Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
Doctors Without Borders treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last year, by far the highest level it has seen there and most of it in the east ...
US opts out of running for reelection on UN Human Rights Council
The Biden administration has decided not to seek a second consecutive term on the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council, the State Department said Monday. The administration ...
Cincinnati Opera postpones Afrofuturist-themed `Lalovavi’ by a year to the summer of 2026
The Cincinnati Opera has postponed the premiere of the Afrofuturist-themed “Lalovavi” by one year to the summer of 2026. The company said Monday the libretto by Tifara Brown is ...
Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
Venue staff wore rainbow heart-shaped stickers. LGBTQ+ pride flags doubled as capes. Pink cowboy hats, a calling card for Chappell Roan fans, reached critical mass at pop-ups like ...
Local law enforcement and activists discuss the status of Fentanyl in Terre Haute
Fentanyl use has become a nationwide crisis that touches nearly everyone. The National Institute on Drug Abuse said overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other ...
Oregon DMV waited weeks to tell elections officials about voter registration error
Oregon transportation authorities waited weeks to tell elections officials about an error that registered over 1,200 people to vote, despite them not providing proof of U.S.
Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues
A California man was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last year, federal prosecutors said.
Drake Hogestyn, ‘Days of Our Lives’ star, dies at 70
Drake Hogestyn, the “Days of Our Lives” star who appeared on the show for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He ...
Mother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his release
The mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist said Monday that she started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release her son Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who rose to prominence ...
Dodgers home run star Shohei Ohtani tops MLB jersey sales for 2nd straight season
Shohei Ohtani topped Major League Baseball jersey sales for the second straight season while becoming the first player to reach 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same year. The ...
Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as it’s increasingly eager to show voters uneasy over immigration ...
Gavin Creel, Tony Award winner and musical Broadway veteran, dies at 48
Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” and nominations for “Hair” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of ...