Noelia Sanchez was born in the rolling farmlands of southwest Missouri, where her Mexican parents worked as seasonal farmworkers in the 1950s. When she was 1, Noelia and her mother, Aurora, who had no work documents, were rounded up with dozens of other immigrants in a Texas town near the border. The U.S.-born child and … Read more
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening his war-scarred country to the point where it will tear apart, despite a pledge by the United States to prevent such an outcome. “I am not irrational, I know that America’s response will be to use force … but I have … Read more
Ron Dermer, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had talks Tuesday at the White House with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser. They discussed “the transition to a different phase of the war to maximize focus on high-value Hamas targets” as well as “governance and … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The U.N. Security Council has called for “urgent and extended” humanitarian pauses in Gaza to allow more aid into the enclave. The United States, Israel’s best friend, says it wants its ally to move from block-flattening airstrikes to operations that target Hamas leaders more precisely. But in … Read more
Big Ang’s famous Staten Island mural is no more, but the late “Mob Wives” star’s sister is vowing to find a new place for a piece of art to honor Ang. Janine Detore tells TMZ … her landlord covered the larger-than-life tribute to Ang that had been on the side of her store — Country … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a dispute over sovereignty in the South China Sea that could involve U.S. forces defending their treaty partner. In a phone conversation Wednesday with his Philippine counterpart, Enrique A. Manalo, Wang “warned that if the Philippine … Read more
Shannen Doherty and her estranged husband have a much different memory of how and when they split up — his version flies in the face of the infidelity she alleged on her podcast, but Shannen is doubling down on “the truth.” Here’s the deal … Shannen made headlines last week when she went on her … Read more
Shanghai Pudong district at sunrise Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images China’s top leaders vowed to boost domestic demand and tackle the country’s real estate crisis following a key meeting that laid out economic priorities for the new year. Under a new slogan pledging to achieve stability through economic progress, Chinese leaders said it’s … Read more
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general vowed Monday to defend a potential Donald Trump victory in the swing state next year, saying he’s confident that the state’s election systems work. Trump, a Republican, refused to concede that Democrat Joe Biden won Wisconsin in 2020. Multiple court challenges and a partial recount ultimately confirmed … Read more
Mexico’s president wants to eliminate almost all remaining government oversight and regulatory agencies before he leaves office on Sept. 30, claiming they are “useless” and cost too much ByThe Associated Press December 11, 2023, 2:25 PM FILE – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Jan. 10, 2023. … Read more