The Biden administration set up the initiative after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021 for those who assisted U.S. troops.Brig. Gen. Dan Gabrielli greeting Afghans at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico as part of Operation Allies Welcome in 2021.
Many windows were covered, preventing residents from seeing the fire and smoke, one survivor said.A survivor said the fire moved with terrible speed as it seemed to climb up the tall apartment towers and then jump across the gaps between them.
The police said that building materials used by the company for the work at Wang Fuk Court may not have been up to fire safety standards. The police did not identify the company or who was arrested.Hong Kong firefighters battling the blaze at Wang Fuk Court on Wednesday night.
American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”
First, Newport, Ore., lost its Coast Guard rescue chopper. Then came the swirl of rumors and evidence that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was coming to town.
The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday — the first foreign voyage of his papacy, and his biggest test yet.A billboard welcoming Pope Leo XIV in Beirut, Lebanon. The country has the largest community of Catholics in the Middle East.
Leo XIV arrived in the country’s capital, Ankara, and will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon.Pope Leo XIV arriving in Turkey on Thursday. On the flight, he told reporters that the trip sought to “proclaim how important peace is
This is your year to be the turkey expert: Here’s how to know when to baste, how to carve and serve and more.The turkey will continue cooking as it rests.
The 99th edition of the New York parade will feature performances from Cynthia Erivo and Busta Rhymes, as well as dozens of floats and balloons.The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade makes its way down Central Park West in 2023.
Back in the ’50s and ’60s, passengers (well-dressed, of course, and with perfect manners) could count on hot meals on china, plenty of legroom, the occasional piano bar, even wool blankets. Those days are gone.Fewer people flew in the 1960s, which allowed airlines to use the extra space for lounges
European leaders were blindsided by President Trump’s 28-point-plan to end the Ukraine war, setting off a dash for influence.President Trump with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Netherlands in June.
The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.President Trump defended his envoy Steve Witkoff’s leaked conversation as a “standard thing” that “a deal maker does.”
Daniel Driscoll has met with Ukrainian and Russian officials during a whirlwind of trips as the Trump administration pushes its latest proposal.The U.S. Army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, standing, as an American delegation met with Ukrainian officials in Geneva on Sunday. Mr. Driscoll, a 39-year-old
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.Paulina Borsook in Berkeley, Calif. Her 1999 book, “Cyberselfish,” was largely ignored and written off as overly skeptical of Silicon Valley at the
Industry groups and scientists have urged the Trump administration to reconsider its plan to close a renowned Agriculture Department center in Maryland and disperse its work around the country.
“Bubble boy disease” was once a death sentence. A scientific breakthrough changed that.
The first episodes of the final season just premiered on Netflix. In interviews, the young stars looked back on the show and how it shaped them.
My brother takes a slice out of Trump and Mamdani.
We spoke with dozens of people living with hunger in the United States. These are their stories.
“’Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and in your parents’ house, they put the Peloton in your old bedroom, so you’re sleeping on the couch,” Fallon mused.
ABBA Voyage, the popular London show, features holograph versions of the Swedish pop band when they were decades younger.The ABBA Voyage show has drawn millions of spectators to the ABBA Arena in London.
The comments came to light after an audiotape was released, tied to a lawsuit filed by a former employee.Campbell’s said it learned about an audiotape reportedly featuring the voice of a company executive when a lawsuit was filed last week.
Often called the world’s most famous face reader, he inspired the TV show ‘Lie to Me.’ But some questioned his assumption that human expressions were ‘pan-cultural.’
The military announced on Wednesday it had taken over the West African nation. Later, the opposition leader accused the incumbent president of staging the coup d’état to try to retain power.Soldiers hold weapons while patrolling a street near the Presidential Palace in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday.
