A huge blast tore through buildings near the mayor’s office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, with gunfire erupting afterwards in an attack claimed by Al-Shabaab, according to police and witnesses.
Emanuela Orlandi vanished 40 years ago. Why is the Vatican just now opening an investigation?
Nearly four decades after 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi went missing, the Vatican opened its first official inquest into the case. Andrea Blanco explains her disappearance and asks, why now?
Turkish Muslims protest Quran-burning in Sweden
Outrage over a Quran-burning protest in Sweden produced a second day of protests in Turkey.
Putin facing ‘last roll of dice’ with Russia and Ukraine gearing up for ‘major offensive’
A retired British Army officer believes the war will enter a critical period over the coming months as fighting between the two sides intensifies.
Swiss skier Yule beats Ryding to win slalom in Kitzbuehel
Swiss skier Daniel Yule has won a men’s World Cup slalom after first-run leader Manuel Feller straddled a gate and failed to finish his home race.
Your tax refunds may be smaller this year
Tax credits that were expanded as part of pandemic relief have expired, as has the deduction for donations for people who don’t itemize. Here’s what taxpayers need to know.
Joseph Stiglitz: tax high earners at 70% to tackle widening inequality
Nobel-prizewinning economist calls for new top rate of income tax and 2-3% wealth tax on fortunesJoseph Stiglitz, the Nobel prize-winning Keynesian economist, has called for the super-rich to be subjected to taxes as high as 70% to help tackle widening…
Sanders’ Latinx ban wades into community’s generational rift
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is tapping into a debate that’s sharply divided Latinos with her decision to ban most state agencies from using the gender neutral term Latinx.