South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
U.S. Finds Pervasive Safety Failures at South Carolina Jail
Stabbings, sexual assaults and drug use are rampant in the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center because of staff shortages and ...
South Korea's central bank unexpectedly holds policy interest rates steady
South Korea's central bank unexpectedly left its policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday, weighing the impact of its ...
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
Rescue teams in South Africa have stepped up efforts to pull out survivors and the corpses of illegal miners trapped ...
$1.8 billion isn't missing after all in South Carolina but questions remain about accounting error
It turns out that $1.8 billion in South Carolina state funds weren't just sitting in a bank account waiting to be spent.
New York to open massive new 2,200-bed migrant shelter for single men in the Bronx
After New York Mayor Eric Adams announced plans for a 2,000-bed migrant shelter in the Bronx, Rep. Ritchie Torres slammed the ...
NYC to open new 2,200-bed migrant men’s shelter despite saying crisis has slowed, as locals fear ‘chaos’
Merchants and residents in a South Bronx neighborhood are crying foul over plans to open a massive new migrant men’s shelter ...