‘Nun with a gun’ Joanne Pierce Misko, who became one of the first female FBI agents, dies at 83 A trailblazing once-Catholic nun who then became one of the first women sworn in as an FBI special agent died last week at the age of 83. Joanne Pierce Misko — who earned the iconic nickname “Nun with ... 12/21/2024 - 7:51 am | View Link
Police Investigating how 15-year-old girl shooter gained access to gun It remains unclear how Natalie Rupnow got her hands on a gun. According to a Milwaukee attorney, a Wisconsin statute states that anyone who intentionally sells, loans or gives a dangerous weapon to a ... 12/18/2024 - 11:42 am | View Link
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for 2 Venezuelan men accused of killing Texas girl Prosecutors in Texas will seek the death penalty for two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they entered the U.S. illegally ... 12/13/2024 - 8:27 am | View Link
(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland.
The President-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U. S. to buy Greenland from Denmark, adding to the list of allied countries with which he’s picking fights even before taking office on Jan.
(BETHLEHEM, West Bank) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its second Christmas under the shadow of the war in Gaza, there are almost no tourists, leaving the Nativity Store and other businesses unsure of how much longer they can hold on.
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For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza.
The Philippines is known for its monthslong Christmas celebrations starting in September. The heavily Catholic country of nearly 120 million people is serious about the festive season. However, this time of year has recently taken a much more somber tone for many Filipino families.
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Estrella Pagarigan had decorated her home with recycled bamboo and plastic bottle parols for the holidays, but in early November, the house where she, her husband, and three children have lived for years was flattened overnight.
Today, more than half the world’s population lives in cities—a figure expected to grow by 2.4 billion by 2050. Cities are at the heart of humanity’s future, but they are also ground zero for some of our biggest challenges: climate change, social inequality, and economic fragility. To house the growing urban population and achieve the U.