Iraq opens investigation into kidnapping of Israeli-Russian citizen who has been missing for months

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims the Israeli-Russian academic, Elizabeth Tsurkov, who has been missing since…

South Dakota teen killed in boating collision with jet ski, reports say

A 13-year-old South Dakota girl was killed over the Fourth of July holiday in a tragic…

New Hampshire Gov Sununu, Israeli ambassador issue 1-2 punch at UN bias against Jewish state

JERUSALEM—In a statement after the United Nations condemned Israel’s operation to degrade Palestinian terrorism infrastructure in…

Partnership between US Forest Service, HBCUs creates path for Black students who aspire to become firefighters

Before starting college, Taylor Mohead had never been outside her hometown of Houston, Texas. Now, the…

New York uses drones to monitor shark activity amid rise in encounters

Authorities are using drones to monitor Long Island waters following a flurry of recent incidents with…

One fifth of United Methodists schism over LGBT marriage, ordination

One-fifth of United Methodist Church (UMC) congregations in the United States have received approval to schism…

‘Nation River Lady’ identified 47 years after strangled body found floating in river, murder charge filed

A woman whose body was found floating in a Canadian river nearly 50 years ago has…

Rebellious warlord still on Putin’s doorstep despite reports he fled country: ‘Not easy to get rid of him’

Wagner chief and mutiny leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has been spotted entering the Russian Federal Security Service…

California woman helps elderly homeless man after calls to city ignored: ‘Stop waiting for the government’

Barney Chapman had been homeless off and on for about 17 years until two months ago…

With new federal food stamp limits coming, advocates mobilize to inform Texas recipients

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