“Oppenheimer,” the story of the man most responsible for the atomic bomb and the nuclear age, was awarded seven Oscars – including Best Picture – at Sunday’s 96th annual Academy Awards. In […]
Atomic drama “Oppenheimer” takes home seven Oscars
Gang kidnaps 17 people in Haiti
A group of 17 people, including five children, was kidnapped on Saturday in Port-Au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. According to The New York Times, the group was associated with the American […]
U.S. doubles down on vaccine
The United States will be sending a half-billion doses of Pfizer vaccine to other nations in an effort to stem the rise of coronavirus overseas. The White House made the announcement Wednesday, […]
Taliban vows a new approach
A generation after American and Afghan forces ousted the strict fundamentalist Islamic Taliban regime – notorious for its bloody excesses and suppression of women – from power in Afghanistan, the “new” version […]
Biden stands by Afghan pullback
President Joe Biden stood by his decision to withdraw American military forces from Afghanistan as the Taliban insurgents took control of the central Asian nation. “Here’s what I believe to my core,” […]
Kabul falls to Taliban soldiers
Twenty years of American blood, sweat and treasure came to a stunning halt Sunday as Taliban insurgents captured Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in a surprising lighting campaign. As U.S. soldiers and […]
Haiti is struck by earthquake
UPDATE: The death toll in the earthquake in Haiti is now set at least 304, with 1,800 injured, according to the AP. Updated at 6 p.m. –––––––––––––––––––––– The impoverished island nation of […]
