Pope Francis’ last act was to give JD Vance a lesson about migrants
VATICAN CITY (Daily Beast) — Pope Francis, who died at 88 today, used his last days on the planet to order up a stern dressing down to JD Vance on the White…
Intervals of clouds and sunshine, breezy, a shower this morning, high 84
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix will see a shower in places this morning; otherwise, it will be breezy with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a high of 84, AccuWeather said.…
Video shows ICE agent smash window to detain man in Massachusetts. Attorney says they have wrong person.
NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (CBS) — Video shows the moment ICE agents smashed a car window and forcibly removed a man in New Bedford, Massachusetts on Monday. His attorney says he is not…
Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN
NEW YORK (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.…
The strange evolutionary history of Earth’s most nutritious fruit
In the last week of April in 1685, in the middle of a raging naval war, the English explorer and naturalist William Dampier arrived on a small island in the…
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A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a…
Max Romeo, star of reggae rebellion, dies at 80
KINGSTON — Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to…
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VIWMA ‘temporarily’ closes Anguilla landfill on Easter Sunday
FREDERIKSTED - The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said today that the Anguilla Landfill will be closed today, Sunday, April 20, 2025, "due to mechanical issues." VIWMA's prepared statement did…
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Fitness experts reveal EXACTLY how you should walk to lose weight and get fit – and why a slower pace can bring surprising health benefits
As a nation, our feelings about walking are mixed. Some of us still harbour resentment at being hauled out as teenagers, post-Sunday lunch, to march over a windy heath by…
Easter around the world: From bombed out church in Lebanon to community prayer in Pakistan, how Christian occasion was marked across the globe
ROME (Daily Mail) — Christians around the world are today celebrating Easter. All Christians, from Orthodox and Western churches, are observing the holiday on the same day this year in…