President Joe Biden surprised reporters with a personal announcement during a press briefing with California Governor Gavin Newsom about the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. Speaking from a firehouse in Santa Monica, the 82-year-old president shifted focus from the devastating fires to share that he had become a great-grandfather.
A new report from the Israeli Ministry of Health submitted to the United Nations details severe atrocities suffered by hostages held by Hamas since the October 7, 2023, attacks.
The Department of Defense announced that it would "provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities to California as that state’s Los Angeles County region continues to be ravaged by a series of out-of-control wildfires.”
He sat next to George Washington in the pew at St. Paul's Chapel in New York during the religious service following Washington's Presidential Inauguration.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is under fire for her absence during the city’s battle with catastrophic wildfires fueled by unprecedented windstorms. The mayor was in Ghana on a taxpayer-funded delegation to attend the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama as fires ravaged the city and forced over 80,000 residents to evacuate.
Pope Francis called for greater compassion and dignity in addressing migration and emphasized the urgency of environmental care in his annual address to the diplomatic corps on Thursday. The pontiff criticized the treatment of migrants as mere "problems to be managed" rather than individuals with dreams, talents, and dignity.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass traveled to Ghana on Tuesday as part of a U.S. delegation attending the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama, sparking frustration as her city faced devastating wildfires. The taxpayer-funded trip, led by Shalanda D. Young, director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, also included U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia E. Palmer and Frances Z. Brown, a senior director for African affairs.
In a harrowing yet inspiring tale of courage, 71-year-old Linda Rosa, a retired MTA worker from East New York, fought off a group of violent teen girls who attacked her in a Brooklyn subway station on New Year’s Day.
