World Mar 30 Medical supplies in great need as international aid flows into Myanmar after deadly quake Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday afternoon.
Arts Sep 16 Tito Jackson, member of Jackson 5 and Rock Hall of Famer, dies at 70 Jackson was the third of nine children, including global superstars Michael and Janet, and was part of a music-making family whose songs have sold hundreds of millions of copies.
Politics Mar 31 Former Rep. William Delahunt, longtime Massachusetts congressman, dies at age 82 Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts, a Democratic stalwart who postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass former President Barack Obama's legislative agenda, has died following a long-term illness, his family announced.
Nation Feb 19 Funeral for transgender activist at St. Patrick’s Cathedral drew over 1,000 mourners — and church leaders’ scorn The funeral of a renowned transgender activist in a New York cathedral elicited a denunciation of the event by a senior church official, who called the Mass a scandal within one of the preeminent houses of worship in U.S. Catholicism.
Politics Oct 30 Threats to Jewish Cornell University students in online discussion board provoke police investigation Cornell University administrators have dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements against Jewish students appeared on a discussion board.
World Jul 29 Blinken says Niger must restore ‘democratic order’ to avoid loss of U.S. economic aid Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the president this week threatens the economic support provided by Washington to the African nation, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Saturday.
Politics May 27 Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, continues to advise on global affairs Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the U.S. through one of its most tumultuous periods including the presidency of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War.
Nation Mar 05 Judy Heumann, trailblazing disability rights advocate, dies at 75 Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75.
Nation Jan 14 Winning ticket for $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawn in Maine Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot — and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th — when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery's estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.
Economy Dec 18 Twitter bans linking to Facebook, Instagram, other rival platforms Twitter users will no longer be able to link to certain rival social media websites, including what the company described Sunday as “prohibited platforms” Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon.