Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
ATHENS, Greece — The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. Greek water polo player Ioannis Fountoulis, the last in a long line of torchbearers, used the flame to light a cauldron at the Panathenaic Stadium. From there, it was More...
9-year-old boy wins seagull screeching competition
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Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on designated ‘safe zones’: An NBC News investigation
NBC News found that Rafah’s Tal Al Sultan neighborhood, which was designated safe in leaflets dropped by the IDF on Dec. 18, was targeted less than a month later, on Jan. 9. Relatives said that 15 people died More...
‘Jew-hatred’ on U.S. college campuses is another parallel to Germany in 1930s and ’40s
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Thursday that the campus protests launched nationwide in response to Israel’s campaign in Gaza are another parallel of the lead-up to the Holocaust. In an interview More...
Papua New Guinea leader defends nation after Biden’s ‘cannibals’ comment
The prime minister of Papua New Guinea defended the Pacific Island nation after President Joe Biden appeared to imply that his uncle’s body was eaten by “cannibals” there during World War II, urging the More...
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says
Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, More...
Police arrest pro-Palestinian supporters at encampment on Yale University plaza
Police officers on Monday arrested protesters who had set up an encampment on Yale University’s campus in support of the Palestinian cause, one of a growing number of American universities to see demonstrations More...
Mexican state of Sonora closest to Arizona, bans most abortions, creating regional void
“The communities most impacted are those who are undocumented, those who live in rural communities with very little resources, immigrant communities where language barriers are present for them, low income More...
Mike Johnson unveils plan to move Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid as separate bills this week
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday unveiled a plan to advance foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan in separate bills and move a fourth piece of legislation wrapping other Republican national security More...
USC cancels pro-Palestinian valedictorian speech over security concerns
The University of Southern California has sparked condemnation from a leading Muslim group after it canceled a planned commencement speech by its valedictorian, citing security concerns due to tensions over More...
