Withdrawal of international aid from Afghanistan disproportionately harms women and girls: NGO
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Many aid organizations withdrew their funding to Afghanistan after the Taliban implemented several regressive policies on Afghan women’s human rights in the final months of 2022. But the withdrawal of international aid
California braces for dangerous flooding as massive storm moves in
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twenty-three states from California to Connecticut are on alert for blizzard, heavy snow, flooding, strong winds and bitter wind chill as two massive winter storms pound
Republicans eye culture wars on trans community, education as 2024 election looms
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Leading Republicans like former President Donald Trump, and at least two possible 2024 White House contenders, are increasingly focused on battles around LGBTQ issues and education — a dynamic
Tens of thousands dead in first year of Russia-Ukraine war, but true toll remains elusive
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his Jan. 5 nighttime address from Kyiv that he would speak directly to the Russian people. The war in Ukraine had been deadlier than Russian citizens
One year later: How the war in Ukraine is affecting food supplies, prices around the world
Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — To call Ukraine home is to embody the love of food and sharing it with others — a tradition the country has historically embodied in the role it plays in feeding
Massachusetts man charged after hiding cryptocurrency mining rig in school crawl space
The Cohasset Police Department demonstrates the equipment used to mine cryptocurrency in the crawl space. — Cohasset Police Department (COHASSET, Mass.) — A small Massachusetts town enlisted the help of the Department of Homeland Security to track
LOCAL SPORTS: Sequim and PA hoops girls tip off in “Sweet 16”
Photo: Sequim’s Jolene Vaara will lead her Wolves looking for an upset of #1-ranked Ellensburg By Oly Archibald The sweet 16 is here for the 16 best 2A high school girls basketball teams in the state, and
Woman speaks out after surviving heart attack, open-heart surgery before graduating college
Ceirra Zeager, now 23, survived a heart attack at age 14 and open heart surgery at age 21. — Courtesy Ceirra Zeager (NEW YORK) — By the time Ceirra Zeager graduated from college last year, she had
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty, waives first court appearance for 'Rust' involuntary manslaughter charges
This file handout photo released April 25, 2022, courtesy of Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office and part of the investigative files, shows actor Alec Baldwin being processed after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins at the Bonanza
After wife's sudden death, Kentucky congressman speaks about heart health and new legislation
Jonathan Kitchen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., is raising awareness for heart health two months after the signing of a new law named for his late wife, who died in June 2020 from a