International News (Page 1,014)

On January 6, 2021, I received a message from Karla, my best friend, containing a single question: “How did you know?” Washington, D.C., was under siege by violent insurrectionists, who were directed by then-president Donald Trump to storm the Capitol to stop the certification of the election that he’d lost to Joe Biden. Karla was…Continue Reading

RECIPE How a Spanish chorizo drought begot pasta greatness Saffron and chickpea pasta (Maggie Hennessey) They say desperation is the mother of invention, right? Something like that.  In my case, a months-long drought of Spanish chorizo at the grocery store took me down a path of recipe tinkering that resulted in a vegan pasta dish…Continue Reading

While spring is on the horizon, many of us are still experiencing the tail-end of some dreary winter weather. If you’re running low on dinner ideas and want something that will nourish your tummy and soul, then you might want to try these sausage and kale stuffed shells from Martha Stewart.  This dish has got…Continue Reading

Crisis and its twin, tragedy, remind us of our frailty. One cannot fairly call them great levelers, since each of us is affected and reacts differently according to our resources. But they also engender a common feeling of not quite knowing what to do. That was not the case for marginally famous actor AnnaLynne McCord…Continue Reading

The first Black pilots to serve in the United States military — along with the navigators, mechanics, instructors, and other personnel who supported them — are today remembered as the Tuskegee Airmen. Established in 1941, they built an impressive combat record, helped the Allies win World War II, and put the U.S. armed forces on the…Continue Reading

It’s tempting to think that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell deserves the pickle he’s in: He ignored inflation as “transitory” when it wasn’t. Now — after one of the biggest policy blunders in recent Fed history — he needs to raise interest rates, maybe significantly.  But the timing couldn’t be worse: A necessary and significant rate…Continue Reading

The 13 Ukrainian border guards who were reportedly massacred while defending a small Black Sea island after telling a Russian warship to “Go f–k yourself” may still be alive, officials said. “We [have a] strong belief that all Ukrainian defenders of Zmiinyi (Snake) Island may be alive,” the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU)…Continue Reading

North Korea resumed testing missiles Sunday as the world’s attention focused on the invasion of Ukraine by Russian, an ally of the totalitarian nation. Pyongyang fired a suspected ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan for the eighth time this year, according to South Korea and Japan. The missile launch was the first since the…Continue Reading

Patryk Klimala, Omir Fernandez and Tom Barlow each scored goals as the Red Bulls put away a 3-1 victory Saturday in a cross-country season-opening matchup against the Earthquakes at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. Red Bulls goaltender Carlos Coronel, who was tied for the MLS lead with 13 shutouts last season, had one save…Continue Reading