Imagine writing a letter to someone when it was one of the few forms of communication while you were apart – and that letter never made it to whom you intended. That is what happened to more than 100 letters mailed to French sailors from their loved ones, written between […]

A single Democratic lawmaker joined most House Republicans to advance a censure resolution against Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Tuesday. Six Republican lawmakers voted to table the resolution, which would have effectively killed it – Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Ken Buck, R-Colo., John Duarte, R-Calif., Mike Garcia, R-Calif., Ryan Zinke, […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan government announced Monday a surprise public holiday on Nov. 13 for a nationwide tree planting day, part of its ambitious plan to plant 15 billion trees by 2032 Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki made the announcement via a gazette notice posted on the social network […]

“Karate Kid” star Ralph Macchio is honoring Pat E. Johnson, the film’s fight choreographer, trainer and referee who passed away this week. “So very saddened to hear the news of the passing of my friend and martial arts master, Pat E Johnson. Pat was the driving force in all of […]

Singapore is warning residents and travelers that they could face a six-month jail sentence if they are caught wearing “apparel and paraphernalia with foreign national emblems related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.” The country’s Ministry of Home Affairs said this week that it is aware of such items being sold online […]

On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, a former engineering director at the social media giant who had rejoined the company as a consultant sent an alarming email to Meta CEO Mark […]

A man found parked with an AR-15 near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., was arrested Tuesday afternoon.  “USCP Officers just arrested a man with a gun in the park across from Union Station,” U.S. Capitol Police wrote on X just before 1 p.m. local time. “At this time we […]

A Northern California man said two otters attacked him while he swam in a lake, biting him at least a dozen times in what he described as the “most terrifying experience” of his life. Matt Leffers told KCRA-TV on Friday that he was swimming at Serene Lakes near Lake Tahoe, […]

Less than two weeks after 18 people were killed by a gunman in their small New England city, residents headed gingerly to polling places Tuesday. The mood was somber. Several shooting survivors remained hospitalized, flags flew at half-staff, and funerals were being held this week for those who died in […]

The United States on Tuesday accused Russia of financing a Latin America-wide disinformation campaign that feeds media contacts with propaganda and fake news aimed at weakening support for Ukraine and boosting anti-U.S. and anti-NATO sentiments. “The Kremlin’s ultimate goal appears to be to launder its propaganda and disinformation through local […]