“American Gothic” is a famous piece of artwork by Iowa-born Grant Wood. The painting by Wood depicts a man and a woman standing in front of a house. The man, a farmer, wears overalls, with a pitchfork in his hand, looking straight at the viewer, where the woman’s head is turned slightly with a stern … Read more
Special agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) question a man while his vehicle is searched after he was stopped heading into Mexico at the Hidalgo border crossing. Getty Images More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide — either in the United States or abroad — are living freely in the U.S., outside of Immigration and … Read more
America is in the home stretch of an abbreviated presidential race unlike any other. But after the chaos of the last few months, one thing is certain: “Saturday Night Live” will be on hand to skewer it all. NBC’s landmark sketch comedy series returns this weekend just in time to satirize the reshuffled fight for the White … Read more
Previously sporadic fighting escalated on 8 October 2023 – the day after the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas gunmen that triggered the war in Gaza. Hezbollah fired at Israeli positions, in solidarity with the Palestinians. The group has since launched more than 8,000 rockets at northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It has … Read more
EPA Zelensky during a meeting with Biden in the Oval Office It was billed as a decisive week for Ukraine. A chance for President Volodymyr Zelensky to present his boldly named “victory plan” to America’s most powerful politicians, during a visit to the US. But it’s unclear if Kyiv is any closer to getting any … Read more
North Korea is expanding its list of crimes punishable by death, according to reports. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un’s regime expanded the list of offenses warranting the death penalty from 11 to 16 via revisions of criminal law, according to Yonhap News Agency. New offenses warranting execution as a punishment include: anti-state propaganda and agitation … Read more
The Israeli military says it has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasralla in an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. Hezbollah has yet to comment, but BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega said his death would be a “huge blow” to the the group. Source link
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s militant Shia Islamist Hezbollah movement, is one of the best known and most influential figures in the Middle East. Nasrallah has not been seen in public for years because of fears of being assassinated by Israel. And on Saturday, Israeli military said they killed Nasrallah in a strike … Read more
A portrait of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah sits amid destruction in a area targeted overnight by Israeli airstrikes in Saksakiyeh on September 26, 2024. Mahmoud Zayyat | Afp | Getty Images The Israeli army on Saturday officially announced the killing of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, one day after carrying out a large-scale attack on Lebanon. … Read more
Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, has been treated for burns in hospital after an “incident” at a campaign event. His representatives did not detail what had occurred but said Robinson was recovering from second-degree burns and in good spirits after an “incident at a campaign appearance at the Mayberry Truck … Read more