Day: August 22, 2023

DHS announces $77 million more in funding to NGOs, communities hit by migrant surge

6:04 pm August 22, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security this week announced an additional $77 million in funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and communities at the border and elsewhere that are dealing with the ramifications of the migrant crisis now in its third year. DHS announced that the funding, which comes through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will […]

‘A bigot and a racist’: Democrat pushes to strip lawmaker’s name from Senate building

5:16 pm August 22, 2023

A House Democrat is pushing the Senate to rename an office building that memorializes a “bigot and a racist.” Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced a resolution on Friday calling on Congress’ upper chamber to wipe the name of the late Sen. Richard Russell off the Russell Senate Office Building. The Georgia Democrat was a staunch […]

Stone carvers maintain tradition after urban sprawl of Mexico City swallows ancient town of Xochiaca

5:15 pm August 22, 2023

The sound of hammers and chisels striking stone rings out on most Sundays in the cemetery of ancient Xochiaca, a village swallowed up decades ago by the urban sprawl of Mexico City. It’s the sound of the stone carvers of Chimalhuacan — as the borough is known — who still pursue a craft passed down […]

Ethiopia to probe alleged killings at Yemen-Saudi border amid human rights concerns

5:08 pm August 22, 2023

The Ethiopian government said Tuesday it will investigate a report by a human rights group of killings of hundreds its nationals at the Yemen-Saudi border. Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry said the investigation will be done “in tandem with the Saudi authorities.” The New York-based group Human Rights Watch released a report on Monday citing eyewitness accounts […]

GOP senators call Biden’s $6B deal with Iran to free Americans ‘ransom,’ sets ‘dangerous precedent’

5:07 pm August 22, 2023

Top GOP leaders say the Biden administration’s decision to release $6 billion in frozen assets to Iran in exchange for the release of five American captives sets an “incredibly dangerous precedent,” according to a letter sent to the White House Friday. “While we firmly believe the United States must use every appropriate resource to secure […]