Every year after Halloween, when Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack’s carved jack-o’-lanterns looked soggy, her grandmother in El Paso saw an opportunity to repurpose them. Jesusita Soza, who had immigrated from Chihuahua, Mexico,…
A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with a lower-court ruling that Louisiana’s latest congressional map very likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters,…
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Earl Meyer never received a Purple Heart medal for an injury he sustained while serving in the Korean War. Now, the 96-year-old veteran is suing the Department of Defense and…
The US used two F-15 aircrafts to launch a ‘self-defence strike’ in Maysulun in eastern Syria on 8 November. The strike was targeted at what the Pentagon calls a weapons…
Quebec’s Jewish community, rocked by violence, fears a rise in hate crimes amid the Israel-Gaza war.
France’s President Macron, in an exclusive interview with the BBC, has urged Israel to stop killing women and babies in Gaza, reiterating his call for a ceasefire in the war.…
Gaza has faced a month of intense Israeli bombardment, killing thousands of Palestinians and leaving 1.4 million people displaced, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian health authority. It follows a 7…
Firefighters were called to tackle a Tesla fire outside a home in Plano, Texas, after flames were spotted shooting from the vehicle. No one was injured and the blaze was…