MEKELLE, ETHIOPIA / WASHINGTON — Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Friday on the city of Mekelle, their fifth on the Tigray regional capital since Monday.There were no immediate reports of casualties following Friday’s airstrike, which witnesse…
Alec Baldwin: ‘My Heart Is Broken’ After Fatal Movie Set Shooting
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO — Hollywood star Alec Baldwin said Friday, “My heart is broken” after a cinematographer died when he fired a prop gun on a New Mexico movie set, adding that he was cooperating with a police investigation to determine how the incide…
White House Encourages All Those Eligible to Get COVID Boosters
The White House on Friday urged all those eligible in the United States to get COVID-19 booster shots to do so, one day after U.S. health and drug regulatory agencies endorsed an expanded list of recommended shots.On Thursday, the Food and Drug Adminis…
US Deficit Hits $2.77 Trillion in Fiscal Year 2021
The U.S. government recorded its second largest budget deficit on record in fiscal year 2021, but it was down somewhat from 2020.This year’s deficit was $2.77 trillion compared to $3.13 trillion last year, with both years reflecting massive government …
Still Dangerous, Boko Haram Hanging On in West Africa
WASHINGTON — The United States is monitoring reports militants aligned with Boko Haram are taking over communities in north-central Nigeria, part of what appears to be an attempted revival by the al-Qaida-linked terror group.Officials in Nigeria’s Nige…
UN Rights Commission Condemns South Sudan Security Crackdown
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — A United Nations rights commission in South Sudan says the government is harassing activists, journalists and their families, limiting their activities, and targeting their work and finances.In a statement of “concern” issued this w…