A 16-year hunt: the search for a US soldier who deserted
From AP Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Smith left his wife and three children in Texas for a deployment to Afghanistan. He was ready to return home, ready to go to war. But when the…
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In pictures: Leopards on the run in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s renowned leopard and tiger populations are in crisis. The country has already lost thousands of the big cats to the pressure of human encroachment and habitat loss. Now conservationists are working to…
Emma Raducanu greets Queen Elizabeth as she arrives at Royal Ascot
LONDON — The Queen arrived at Royal Ascot on Sunday and warmly greeted American rider Emma Raducanu at the royal enclosure as well as her horse Treve and another US winner, talented young Silviniaco…
Where the hell are all these women living? Cranbrook Heights High School
Written by Katie Ryan, CNN Located at the back of an out-of-the-way side street in Toronto’s west end, the small village of Cranbrook Heights High School (CHHS) is bursting with community spirit. “There is…
How London’s Barking is bucking a UK trend of declining high streets
Written by By Alyssa Valsett, CNN The quirky pharmacy landscape may be changing, but for the moment the four pharmacy counters in the East London suburb of Barking and Dagenham have remained one of…
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces two years in jail after her sentence has been halved
This article is over 3 years old Myanmar Opposition party spokesman says sentence for sheltering ‘terrorist leader’ has been cut in disgraceful manner Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces two years in jail after…
New York to require parents to get children vaccinated before enrolling
New York City’s health commissioner plans to issue an executive order mandating vaccinations for personal or religious reasons for any incoming schoolchildren who otherwise would not have them required by law. The City Council…
Grassy Narrows needs a voice on mining | Letters
The Ojibwa people of Grassy Narrows know firsthand how irresponsible mining can be Mining at Grassy Narrows will damage the environment, our culture and our lives. We already lost our waterfront community and our…
Barbados celebrates 76 years as a republic Monday: ‘We are going to turn the page’
Barbados celebrates the birth of a republic Monday — a day that has never before marked the departure of a reigning monarch in the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth, 87, arrived last night at the Castello…
How did a Texas megachurch make off with millions of dollars?
One of Joel Osteen’s hundreds of churches is hauling in large sums of money. The Houston megachurch that services a TV audience and an increasingly unruly church membership that often coalesces around the pastor’s…