Current Affairs

by The Associated Press on February 5, 2023 at 11:44 am
Pope Francis celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people, to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the South Sudan’s recovery from civil war.

by Bill Chappell on February 5, 2023 at 10:03 am
The unexpected deaths are hitting humpbacks and North Atlantic right whales on the East Coast and gray whales on the West Coast — populations that were already under watch.

by Asma Khalid on February 5, 2023 at 10:01 am
On Tuesday, Biden will deliver his State of the Union speech to a divided Congress — and a big audience at home. It’s seen as an unofficial kick-off to his expected re-election campaign.

by David Gura on February 5, 2023 at 10:00 am
Big companies such as Amazon and Google have recently announced layoffs. In Wall Street, getting cut is always acknowledged as an ever-lurking prospect – but it still stings when it happen.

by Carmen Drahl on February 5, 2023 at 10:00 am
Send leaders into space for perspective, tap solar power to offer electricity for all, make “dignity” a priority — those are some of the wishes readers have for 2023.