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The Threat of Light Pollution Puts the World’s Darkest Skies in the Atacama Desert at Risk
THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) – It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before long, a whole galaxy stretches across the sky, visible to the naked eye.
Many Elderly Cubans Are Left to Fend for Themselves as Latest Crisis Deepens
HAVANA (AP) – On a recent afternoon, a group of elderly residents slipped through the wooden doors of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Old Havana and gathered for a modest meal of ground meat, rice, red beans and crackers topped with mayonnaise—all finished with a cup of strong Cuban coffee.
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April 2026
Apr 30
Science & Technology
The Threat of Light Pollution Puts the World’s Darkest Skies in the Atacama Desert at Risk
Apr 28
Crime & Punishment
Violence Escalates in Colombia with Dozens of Attacks Before Presidential Vote
Apr 28
Society & Lifestyles
What to Know About Psychedelic Retreats, a Booming Business with Few Safety Guardrails
Apr 27
Terrorism & Security
After Attack, President Trump’s Upcoming Public Events Get a Fresh Security Look
Apr 21
Weather & Environment
Record U.S. Drought Sparks Worries About Fires, Water Supply and Food Prices
Apr 10
Politics
Era of Political Violence Means Higher Costs for Candidate Security, a New Report Says
Apr 3
Asia
Food Assistance Slashed for Hundreds of Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Trapped in Bangladesh Camps
Apr 3
Weather & Environment
EPA Watchdog Finds Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Are Vulnerable to Flooding, Wildfires
Apr 3
Americas
As Freed Prisoners Celebrate in Cuba, Human Rights Groups Demand Clarity and Release of Protesters
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March 2026
Mar 25
Middle East
Iran Rejects U.S. Ceasefire Plan, Issues Its Own Demands as Strikes Land Across the Mideast
Mar 25
Society & Lifestyles
Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable in a Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
Mar 16
International
Pakistan Says It Hit Militant Hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Fighting Shows No Letup
Mar 12
Middle East
Lebanon’s Latest Conflict Brings Rare Public Backlash Against Hezbollah as War Flares Again
Mar 11
International
Explainer: What Are the Challenges in Securing Shipping Through the Strait of Hormuz?
Mar 3
Middle East
Anxious Travelers Scramble as Iran War Strands Tens of Thousands Across the Middle East
Mar 2
Middle East
War in the Mideast Widens as President Trump Says Strikes on Iran Could Last Several Weeks
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February 2026
Feb 27
International
Pakistan Is in ‘Open War’ with Afghanistan After Latest Strikes, Defense Minister Says
Feb 26
Science & Technology
Police Are Finding Suspects Based On Their Online Searches as Courts Weigh Privacy Concerns
Feb 26
International
U.S. Military Builds Up the Largest Force of Warships and Aircraft in the Middle East in Decades
Feb 11
Middle East
Iran Commemorates 1979 Revolution as Nation Is Squeezed by Anger Over Crackdown and Tensions with U.S.
Feb 10
International
As U.S. Block of Oil Supply Deepens Energy Crisis, Cubans Ask: What More Can We Sacrifice?
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January 2026
Jan 30
Americas
Haiti Faces a Sexual Violence and Abuse Crisis as Gang Violence Spreads, Health Charity Warns
Jan 28
Middle East
Activists Say Iran’s Crackdown Has Killed at Least 6,221 People, as the Country’s Currency Plunges
Jan 23
Weather & Environment
Firefighters Face Attacks, Drones and Arsonists While Battling Deadly Blazes in Chile
Jan 14
Middle East
Iran Signals Plans for Fast Trials and Executions While Promising ‘Decisive Response’ to U.S., Israel
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Latest News
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May 1, 2026
- Hezbollah Adopts a New Weapon: Fiber-Optic Drones, Used Widely in the War in Ukraine April 30, 2026
- The Threat of Light Pollution Puts the World’s Darkest Skies in the Atacama Desert at Risk April 29, 2026
- Many Elderly Cubans Are Left to Fend for Themselves as Latest Crisis Deepens
- College Students Are Searching for ‘AI-Proof’ Majors. But No One Knows What They Are April 28, 2026
- Violence Escalates in Colombia with Dozens of Attacks Before Presidential Vote
- Years of Drought Has Major Energy Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, Wrestling with Water Crisis
- What to Know About Psychedelic Retreats, a Booming Business with Few Safety Guardrails
- Original Sin: What Does the Bible Really Teach? April 27, 2026
- After Attack, President Trump’s Upcoming Public Events Get a Fresh Security Look
- The Law of Kindness
- Did the New Testament Make All Meats Clean? April 24, 2026
- America at 250: Why the Nation Was Inevitable April 23, 2026
- Trump Administration Reclassifies Medical Marijuana as a Less-Dangerous Drug in Historic Shift
- More Countries Are Turning to Nuclear Power 40 Years After the Chernobyl Disaster
- Russia’s Internet Crackdown Leads to a Spring of Growing Discontent April 22, 2026
- Japan Scraps a Ban on Lethal Weapons Exports in a Change of Its Postwar Pacifist Policy
- Foreign Intervention: Why Nations Cannot Fix Each Other April 21, 2026
- Record U.S. Drought Sparks Worries About Fires, Water Supply and Food Prices
- Driven by the Pressures of War, Iran Gives Its Field Commanders More Power over Militias in Iraq
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