a beach in France, he knew it was an impossible task…
[ad_1] Facebook parent Meta reinstated Donald Trump’s personal account after a two-year suspension following the January 6 uprising. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it has added “new guardrails” to ensure no “repeat offenders” break the rules. “If…
[ad_1] Sanctions imposed by the federal government on 15 of the most prominent powerbrokers in Haiti did not result in the seizure or freezing of assets, even if the assets were located in Canada. Under pressure from the Biden administration…
[ad_1] WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. Afghanistan’s government, the Taliban, does not allow teenage girls to continue their education beyond Grade 6. But one teacher in the capital, Kabul, is teaching her students how to deal with tyranny —…
[ad_1] Concerned staff warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a six-year-old boy had a gun and threatened other students hours before he shot and wounded a teacher, but administration was “paralyzed by apathy” and ignored it.…
[ad_1] After the worst massacre in the history of Los Angeles County, the governor of California visited a gunshot victim in the hospital when he was pulled over and briefed on the mass shooting at the other end of the…
[ad_1] Lebanon’s top prosecutor ordered all suspects detained in the investigation into the deadly 2020 port explosion in Beirut to be released, lawyers for the two detainees and judicial officials said on Wednesday. The move by chief prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat…
[ad_1] Lloyd Morrisett, co-creator of the beloved children’s educational TV series Sesame Street, featuring fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo and Cookie Monster to charm and teach generations around the world, has passed away. He is 93 years old. Morrisett’s…