Washington, DC – Advocates calling for a ceasefire in Gaza were often interrupted by their own tears as they gathered outside the White House and read the names of Palestinians killed in the war. Several speakers, including Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and actors Cynthia Nixon and Denee Benton, took turns reading
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The No. 14 Texas A&M men’s basketball team dropped a 59-47 decision to the Virginia Cavaliers in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup on Wednesday at John Paul Jones Arena. The Aggies closed out the month of November with a 6-2 record, while the Cavaliers remained undefeated at home and
The number of suicides in the United States has hit a record high, new provisional federal data shows. In 2022, an estimated 49,449 people died by suicide, which is 3% higher than the 48,183 people who died in 2021, according to a report published early Wednesday by the Centers for
New York, United States – Few Nobel Peace Prize winners are called warmongers, but the gravelly voiced, enigmatic diplomat Henry Kissinger was. The contradictions of Kissinger, who died on Wednesday at home in Connecticut at age 100, do not end there. An academic who became a celebrity, Kissinger was a
JAKARTA – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), together with partner Arizona State University (ASU), hosted the 2023 STEM Conference (STEMCON). STEMCON brought together policymakers, university leaders, and industry representatives to shape the next generation of Indonesia’s workforce to explore topics on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still resonates in relations with China, Russia and the Middle East. Henry A. Kissinger, the scholar-turned-diplomat who engineered the United States’ opening to China, negotiated its exit from Vietnam, and used
Henry Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut. (File) Washington: Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy, died on Wednesday, according to Kissinger Associates Inc. Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, Kissinger
Nov 29 – Here are some facts on American diplomat Henry Kissinger, who died at age 100 on Wednesday: * He was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in Furth, a city in Germany’s Bavarian region, on May 27, 1923. As an Orthodox Jew, he was bullied by anti-Semites and in 1938
BySumanti Sen Nov 30, 2023 07:06 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Rimon Kirsht, 36, was among 12 hostages who were released on Tuesday, November 28, as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel Former Israeli hostageRimon Kirsht was caught on camera giving a death stare to a
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools. The agreement between Wayne County Schools and West
article St. George, Georgia, welcome to Georgia sign. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ATLANTA – The U.S. Census Bureau has released new estimates this month shows a slight jump in people moving between states. More than 8.2 million people jumped state lines in 2022, up from
RICHMOND — The twin Bristol cities share a name and a state line, but abortion accessibility changes just over a 1 mile span. Abortion is illegal in Bristol, Tennessee, but down the road in Virginia, a clinic provides abortions. The Bristol Women’s Health Clinic relocated to Virginia after the U.S.
CNN — Biden administration officials are discussing with their Israeli counterparts how to protect thousands of civilians who fled to southern Gaza should the Israel Defense Forces target the area once the pause in fighting with Hamas ultimately ends, according to multiple US officials. Among the many options that US and Israeli officials
November 29, 2023 Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to conduct a Mail Processing Facility Review of its Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) facility. “There is absolutely no reason to move our West Virginia mail processing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia state senator asked a court Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges her qualification to hold office over what her attorneys called “baseless” allegations that she did not meet the state’s residency requirements. Democrat Ghazala Hashmi has served in the state Senate since 2020
