Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said several Americans were killed in the coordinated blasts, which he blamed on “radical terrorists,” at churches and hotels in three cities on Sunday morning. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, and police said they had arrested 13 people.
The blackout, intended to prevent further violence in a country where online mistruths have fomented deadly ethnic unrest, created problems for those trying to get information about the attacks and check in with loved ones.
Most election strategists expect to focus far less on the president’s behavior. But House Democrats plan to take on the task of trying to distill and publicize the most alarming parts of the Russia investigation.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church burned April 4 and was the third predominantly black church destroyed in St. Landry Parish in a span of 10 days. But congregants are optimistic for the future.
Volodymyr Zelensky, who plays the country’s president in a television show, has secured an apparent landslide win over incumbent Petro Poroshenko.
A video of the United Constitutional Patriots holding migrants against their will has sparked outrage and rebukes by civil rights groups and New Mexico officials.
For the first time in decades, U.S. politicians and members of the business elite are debating whether American-style capitalism has a future.
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Students learned of the school’s ties to slavery after a human thigh bone was unearthed during construction of a residence hall in 2014.
Over more than a decade, the scion of the late Sen. John McCain has slowly but surely established herself as a force in her own right.
Farmers are planting less of the classics such as corn, potatoes, green beans and peas. In their place, new vegetables such as sweet potatoes and leafy greens are defining U.S. farms.
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Aina does product review and haul videos like other beauty influencers, but her channel isn’t just about makeup. She dives straight into social and cultural commentary in a way that is both unexpected and educational.
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1925–2019 As a longtime president of the multibillion-dollar Carnegie Corp. charitable foundation, the former psychiatrist led initiatives to prevent genocide and foster education.
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