Artemis II mission soars into space with help from Irondale native who helped lead the way
As Artemis II pushes deeper into its historic journey, one Central Alabama woman is reflecting on the work…
As U.S. threatens, Cubans look ahead, with hope and trepidation
HAVANA — Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment on the outskirts of Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son. Duannis…
Cesar Chavez abused girls, raped labor icon Dolores Huerta: report
Cesar Chavez, the iconic labor leader, is accused of sexually assaulting two under-aged girls in the 1970s as…
State Department orders nonessential U.S. diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
WASHINGTON — The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to…
Hazardous South L.A. oil wells plugged after decades of community pressure
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that state oil and gas regulators have permanently closed one of…
Venezuelan lawmakers vote to ease state grip on oil, abandoning a key socialist tenet
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s legislature on Thursday approved opening the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the…
Middle East worries over possible U.S. strike on Iran one month after protests began
DUBAI — Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S.…
Philippine President Marcos announces biggest gas discovery in a decade
Energy Field big enough to power 5.7 million homes a year, head of state says A gas rig…
Iran’s pop legend Googoosh reveals her ‘sinful voice’ in new memoir
On the Shelf Googoosh: A Sinful Voice By Googoosh, Tara Dehlavi Gallery Books: 336 pages, $30 If you…
IMF calls for strict tariff reforms, decade-old grants audit
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment Report on Pakistan, has called for…
The unsettling rise of eating disorders in NZ – is social media to blame?
Rose’s feed became a very dark hole she would crawl into. “I can’t separate myself from what I’m…
Maryland troops take part in ‘Defender Europe’ exercise
STORY OF INTERNATIONAL TEAMWORK IS UNFOLDING IN CROATIA, RIGHT AS WE ARE MARKING 81 YEARS SINCE D-DAY, A…