Archives for July 2022

Thousands of Indigenous persons are expected to converge Monday on the small Alberta prairie community of Maskwacis to hear a long-awaited apology from Pope Francis for generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada. … [Read more...] about Pope Francis to apologize to Indigenous people in Canada for school abuses

On July 25, 1972, Jean Heller, a reporter on The Associated Press investigative team broke news that rocked the nation. In observance of the 50th anniversary of Heller's groundbreaking investigation on the Tuskegee Study, the AP is republishing the original report and a recent interview with her and others on how the story came together. … [Read more...] about AP exposes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The 50th Anniversary

Taiwan's capital staged air raid drills Monday and its military mobilized for routine defense exercises, coinciding with concerns over a forceful Chinese response to a possible visit to the island by U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. … [Read more...] about Taiwan holds drills amid Pelosi visit concern, China tension

Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York on Monday credited his childhood karate training for his ability to grab and subdue a man who approached him with a two-blade weapon at an upstate campaign rally. … [Read more...] about Rep. Lee Zeldin credits his karate training in fending off attack at campaign rally

The Army picked General Motors to provide them with a GMC Hummer EV for a test drive as the service looks to fill a requirement for a light- to heavy-duty battery electric vehicle to reduce the military's reliance on fossil fuels in garrison and in the field. … [Read more...] about Army tests electric Humvee for future battlefield use