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 […]
Haiti is struck by earthquake
Taliban is advancing quickly
Taliban rebels in Afghanistan are continuing their advance across the nation, conquering four more provincial capitals on Friday. According to the Associated Press, the fundamentalist Islamic forces have taken control of four […]
Census shows more diversity
A picture of a new, more multiracial America is emerging from the data released today (Thursday) from the U.S. Census Bureau. The information, which will be used to redraw legislative district maps […]
“Forever War” coming to end?
Twenty years to the day of the “9/11” attack on the United States, American forces will be withdrawn from Afghanistan. According to The New York Times, the White House made that announcement […]
China, U.S. jockey for Olympic lead
We’ve got more medals, but they’ve got more gold. At mid-day Monday, the United States Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil had won a total of […]
