Ten minste 140 migrants have drowned off Senegal in the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the United Nations migration agency said in a statement Thursday.
Dit is die VSA’ dodelikste sneeustortingseisoen in jare. Kenners sê dat Covid gedeeltelik die skuld kry
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Die koronavirus-pandemie het die Amerikaanse ekonomie verwoes, gesondheidsorgstelsel en skole. Sommige kenners meen dat dit ook die skuld het vir 'n onlangse toename in stortvloedgevalle. Ernstig. Tot dusver hierdie winterseisoen, 32 peop ...
Die Black Lives Matter-stigting is geopper $90 miljoen in 2020, en het amper 'n kwart daarvan aan plaaslike hoofstukke en organisasies gegee
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'N Jaar van verandering in die naam van rasse-geregtigheid is moeilik om te kwantifiseer. Maar in die 2020 Impakverslag wat hierdie week deur die Black Lives Matter Movement bekendgestel is, historiese getalle spreek boekdele. The Black Lives Matter Global ...
Meer as 160 Confederate symbols came down in 2020, SPLC says
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Meer as 160 Confederate symbols came down last year after the killing of George Floyd prompted a nationwide reckoning with racism. That count comes from the Southern Poverty Law Center, which released new figures ...
Scam artists lurking on dating apps and social media made away with a record haul in 2020
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We expect love to have an emotional impact on us, but a new report released by the Federal Trade Commission revealed it's also hurting wallets. A record $ 304 million was reported lost to romance scams in 2020. Sca...
Meet the bunnies who helped people survive 2020
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It's National Love Your Pet Day on Saturday, and a couple animal buddies in particular are earning their snuggles. Rabbits Finn and Budgie are more than just lovable companions — they provide their owners with emoti...
High-profile elections officials leave posts after a tumultuous 2020
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A cluster of election officials around the country have lost or left their jobs in recent weeks, as the fallout from the tumultuous 2020 election season continues. The exits come as experts say a wave of departures ...
6 skeletons found at a pirate shipwreck site could point to its fabled captain
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Wil jy meer inspirerend wees, positiewe nuus? Teken in op The Good Stuff, 'n nuusbrief ten goede in die lewe. Dit sal u inkassie elke Saterdagoggend verhelder. For the pirates of the 18th century, treasure meant gold. Bu...
Roberts won’t preside over impeachment trial, but Leahy set to follow his 2020 script
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Sy. Patrick Leahy is expected to adhere largely to the script of Chief Justice John Roberts when he presides over the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump this week. But unlike when the robe-cl...
Regter beveel dat die distrik New York vir Republikein gesertifiseer moet word in die laaste onopgeloste kongreswedstryd van 2020
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'N Regter in New York beveel die staatsraad om die Republikein Claudia Tenney as die wenner in die 22ste Kongresdistrik in New York te sertifiseer., die laaste onopgeloste ras van die 2020 verkiesing sluit ...
Three-quarters of Republicans believe a lie about the 2020 verkiesing
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Donald Trump spent the three months between the November election and the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president insisting -- via public pronouncement and tweet -- dat die 2020 race had been stolen from hi...
How Anthony Fauci beat Donald Trump in 2020
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"People are tired of Covid. People are saying, 'Whatever, just leave us alone.' People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots," President Donald Trump said on a campaign call in October 2020. "He's been her...
Turnout really was historically bonkers in 2020
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Roughly two in every three eligible voters cast a ballot in the 2020 verkiesing, according to a new Pew analysis, a stunning number that smashes all previous turnout records. In totaal, 66.2% of eligible voters partici...