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Model-Boat Sailing Returns to Central Park
New York Times· 4 days agoModel boats are being rented on the pond for the first time since 2019, the last full year before the coronavirus hit. The concessionaire is new: Rocking...
At least 40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses following heavy rains
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 6 days agoPolice in Kenya say at least 40 people have died after a dam collapsed in the country's west. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people ...
From Southold, Joel Jean-Francois worries about his family in Haiti
The Suffolk Times· 6 days agoWhen Joel Jean-Francois was 11 or 12 years old, he climbed into a boat in Haiti with his parents,...
At least 45 people die in western Kenya as floodwaters sweep away houses and cars
The Mining Journal· 5 days agoFlash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing on Monday, the Interior Ministry said. Police official ...
Montgomery County voluntary evacuation: Order issued for Idle Wilde, Idle Glen neighborhoods
FOX 26 Houston· 5 days agoA voluntary evacuation order issued for two neighborhoods in eastern Montgomery County.
Slavery by another name: New NC historical marker acknowledges post-Civil War convict laborers
WUNC Chapel Hill· 2 days agoThe sign is being erected beside the Tuckasegee River, where on Dec. 30, 1882, a boat carrying Black prisoners capsized. "The convicts fell into the freezing ...
Letter: Virginia improves access to cancer screenings
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 4 days agoEarlier this year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released a study indicating that more and more...
Highway marker, exhibit to honor victims of incarcerated labor
Smoky Mountain News· 5 days ago“This story really needed to be told and brought to the community,” said Danielle Duffy, graduate...