LVIV, Ukraine – Un jour, peut-être deux. Puis, peut-être – une rareté croissante – sans un jour. Et puis, par cette journée chaude et nuageuse, quatre. Quatre cercueils seront transportés par des porteurs le long d’une rue pavée bordée de personnes en deuil silencieuses. Quatre noms résonnent, dans le repos faiblement éclairé d’une église emblématique. … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded ready on Monday to uphold a huge bankruptcy deal that includes $6 billion from the Sackler family to help the nation and tens of thousands of victims recover from the opioid crisis. Most of the justices said the deal looked to be the best possible outcome, even though it … Read more
A Los Angeles County Republican Party executive board member was arrested on charges related to entering the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, according to news reports and party officials. Siaka Massaquoi, first vice-chair of the L.A. County Republican Party, was arrested Thursday by FBI agents at a Los Angeles airport, reported … Read more
Washington – La Cour suprême a annoncé lundi que le Congrès examinera la constitutionnalité de l’impôt sur la fortune en décidant de verser ou non aux contribuables une part de leurs revenus provenant de sociétés étrangères même si les contribuables ne perçoivent ni dividendes ni revenus. Le cas de Charles et Kathleen Moore et de … Read more
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Umm Walid Hissi sat by a cart loaded with hastily packed belongings, waiting for her home to be bombed. Until Sunday morning, she lived in Hamad Town, a collection of residential towers in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis neighborhood. But on Saturday came the missiles, pounding down like a giant fist … Read more
Si vous essayez de perdre du poids et que vous en avez marre de ce que vous mangez, les chercheurs ont de bonnes nouvelles : vous pouvez regarder l’horloge à la place. Dans une étude d’un an, les personnes qui n’ont pas changé ce qu’elles mangeaient – mais ont tout mangé entre midi et 20 … Read more
In the lobby of the Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA shelter in Pomona, Nikole Bresciani gestured toward rows of kennels erected a few months ago to house an influx of stray cats. In another area, pop-up crates for dogs were stacked on wheels. To Bresciani, the president and chief executive of the shelter, it … Read more
Conventional wisdom suggests Americans know little about foreign policy and care about it even less. Opinion polls regularly show that international issues take a back seat to topics more prosaic (economics, education) or provocative (culture wars, gun control). Next year’s presidential election, however, might be a bit different. Continued international crises could focus attention on … Read more
WASHINGTON — When Israel pounded Gaza with airstrikes after Hamas launched its Oct. 7 attack, it opened a dramatic divide among Democrats over a war that has claimed thousands of civilian lives. Progressive activists staged protests across the country, demanded an immediate ceasefire and accused President Biden of complicity in genocide. A handful of Democrats in … Read more
Une enquête internationale a été ouverte pour déterminer les responsabilités dans la mort de cinq passagers à bord du submersible Oceangate Expedition qui a explosé lors de son atterrissage sur l’épave du Titanic dans l’Atlantique Nord, ont annoncé dimanche les garde-côtes américains. Les agences maritimes du Canada, de France et de Grande-Bretagne se joignent à … Read more