At least 17 people have died and the numbers are expected to rise with over 50 in hospital after contaminated cocaine was supplied in Argentina during a drugs war on Wednesday The National Aeronaval Service loads packages of seized suspected illicit substances into a truck at the Cocoli base in Panama City ( Image: AFP … Read more
Groundhog Day has come around again, and people are waiting to learn whether a furry creature in a western Pennsylvania town will predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter. People will gather on Wednesday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summon the groundhog from his tree stump at … Read more
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik’s promise to use peaceful means to keep fighting for white supremacy cannot be taken at his word, a court has ruled Anders Behring Breivik (R) is pictured on the first day of the trial where he requested release on parole, at a makeshift courtroom in Skien prison, Norway ( … Read more
Four children were among the nine people killed when a car traveling triple the speed limit hit a minivan in the Las Vegas area, authorities said Sunday. The Clark County Office of the Medical Examiner said Sunday that Fernando Yeshua Mejia, 5; Adrian Zacarias, 10; Lluvia Daylenn Zacarias, 13; Bryan Axel Zacarias, 15; Gabriel Mejia-Barrera, … Read more
Schools will be shut and thousands of people are without power after back to back storms battered parts of the UK. A cold and blustery start to Monday follows a stormy weekend of devastating winds across the north of England and Scotland. A nine-year-old boy in Staffordshire and a 60-year-old woman in Aberdeen died after … Read more
Billions of people are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year this week as 2022 brings the Year of the Tiger. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year, begins tomorrow (Tuesday, February 1), signaling the start of a two-week celebration for many across the world. A person born in a particular … Read more
Four people died on Long Island during Saturday’s powerful winter storm – including three men who had been shoveling snow, authorities said. The first man drowned at about 8:30 am after he fell into a swimming pool while clearing snow at his home in Cutchogue, police told The Suffolk Times. Later in the day, two … Read more
Nurse Darian Sumbingco administers the Covid-19 vaccine to Chris Sanchez, 34, who is homeless, October 7, 2021 as part of a peer ambassador recruitment by Los Angeles County Health Officials in the homeless community. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for only $2 a month! Thank you … Read more
President Joe Biden speaks on the Infrastructure and Jobs Act on November 17 at General Motors’ Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya / Getty Images) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thanks … Read more
Susan Hutson, the first black woman to be elected Sheriff in Orleans Parish. (via the Susan Hutson Election Committee) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thanks for signing up. For more of The nation, read our latest issue. Subscribe … Read more