Month: February 2021

Pope Francis has admitted he made “grave mistakes” in dealing with reports of sexual abuse by clergy members in Chile. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church discussed his concerns…

President Donald Trump tweeted a message one day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took action against his lawyer. Trump tweeted, “Attorney-client privilege is dead.” The statement came a…

United States President Donald Trump has tweeted that Russia should be ready for a missile strike in Syria. In the message on the social media service Twitter, Trump said, “You…

A cook named William is working on making a sweet treat. Another is busily preparing paella, made of seafood and rice. They and other cooks are moving around a big…

Federal investigators in the United States have raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. The New York Times reported that agents seized documents, including those related…

President Donald Trump has condemned the most recent suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. Trump said he would make “major decisions” within 24 to 48 hours about how the United…

Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, says he will not seek another term in Congress. Ryan is the top Republican Party lawmaker in the House.…

Vietnamese activists and independent media groups say Facebook policies on restricting content could increase government censorship. More than 50 individuals and groups sent an open letter to Facebook founder Mark…

For more than 20 years, the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has cared for abused chimpanzees and chimps whose mothers have died. Victims of the illegal wildlife trade, the animals often arrive…

Colleges and universities are not the first places most people would think to find government spies. But reporter Dan Golden said that is not the case. “There’s an awful lot…

In the United States, the federal government is working to detain undocumented immigrants and get them removed from the country. Yet some U.S. city and state governments have started programs…

Jorge Josifovich is a farmer and agricultural engineer in Argentina. He is concerned because his crop is suffering from a severe lack of rain. The drought began in November and…

Texas continues to be America’s fastest-growing state, the U.S. government Census Bureau says. Six of the nation’s top 10 largest-gaining counties between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017, were…

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 24 years in prison for corruption. The Seoul Central District Court ruled Park guilty of bribery, extortion, abuse of…

Mtabi Ebeula speaks softly as he remembers fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo with his family to escape the rebels. “They were killing people,” he says. “I left because…