Ghosts of Chernobyl: Haunting images from a city left behind
Story by Nishwan Rasool Once a vibrant, bustling city built to house the workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Prypiat now lies desolate, a shadow of its former self. Abandoned…
Yad Vashem denounces Latvia closing investigation on ‘Butcher of Riga’ Herberts Cukurs
Yad Vashem also denounced the "repeated attempts to rehabilitate Cukurs's image in Latvia by distorting and ignoring historical truth." APRIL 23, 2025 00:40 HERBERTS CUKURS, deputy commander of the infamous…
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New Drug Shows Promise for Helping Patients Quit Smoking
dults who took cytisinicline for six or 12 weeks were three or four times more likely to quit smoking, respectively, at the end of their treatment than those taking placebo,…
Remembering the Holocaust also means standing up to hate – opinion
Yom HaShoah is a sacred day of mourning, memory, and resistance, but it is also a call to remain alert. APRIL 23, 2025 01:55 As a second-generation Holocaust survivor, I carry the…
Antisemitic incidents rose over 80% on college campuses last year, ADL says
For the first time since the ADL began publishing the audits in 1979, a majority of all incidents were related to Israel or Zionism. Half took place at anti-Israel rallies.…
Nazi banners hung over Stockholm tunnel on Hitler’s birthday
"Glorifying a regime responsible for the murder of six million Jews and countless others is both dangerous and deeply offensive," said the European Jewish Congress. APRIL 21, 2025 18:53 Nazi…
Five Ways Pope Francis, Religious Leader Who Pushed to Modernize the Catholic Church, Was a Man of Firsts
The pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at age 88, strived to make the church more inclusive. But critics believed his reforms either went too far or not far enough…
Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day
Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A…
Pope Francis, a pope for the people, dies at 88
Pope Francis has died after serving as pope since March 2013. Pope Francis passed away at the Vatican on April 21, after leading the Catholic faithful since March 2013. His election as…
How the Pope defied doctors in his final 24 hours
Mon, April 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM EDT The doctors had implored him to ease his schedule and avoid the crowds to stave off infection. Pope Francis agreed, up to a point…