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Today in History: June 13, Johnson nominates Marshall to become first Black Supreme Court justice -...
WTOP Washington· 10 hours agoToday is Thursday, June 13, the 165th day of 2024. There are 201 days left in the year. On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become ...
Key Sudan city at risk of falling to rebels as humanitarian crisis deepens
Semafor via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs with the ongoing Syrian civil war, “lost cause” language becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy that...
One year later, migrants who cheated death off Greece seek justice and struggle to cope with life
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoDesperate hands clutched at Ali Elwan's arms, legs and neck, and screams misted his ears, as he spat...
The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoThis essential water system comprises two rivers (known today as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers) that flow North to South from Turkey... River begins at the Taurus Mountains ...
Business boom builds Qatar-Saudi entente as Gulf rift fades
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLocal news reports of the leaders' car ride made no mention of MbS's reaction to the sights. The...
2 Russian warships approach Cuba ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean
Associated Press· 1 day agoA fleet of Russian warships on Wednesday began entering the Caribbean in what some see as a...
University of Tennessee police close investigation into Yassin Terou's arrest
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe investigation was spurred by a complaint Terou filed with UTPD two days after his arrest, alleging an officer tightened his zip cuffs after he complained of nerve damage ...
Michigan GOP voters: Choose Justin Amash, not Mike Rogers in Aug. 6 primary | Endorsement
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe once resolutely pro-life Rogers now claims he wouldn't vote for a national abortion ban, saying...
Widow of IS leader reveals details of their life together
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoHowever, he said the first marriage was arranged so that the man could go into the house when...
Forcibly displaced population doubles to 120 million over the past 10 years
Al Jazeera· 8 hours agoAt least 117.3 million people, or one in 69 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today ...