TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The flag-waving parade of opposition politicians snaked through the winding streets of this capital’s slums. Residents clambered onto roofs and packed the doorways of shacks lit with bare lightbulbs, pumping their fists, laughing or jiggling to a satirical tune blasting into the night.Set to a merengue beat, the lyrics riffed on the…Continue Reading
Two piercing green eyes and a penetrating stare stopped the world in its tracks in 1985. A photograph of Sharbat Gula became immortalized on the cover of National Geographic magazine, jolting governments and society to acknowledge the human price of the conflict in Afghanistan.The haunting expression, a mixture of pain and resilience, of a child…Continue Reading
Petroleum stockpiles aren’t the only strategic reserves being tapped this season amid concerns of supply shortages and sky-high prices.The Canadian federation that controls close to three-quarters of the world’s maple syrup production recently announced it will release some 50 million pounds of maple syrup from its emergency stockpile — almost half of the reserve —…Continue Reading
On Saturday, covid-19 cases caused by the omicron variant were confirmed or suspected in a widening circle of nations, including Britain and Germany. The pharmaceutical companies whose vaccines had appeared to chart a path out of the pandemic expedited development of new formulations targeting the omicron variant.“This is the highest level of alert we’ve ever…Continue Reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting in a Tennessee apartment has left three people dead and four others wounded, police said. The shooting occurred Friday night in an apartment in Nashville, police said on Twitter. Three young men were pronounced dead at the scene and four other people sustained injuries that were not life-threatening. Police…Continue Reading
Wisconsin Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin issued a joint statement asking outside groups not to politicize the parade attack in Waukesha. The Republican and Democrat encouraged people to allow the community to heal and leave local officials to complete their investigation into the attack that killed six people, including an 8-year-old boy. “It has…Continue Reading
The World Health Organization was accused of pandering to China after announcing Friday that the latest COVID-19 variant has been named “omicron” after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, skipping the letters “nu” and “xi.” The English spelling of the Chinese president’s name is Xi Jinping, and while his name and the 14th Greek…Continue Reading
Both players had chances in the sharp struggle, but the result was a 58-move draw in the second game of the 14-game world chess championship match between titleholder Magnus Carlsen of Norway and challenger Ian Neponiachtchi of Russia Saturday in Dubai. After another tense draw in the match’s opening game, the result leaves both players…Continue Reading
Traffic at retail stores on Black Friday dropped 28.3 percent compared with 2019 levels, as shoppers shifted more of their spending online and kicked off their shopping earlier in the year, according to preliminary data from Sensormatic Solutions.Traffic was up 47.5 percent compared with year-ago levels, Sensormatic said. This time in 2020, many shoppers stayed at…Continue Reading
Two different Best Buy stores in Minnesota became the latest targets of “grab and run” thefts amid ongoing “Black Friday” sales by large groups of people, according to police.Between 20 to 30 people entered a Best Buy store in Burnsville while it was still open to customers on Friday night and stole an “unclear” number…Continue Reading