Debra Tice’s phone pinged at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, the 3,548th day since her son Austin had disappeared in Syria. Given the time difference …
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2022: Year in Forgotten Stories
While articles on the war in Ukraine, U.S. midterm elections and Brittney Griner's release from Russian prison have taken over our news feeds this year, other significant stories have flown under the radar. U.S. journalist Austin Tice marked 10 years of being held hostage by Syria's government, thousands of Americans have died from long COVID-19-related illnesses and President Biden's immigration problem is about to get worse.
Captive Americans, Long Covid Risks and More
American Indians/Alaska Natives had the highest long COVID death rate. More than 3,500 Americans have died from long COVID-related illnesses, …
Many school districts across the United States are in the midst of a crisis: a teacher shortage. Part of the problem is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
The US Supreme Court has put on hold the termination of a Trump-era policy that has blocked thousands of people from crossing the US-Mexico border. Attempted migrant crossings are expected to spike if and when the controversial policy does go. Title 42 gives the government the power to automatically …
"This is not a matter of if they will invade, it's a matter of when they will invade." That's what Admiral Lee Hsi-min, who used to head Taiwan's …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors called 44 witnesses to make their case against Harvey Weinstein, but a jury’s decision at his Los Angeles trial will hinge largely on the testimony of four: the women he is charged with raping or sexually assaulting, all known simply as “Jane Doe” in court. Four more …
Nearly 100 authors contributed to The Lancet's annual report on climate change and health, which detailed how heat waves, drought and air pollution are killing thousands. Doctors are taking aim at the fossil fuels industry, placing blame for the world’s most dire health problems on the companies …
• About eleven million Uyghurs—a mostly Muslim, Turkic-speaking ethnic group—live in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. • The Chinese government has …
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia typically gets two rainy seasons per year. The first, called the Gu rains, usually start in late March or April and last until June. The second round of rains, known as the Deyr, generally produce less precipitation and arrive in October or November. But Somalia's last …
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