(GAZA STRIP) — After two consecutive years of war that upended nearly every aspect of life in the Gaza Strip, universities are slowly beginning to reopen, restoring a path to education despite extraordinary levels of destruction. Before Oct. 7, 2023, Gaza had 17 higher-education institutions, comprising hundreds of buildings. Today, most of these facilities are […]
(LONDON) — Millions of Ukrainians have been plunged into frequent darkness and cold as Russian drones and missiles wage a systematic long-range campaign against the country’s energy grid for the fourth consecutive winter. Even at the offices of Ukraine’s mammoth state-owned Naftogaz oil and gas conglomerate in Kyiv, emergency generators have been keeping the lights […]
(DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.) — An ancient lake that once existed at Death Valley National Park has reemerged after record rainfall in the region. Several inches of water have formed in Badwater Basin, which lies at 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in North America, according to a press release from the […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest adjustment of interest rates on Wednesday, potentially slashing borrowing costs for the third time this year in an effort to boost sluggish hiring. Top officials at the Federal Reserve have displayed a rare degree of public disagreement over a possible interest rate cut. Inflation […]
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUELightning 6, Canadiens 1Devils 4, Senators 3Golden Knights 4, Islanders 5Sharks 1, Flyers 4Ducks 4, Penguins 3Blue Jackets 1, Hurricanes 4Bruins 5, Blues 2Stars 4, Jets 3Sabres 4, Oilers 3Avalanche 3, Predators 4 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONHeat 108, Magic 117Knicks 117, Raptors 101 […]
Common attends the Daily Mail’s ‘Off The Record’ Party on October 09, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images) Common pays tribute to late ESPN anchor Stuart Scott in “Vision,” a new song that will air in the credits for a documentary about his life. The song is accompanied by a video featuring […]
Walker Scobell and Leah Sava Jeffries star in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ season 2. (Disney/David Bukach) It’s time to set sail on season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The second season of the Disney+ series based on Rick Riordan‘s beloved stories focuses on his book The Sea of Monsters. It finds Percy […]
(WASHINGTON) — For several years, as U.S. authorities have struggled to stop online extremist networks like “764” from pushing teens to livestream acts of violence or self-harm, including their own suicide, the Justice Department has faced what authorities and victims both say is a vexing challenge: Such coercion is not a federal crime. That could change if […]
(LOS ANGELES) — Charges have been upgraded to murder against a man who allegedly attacked and repeatedly stabbed a social worker last week inside a San Francisco hospital after first allegedly threatening a doctor, according to prosecutors. The charges against Wilfredo Jose Tortolero Arriechi, 34, were amended from attempted murder to murder on Monday after […]
(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s motion to release grand jury materials and other nonpublic evidence from the criminal case of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in order to comply with Congress’ directive to publicly release materials from the government’s files on the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who died by […]
