Category Archives: Breaking News

According to the European Union’s climate change service Copernicus, last year was the hottest on record with an average temperature of 14.98C, beating the previous hottest year set in 2016 by 0.17C. Scientists believe this record could be short-lived, however. Their forecasts suggest 2024 could be even hotter and may rise more than 1.5C aboveContinue reading “Climate records fell like dominoes in 2023, but worse yet to come”

Israel’s military is killing Palestinians at an average rate of 250 people a day which massively exceeds the daily death toll of any other major conflict of recent years, said Oxfam, as hostilities approach the 100th day. In addition, over 1,200 people were killed in the horrific attacks by Hamas and other armed groups inContinue reading “Daily death rate in Gaza is higher than any other major 21st Century conflict”

As the nation steps into the new year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerts the public to the escalating prevalence of the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, contributing to a surge in COVID-19 activity both in the United States and globally. A descendant of the BA.2.86 variant, JN.1 has now become the mostContinue reading “CDC alerts public to surge in COVID-19 both in the United States and globally”

The New Hampshire Republican presidential primary will be held on January 23, 2024, and the GOP’s Iowa presidential caucuses are five days away, but former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is abandoning the contest. Some speculated that the move was intended to give former U.N. ambassador Nimarata Haley a stronger chance to beat the party’sContinue reading “Chris Christie abandons his second White House campaign”

A new Labor Department rule aims to make it easier for millions of low-wage workers to get employee benefits and other protections, The rule expands the reach of federal labor laws that require employers to extend certain benefits and protections to workers classified as employees. Those include the right to the minimum wage, overtime pay,Continue reading “Millions of gig workers could qualify as employees under new federal labor rule”

In a political landscape dominated by the unprecedented actions of President Joe Biden, who has canceled elections and refused to acknowledge choices for voters, the first New Hampshire primary debate for the 2024 Democratic nomination featured Congressman Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. Williamson and Phillips met for a one-hour debate at the New EnglandContinue reading “Debate features No-Show Joe challengers Marianne Williamson & Dean Phillips”

SPECIAL REPORT: By Mustafa Abu Sneineh Mondoweiss  Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians in the West Bank in overnight raids. In Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed Hamza Dahdouh, a journalist and the son of Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh, in Khan Yunis. As the veteran correspondent delivered a live news report, he received theContinue reading “Day 93: Israel surpasses three months of Gaza bombing campaign, UN warns of starvation “

Just one day after a tragic shooting at a small-town Iowa high school, perpetrated by 17-year-old Dylan Butler, which resulted in the death of a sixth-grader and left five others injured, the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has announced the resignation of its long-time Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Wayne LaPierre, effectiveContinue reading “NRA honcho quits on eve of New York trial, one day after school shooting”

The day after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, left a sixth grader dead and seven other people injured, former President Donald Trump said Americans “have to get over” the deadly plague of gun violence. “It’s a very terrible thing that happened and it’s just terrible,” Trump said at a Sioux Center rally in advance of the state’sContinue reading “Trump says Americans “have to get over” the deadly plague of gun violence”

A massive four-alarm fire erupted early Friday morning at the Elizabeth Industrial Park, consuming the historic Singer Sewing Machine Factory and posing a significant challenge to firefighters. The flames, reported around 5:30 a.m., quickly engulfed the multi-story brick building, sending thick plumes of smoke billowing into the sky for miles. At least 100 firefighters fromContinue reading “Singer Sewing Machine factory blaze defies 100 firefighters”

Less than two weeks before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, a devastating school shooting unfolded on Thursday morning at Perry High School, leaving several individuals wounded. This tragic incident occurred on the first day of classes after the holiday break, casting a dark shadow over the community as it grapples with the aftermath of yet another actContinue reading “School shooting gets scant attention from Republican presidential candidates”

During Donald Trump’s presidency, his businesses received at least $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments and officials of 20 countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, according to a report released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Democrats say the report details nearly $8 million in payments Trump’s businesses received from foreign governmentsContinue reading “As president, Trump pocketed ‘millions of dollars from foreign states and royalty’”

Rep. Dean Phillips signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 3421, Medicare for All, and announced his support for a universal health insurance system with no copayments, no deductibles, and no other direct costs to patients.  Inspired by conversations with small business owners and ordinary citizens, the move makes Phillips, a presidential candidate, one ofContinue reading “Rep. Dean Phillips announces his support for a Medicare for All system”

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) spacecraft Einstein Probe is ready to launch in January 2024. Equipped with a new generation of X-ray instruments with high sensitivity and a very wide view, this mission will survey the sky and hunt for powerful blasts of X-ray light coming from mysterious celestial objects such as neutron stars and black holes. EinsteinContinue reading “Innovative X-ray lobster-eye mission set to launch”

In a historic move, Maine and Colorado have banned former President Donald Trump from their ballots as the U.S. Supreme Court contemplates the states’ authority to block the ex-president’s candidacy under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. This Civil War-era provision prohibits individuals who have “engaged in insurrection” from holding public office. Maine’s Democratic SecretaryContinue reading “Trump, banned from Maine & Colorado ballots turns to US Supreme Court”

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86. The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa, California,Continue reading “Tom Smothers, of the Smothers Brothers fame, has died at 86”

In a development that has sparked renewed debate about security for presidential candidates, independent campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been denied Secret Service protection for the third time. This decision by the Department of Homeland Security has reignited controversy over the criteria for providing federal protection and raised questions about whether Kennedy faces uniqueContinue reading “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied in his third bid for Secret Service protection”

Hunger is ravaging Gaza, and this is expected to increase illness across the Strip, most acutely among children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and older people. The United Nations is tracking 14 diseases with “epidemic potential” as the frayed healthcare system reports soaring rates of dysentery, watery diarrhea, and acute respiratory infections that might overwhelm globalContinue reading “Gaza is an ideal breeding ground for potential the next deadly global pandemic”

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a Franciscan friar who has served as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since November 2020, said that on December 16, an Israeli soldier shot dead “in cold blood” a Christian mother and daughter on the grounds of the Gaza Strip’s only Catholic church. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “great concern” about aContinue reading “Catholic Cardinal calls for compassion, condemns killing amid chaotic conflict”

Zambia is grappling with its most significant anthrax outbreak in a decade, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As of late November 2023, the country has reported 684 suspected cases and four deaths, marking a substantial increase from the 2011 outbreak, which had 511 suspected cases. Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused byContinue reading “World Health Organization monitoring anthrax outbreak in Zambia”