Dozens of zoo animals in Sudan’s capital — including an elderly crocodile, parrots and giant lizards — are feared dead after street battles between the country’s rival forces made the location unreachable. At least 100 animals, all kept inside enclosures, will have
Five members of the far-right group the Proud Boys have been found guilty over the January 2021 Capitol riots. Chairman Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola were all found guilty of actual obstruction of Congress. Tarrio, Nordean,
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday in support of an important cause. Hamlin’s life was saved by the quick action of medical personnel and a portable defibrillator when he suffered cardiac arrest on the field during a Monday
An ex-Air Force officer who stormed the US Capitol dressed in combat gear and carried zip-tie handcuffs into the Senate gallery was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. Larry Brock joined other rioters on the Senate floor only minutes after
Skyscrapers in Beijing disappeared into the haze and air quality plummeted as China’s capital was enveloped in a dust storm and heavy pollution on Friday. Concentrations of the tiny PM2.5 particles that can reach deep into the lungs and bloodstream entered a
Comment on this story Comment Anyone elected to Congress from New Jersey in the past decade had Jonathan Salant watching their every move. As Washington correspondent for the Newark-based Star-Ledger and several affiliated media outlets, Salant combed through campaign finance reports, monitored
A new anti-government protest in Moldova’s capital Tuesday stirred fears of more unrest after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to demand that the country’s new pro-Western government fully subsidize citizens’ winter energy bills and to “not involve the country in
Comment on this story Comment The House floor was full of whiny, unruly crybabies this week. And then there were the children: Adorable infants like Hodge, the 4-month-old son of Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.). Well-behaved kids, the only people willing to sit anywhere
Comment on this story Comment Elementary school teacher Maire Trombley faced a formidable task last year as winter approached: She had to teach Maine fifth-graders a basic introduction to geometry. To keep things interesting, Trombley combined these math lessons with quilting, teaching