When on March 2, we heard all crossings into Gaza were closed, we thought it would not last more than two weeks. We really wanted a normal Ramadan where we could invite our surviving relatives for iftar and not worry about what food we could find to break our fast. But it did not turn out this way. We spent …
On May 12, two days after the announcement of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally addressed the nation. He stated that the Indian army had only “paused” military action and Operation Sindoor, launched in the aftermath of the April 22 massacre in Pahalgam to target “terrorist hideouts”, had not ended. “Now, Operation Sindoor is …
The sound of a baby crying echoes eerily in the night sky, seemingly coming from the uninhabited Zaklopatica islet that faces the terrace of our holiday rental in Lastovo. “Do you think that’s a bird?” I ask my husband. “At this time of night? Doubt it,” he says. Fast forward a couple of days and we’re in a park ranger’s …
Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that flattened the economy last spring. In December, the nation shed jobs for the first time since April. Once again, the layoffs were heavily concentrated in the industries that have suffered most because they …
The inmate accused of stabbing rapper Tory Lanez in prison has been identified as Santino Casio, a 42-year-old currently serving a life sentence for second-degree murder and other violent offences. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) confirmed Casio as the suspect behind the May 12, 2025 attack at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. Casio’s criminal history spans …
