Nation Dec 27 U.S. homelessness rose 18 percent in 2024, continuing multi-year upward trend The United States saw an 18.1 percent increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said…
Politics Nov 12 WATCH: Pentagon says Houthi attacks caused no damage to U.S. Navy warships Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance, both Navy destroyers, on Monday. He said…
Politics Nov 12 Pentagon secrets leaker Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison The security breach raised alarm over America’s ability to protect its most closely guarded secrets and forced the Biden administration to scramble to try to contain the diplomatic and military fallout.
Nation Oct 30 Prosecutors seek 17-year prison sentence for Pentagon documents leaker Jack Teixeira Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison.
World Oct 21 As UN conference nears, countries have made little progress toward biodiversity goals As of this week, around 46 percent of countries have submitted targets and less than 15 precent submitted plans for reaching them.
Politics Oct 10 Ethel Kennedy, social activist and Kennedy matriarch, dies at 96 The wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said.
Nation Oct 09 Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, hospitalized after stroke Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has been hospitalized with a stroke. Her family announced on X Tuesday night that it happened Thursday in her sleep and that she's resting comfortably at a Boston-area hospital.
World May 10 Over 40 arrests made as police clear pro-Palestinian protests camps at Penn, MIT Tensions have ratcheted up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the United States and in Europe. Some colleges cracked down immediately, while others have tolerated the demonstrations.
Nation Apr 28 Anti-war protesters dig in on campuses across the U.S. as universities, police take action Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict.
Politics Mar 22 Massachusetts debates how best to keep families housed amid migrant crisis The Massachusetts Senate has approved limits on how long homeless families can stay in emergency state shelters as part of an $850 million plan to fund the system that has been at the center of the migrant crisis.