President Trump said on Friday that “a lot of people are starving” in the Gaza Strip under an Israeli blockade preventing aid deliveries, adding that the U.S. wanted to help alleviate the suffering. “We’re going to handle a couple of situations that you have here,” Mr. Trump said, speaking in the United Arab Emirates on […]
Donald Trump says birthright citizenship was only for slave babies Ahead of the crucial Supreme Court hearing today on birthright citizenship, President Donald Trump issued a strong reminder on the case and why he wants to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are not permanent legal residents. About […]
WASHINGTON : Cristeta Comerford, a longtime White House executive chef who recently retired after nearly three decades of preparing meals for five presidents and their guests, says first families are “just regular people” when they’re at home in the private living areas of the executive mansion. “It’s not what you see on the news,” she […]
MEXICO: Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without refrigerators — a luxury in impoverished Mexican communities.The humble tortilla is a Mexican staple, consumed in tacos and other dishes by millions every day, from the Latin American nation’s arid northern deserts to its […]
Indian student Priya Saxena, on US deportation list, receives two degrees. (Photo: South Dakota Searchlight) 28-year-old doctoral student from India Priya Saxenareceived two degrees from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology — a doctorate in chemical and biological engineering and a master’s degree in chemical engineering. Since last month, Saxena has been on the […]
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka (AP) COLOMBO: A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others, an official said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers […]
Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in the city’s Seventh Ward, an area that is traditionally Catholic and a melting […]
Megyn Kelly launched into a furious tirade against the 2025 Met Gala, slamming the prestigious fashion event as a “wannabe version of its old self” and accusing organisers of pandering to Black Americans with an “incomprehensible” theme.Speaking on Tuesday’s episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, the former Fox News anchor took aim at the gala’s […]
Del Mar lifeguards looks over a capsized boat on the beach (Image: AP) SAN DIEGO: Federal officials filed charges Tuesday against five people in connection to a boat carrying migrants that capsized a day earlier off San Diego’s Pacific coast, killing three people, including a 14-year-old boy from India.The boy’s 10-year-old sister is still missing […]
Ukraine, aftermath of attack (AP) KYIV: Russia launched a missile and a barrage of drones targeting the Ukrainian capital before dawn on Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead, Ukrainian officials said. Eight people were also wounded in the attack, including four children, the Kyiv City military administration said in a post on Telegram. The […]
