BANGKOK (AP) — Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. There is pressure on all fronts from powerful militias drawn from Myanmar‘s ethnic minority […]
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent Berlin politician was violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head and neck, police said Wednesday, in the latest attack on elected officials that raises concern over rising political violence in Germany. Frankziska Giffey, the city’s top economic official, a former mayor and an ex-federal minister, was attacked at an […]
The House is holding a hearing about anti-Semitism in K-12 schools tomorrow. In advance of that there are a couple of reports about what has been going on in some progressive school districts in New York and California. New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks will be at the hearing tomorrow. Parents are hoping he’ll […]
The wave of incoming rookies such as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso and the return of popular players A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum of the defending champion Las Vegas Aces have led to unprecedented demand for WNBA games on one of the world’s largest ticket resale platforms. StubHub announced its sales for WNBA […]
Consumers can breathe a sigh of relief, as gas prices could stay as is during the spring and summer. After a steady rise since February, the nation’s average price seems to be plateauing, according to GasBuddy, a site that tracks such numbers. The average price fell 1.9 cents from a week ago to the $3.63 […]
BERLIN (AP) — Several German parties on Saturday kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European Parliament in June with a focus on issues such as the war in Ukraine and support by many European voters for far-right nationalist parties across the continent. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ’s center-left Social Democrats, or SPD, […]
She’s 82 years old, and her voice isn’t what it used to be. It’s a little thinner, and the vibrato falters on occasion. But oh, that voice. Barbra Streisand’s voice is recognizable anywhere, whether it’s underneath the ocean or on top of the highest mountain. And what she hasn’t lost is the sweetness, the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The case is considered the most significant to come before the high court in decades on homelessness, which is reaching record levels in the United States. In California […]
Israel emerged largely unscathed from Iran’s vengeance on Saturday, but the same may not be true for American motorists. Although Israel sustained slight damage from the roughly 300 drones and missiles Iran launched at it, Iran’s activities are likely to add to oil market jitters that would become even worse if Israel responds and counter-attacks […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Joe Biden is cutting short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach house and returning to the White House on Saturday to meet with his national security team and monitor the situation in the Middle East ahead of a feared Iranian attack against Israel. Tensions are at their highest since […]
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