Andy Mannix and Jeff Hargarten , Star Tribune At some point the sound of gunshots became so common on Juliee Oden's block that she installed a steel plate behind the headboard of her…

A shocking news from Slovakia that reveals the deep crisis of democratic values in the European Union remaines poorly covered by the mainstream media in Europe. A politician, who in…

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Nail salon visits are part of many people’s self-care rituals. Guests relax while being treated to massages, skincare, and a selection of manicure and pedicure styles. They often leave their…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frida Kahlo had no religious affiliation. Why, then, did the Mexican artist depict several religious symbols in the paintings she produced until her death on July 13, 1954?…

The West African country could become the first in the world to overturn a prohibition on female genital mutilation. Rachel ChasonJuly 14, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. EDT SERREKUNDA, Gambia —…

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Shalom Korai never knew his real name or his birthday. He was saved from the streets of a burning Warsaw neighborhood while he was a…

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Hurricane Beryl, which slammed into Texas on Monday after wreaking havoc in the Caribbean,…

How the development and accumulation of chronic debilitating conditions in women are influenced by factors such as menopause, aging-related skeletal muscle dysfunction (loss of muscle mass, muscle strength, and muscle…