Getty Images Tragedy: Seven Miners Dead, Over 20 More Missing in Landslide "We are saddened to hear about the tragic accident at a makeshift mine site in Chingola that has claimed many lives." By The Associated Press December 2, 2023
Alex Wong / Getty Images KJP Abruptly Ends Press Briefing Without Taking One Question When African Reporter Won't Play By Her Rules Once again, the White House shut down Cameroonian journalist Simon Ateba when he tried to ask a question during a media briefing. By Ole Braatelien December 1, 2023
Olivier Douliery - AFP / Getty Images Apparent Coup Attempt Defeated, President Says Leaders Have Been Arrested After Failed Assault on Barracks The U.S. Embassy condemned the attack and said it honored “those who gave their lives" defending the government. By The Associated Press November 27, 2023
Seth Wenig - File / AP National Curfew Declared After Gunmen Attack Military Barracks The assailants also overran detention centers, including a major prison, raising fears of more violence amid a surge of coups in the region. By The Associated Press November 26, 2023
@KASUMBADENNIS4 / X video screen shotCommentary Baseball Fanatic Goes Viral After Hurling Bricks in the Rain, Ends It with a Message to MLB Talented Ugandan baseball hopeful fights for his American Dream, while illegals pour across the southern border. By Kellen McGovern Jones November 23, 2023
Raul Arboleda / AFP via Getty Images Government Rushes to Sterilize Invasive 'Cocaine Hippos': 'We Are in a Race Against Time' From the four animals that escaped in 1993, there are now estimated to be 181 to 215 in Colombia only 30 years later. By George C. Upper III November 15, 2023
Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP At Least 31 Dead After Significant Flooding, Experts Warn an Event Like This Only Happens Once a Century Since October, floods have displaced nearly half a million people and disrupted the lives of over 1.2 million people in Somalia. By The Associated Press November 12, 2023
Zuzha / Shutterstock 17 Dead, More Than 70 Missing After Boat Capsizes on River A police spokesman said he feared that the recovery operation could last for days because the river is flowing at its highest level. By The Associated Press October 30, 2023
Jeff Chiu / AP Four Dead in Human Holiday Stampede, President Arrives Four Hours Later and Doesn't Even Mention the Tragedy One report said the stampede was caused by a woman who was selling tea outside the stadium and accidentally spilled some of it. By The Associated Press October 20, 2023
Mark Lennihan / AP Photo Soros Foundation Closing Offices Around the World, Cutting More Than 40% of Staff In a decision that some will find ominous, no changes to programs were expected to be made in the U.S. until after the 2024 election. By George C. Upper III October 19, 2023