France looks to 1995 as it braces for pension reform strikes and protests
The last time France reached for a universal pension system, Jacques Chirac was president, Alain Juppe was his prime minister and, like today, a wave…
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As a school shooting unfolded, a teen opened her mosque doors to shelter fleeing students
Thanks to a Wisconsin student’s quick thinking, about 100 students were able to take shelter at her mosque during a school stabbing and…
Continue Reading Cruise line sexual assault reports for third quarter jump by 67 percent from 2018
Cruise lines sailing from US ports reported 35 alleged sexual assaults in the third quarter of this year, an increase of 67% from the same period a…
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NYPD appoints first black chief of detectives
The New York City Police Department got a new chief of detectives this week — the first black person to hold the role since the force’s…
Continue Reading The family of a Caribbean resort worker is suing an American tourist charged in his death
The family of a Caribbean resort employee is suing an American tourist accused of manslaughter in the worker’s death. The estate of 27-year-old…
Continue Reading Hermit crabs are confusing plastic for shells and it’s killing them
More than half a million hermit crabs have been killed after becoming trapped by plastic pollution on two remote islands, a new study from the…
Continue Reading NASA mission catches nearby asteroid ejecting material into space
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at near-Earth asteroid Bennu a year ago, and the spinning top-shaped space rock has been full of surprises.…
Continue Reading Russia detains man accused of building fake border in the forest to trick migrants
A man accused of building a fake border crossing in order to trick and exploit migrants has been detained by Russian authorities. The suspect was…
Continue Reading Speaker Pelosi: ‘No choice’ but to move forward with articles of impeachment for President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the House was proceeding with articles of impeachment against President Donald…
Continue Reading France, Germany and UK reiterate claim that Iran has nuclear-capable ballistic missiles
Ambassadors from France, Germany and the UK have again alleged that Iran has developed nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, in a joint letter…
Continue Reading 49ers suspend analyst over ‘dark skin’ remarks about Ravens’ Lamar Jackson
The San Francisco 49ers suspended radio analyst Tim Ryan for one game after his comments about Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson having an…
Continue Reading North Korea revives ‘dotard’ insult after Trump’s ‘Rocket Man’ comment ‘displeased’ Kim Jong Un
A senior member of the North Korean government has again described Donald Trump as a “dotard” after the US President revived the war…
Continue Reading Newark sues New York over homeless relocation program
The city of Newark, New Jersey, filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the city of New York to stop their program of relocating homeless residents to…
Continue Reading George Zimmerman lawsuit reminds us of how significant the Trayvon Martin case was for a divided country
It was the case that launched the Black Lives Matter movement and reminded the country that we weren’t living in a post-racial society. The…
Continue Reading After participating in Colin Kaepernick’s workout, wide receiver Jordan Veasy lands on an NFL team’s practice squad
Jordan Veasy, one of the wide receivers who participated in Colin Kaepernick’s workout last month at a high school near Atlanta, has been…
Continue Reading Swastikas sprayed on more than 100 graves in Jewish cemetery in France
French police have launched an investigation after Nazi swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti were spray-painted on 107 graves in a Jewish cemetery…
Continue Reading Climate change could be making birds shrink in size, study finds
A staggering 600 million birds die every year in the United States after colliding with tall buildings. And Chicago, with its skyscrapers and…
Continue Reading George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin’s parents and others for more than $100 million
George Zimmerman was acquitted in the fatal 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin, but according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Florida, he believes there…
Continue Reading At least 58 people killed as boat carrying migrants sinks off Mauritania coast
At least 58 people were killed this week when a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Mauritania, the…
Continue Reading Two teenagers killed by mother’s boyfriend after argument over cigarette smoke escalates, police say
An argument between a Connecticut teenager and her mother’s boyfriend over his smoking in the house turned deadly after the man shot the…
Continue Reading Trudeau’s hot mic comments cause consternation in Canada
For many Canadians the news they woke up to from across the pond in London was difficult to fathom. Another global scandal putting Canada in the…
Continue Reading Cardi B is set to perform for the first time in Nigeria and Ghana
Grammy award-winning rapper and social media sensation, Cardi B is in Africa to perform for the first time on the continent in Nigeria and Ghana. On…
Continue Reading Radiation hot spots found at 2020 Olympics torch relay venue near site of nuclear disaster, Greenpeace claims
High-level radiation hot spots can be detected at a sports complex in Japan’s northeastern Fukushima prefecture, where the 2020 Tokyo Olympics…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 5: Impeachment, George Zimmerman, sex assaults, measles
Pantone has chosen the 2020 Color of the Year, and it’s a tried-and-true classic. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue Reading Archbishop Desmond Tutu in hospital treating ‘stubborn infection’
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of a “stubborn infection,” according to a statement…
Continue Reading A second Chicago police officer is on desk duty after video of officer slamming a man to the street
A second Chicago police officer has been placed on desk duty after video surfaced last week of another officer picking up a man and slamming him to…
Continue Reading North Korea warns US to prepare for ‘Christmas gift,’ but no one’s sure what to expect
North Korea will send a “Christmas gift” to the United States, but what that present contains will depend on the outcome of ongoing talks…
Continue Reading 3 Georgetown basketball players are accused of burglary in civil complaints and 1 is no longer with the team
Two Washington, DC, women have filed civil complaints against Georgetown University basketball players who they say stole items from their home,…
Continue Reading 7 people have died in San Diego from a flesh-eating bacteria associated with black tar heroin use
Seven people in San Diego have died in the last two months from a flesh-eating bacteria associated with black tar heroin use, according to health…
Continue Reading Climate change is forcing one person from their home every two seconds, Oxfam says
Climate-fueled disasters have forced about 20 million people a year to leave their homes in the past decade — equivalent to one every two…
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