Opinion: Killingly-Brooklyn Interfaith Council on justice, compassion, human dignity
An Interfaith Statement on Justice, Compassion, and Human Dignity The Killingly-Brooklyn Interfaith Council, representing diverse faith communities in…
Venezuela Live Updates: Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 1,430 as Rescuers Battle Through Aftershocks
The doctors thought they were headed out to save lives. When they arrived at the heart of Venezuela’s…
Opinion | Why This Ebola Outbreak Could End Up Being the Worst One in History
Note: Historic outbreaks with suspected and confirmed cases since 1995. Current outbreak using only confirmed cases. Data as…
‘Kind Deeds,’ a Staten Island nonprofit, helps wounded Ukrainian soldiers find recovery after battle trauma
Since the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, a Staten Island-based Ukrainian nonprofit has brought over 50 wounded soldiers to…
Opinion | Indicting Castro Isn’t Justice
Thirty years after Cuban MiG-29 fighter jets shot down two Cessnas operated by the Miami-based humanitarian group Brothers…
W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization declared on Saturday that the spread of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic…
Opinion | This Is What Happened After We Gutted U.S.A.I.D.
A year after some of the world’s richest men cut aid for the world’s poorest children, they’re trying…
Opinion | In a Small Iowa Town, a Solution to a National Crisis
Mayor Heddlesten has long sideburns and a mustache that curls around the corners of his mouth. The day…