Month: August 2023
Love, war and loss: How one soldier in Ukraine hopes to be made whole again
An artillery shell should have killed Andrii Smolenskyi in May. Instead, the blast tore off both of his arms above the elbow and destroyed his eyes. Now he’s fighting to put his life back together. (Image credit: Alina Smolenska)
Read MoreThree Marines Dead in Military Aircraft Crash in Australia
Five other Marines have been transported to hospital in Darwin in a serious condition.
Read MoreLabor Groups Target Hyundai — and Biden — Over Transition to Electric
A coalition of unions and civic groups is pushing one of the world’s largest automakers to protect and train workers in return for federal money under President Biden’s signature laws.
Read MoreMinnesota returns voting power to thousands. The question is whether they’ll use it
A new law in Minnesota speeds up restoration of voting eligibility to the formerly incarcerated. Now advocates are fanning out to convince people to use those rights. (Image credit: Kerem Yücel/MPR News)
Read MoreA groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren’t set in stone
The first official outdoor exhibition on Washington D.C.’s National Mall showcases six artists whose monuments honor American stories missing from the heart of the country’s capitol. (Image credit: A.J. Mitchell/Monument Lab)
Read MoreArts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of August 27
‘One Piece’ makes the leap into live-action, British shoegaze standbys Slowdive issue a new album, ‘Funny Girl’ takes a bow on Broadway and more
Read More3 US marines killed as aircraft crashes during drill in Australia with 23 onboard
Five seriously wounded and flown to hospital in Darwin while others treated at triage site at scene; several Osprey aircraft have been involved in accidents in recent years
Read MoreMan shot dead in north, bringing 2023’s homicide toll in Arab community to 157
Victim identified as paroled Sakhnin resident who reportedly recently served prison time for weapons offenses and kidnapping with intent to murder
Read MoreZimbabwe’s electoral commission says President Mnangagwa has won a second term
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term on Saturday, in results announced much earlier than expected in another troubled vote in the country. (Image credit: AP)
Read MoreZimbabwe’s electoral commission says President Mnangagwa has won a second term
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term on Saturday, in results announced much earlier than expected in another troubled vote in the country. (Image credit: AP)
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