Bagley Cartoon: Blowing in the Wind

Pat Bagley | Blowing in the Wind A Pulitzer Prize finalist in the cartoonist category, Pat Bagley has worked for The Salt Lake Tribune for more than 45 years. He is one of roughly a dozen cartoonists still working at a major metropolitan newspaper...

'Death has not the last word': El Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life

A vibrant holiday chiefly celebrated throughout Mexico and parts of the Southwestern U.S., "El Día de los Muertos" (The Day of the Dead), is a time of profound joy, not sorrow, as it commemorates the lives of loved ones no longer here, weaving...

Election 2025: Meet Southport Alderman candidate Bonnie Bray

Bonnie Bray (Photo: Committee to Elect Bonnie L. Bray FB/ Peter A Riekstins)SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — The 2025 municipal election is underway, and Southport voters will soon decide who will serve as the city’s next mayor and aldermen. To help voters...

Food stamps are set to be cut off on November 1. Here's how you can help

According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, New Hanover County has the largest number of SNAP recipients in the region at 23,671 as of April 2025. In Pender County, 6,562 people are enrolled, and in Brunswick County,...

Vatican eyes Bishop Robert Lombardo as potential successor to Cardinal Dolan or Cupich

Vatican insiders believe that Robert Joseph Lombardo C.F.R., auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, is being strongly considered to become either the next Archbishop of New York or the next Archbishop of Chicago. According to Vaticanista...

MoS Pabitra Margherita to visit Cuba next week

During his visit to these three nations, from November 4 to 10, Margherita is expected to meet with political leaders to discuss issues of mutual interest and review progress in bilateral relations, the Indian Foreign Ministry confirmed. New Delhi...

Tucker Carlson Rejects Claims Venezuela Drives U.S. Drug Crisis: 'They're Not Produced There, They're Not Trafficked Through There'

Political commentator Tucker Carlson is publicly disputing claims that Venezuela is a primary source of illegal drugs entering the United States, arguing that the substances fueling the country's overdose crisis originate elsewhere. Carlson made...

Armenia  has become an observer state to the Latin American  Integration Association

ArmInfo.Armenia has become an observer state in the Latin American Integration Association (LAI). The Armenian Foreign Ministry shared this information on Twitter (X). "Armenia has become an observer state to the LAI. This important step opens new...

Bolivia final vote count confirms Paz win despite fraud protests

The Bolivian election authority confirmed Rodrigo Paz’s victory in the presidential runoff, announcing the final count on Wednesday after days of protests alleging fraud erupted across the Latin American country. Paz, a 58-year-old economist, won...

Vacunas gratis disponible en La Paz Chattanooga el 21 de octubre

El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Hamilton, bajo la División de Servicios Sociales y de Salud, ofrecerá vacunas gratuitas contra la gripe a cualquier persona mayor de seis meses el martes, 21 de octubre. Solo estarán disponible de forma...

Hamilton Co. Health Dept. offering free flu shots at La Paz Chattanooga on Oct. 21

The Hamilton County Health Department under the Health & Social Services Division will participate in the annual statewide “Fight Flu TN” initiative to offer free shots in Chattanooga. The health department will be offering free flu shots to...

Bolivia’s Lithium Gamble: Can ‘White Gold’ Deliver?

From the moment of his victory in Sunday’s presidential elections, Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz set the tone. “They squandered our gas, the lithium never appeared, and now we’re in crisis!” The centre-right politician elected on Sunday...

ALBA suspends Bolivia’s incoming far-right government for reactionary positions

4 The member governments of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) have decided to suspend the incoming, far-right government that will be installed in the Plurinational State of Bolivia by the representative of the...

Bolivia's new president courts lithium investments

Bolivia’s new centrist president rekindled hope that the country’s lithium reserves may finally be exploited. State control of the industry under successive socialist governments has sidelined the foreign investment and know-how required to mine...

An electoral staffer opens a box containing voting materials before polls open for the presidential runoff election in La Paz on October 19, 2025

An Aymara woman prepares to cast her vote during the presidential runoff election, in Laja, some 30 km west of La Paz, on October 19, 2025

An Aymara woman prepares to cast her vote during the presidential runoff election, in Laja, some 30 km west of La Paz, on October 19, 2025

Bolivians headed to the polls Sunday to choose between two pro-business candidates in presidential elections, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis.

ALBA Suspends Bolivia’s Incoming Far-right Government

Heads of State and Government in the official photo of the XXIV ALBA TCP Summit. Representative image. Photo: X/ @ALBATCP October 25, 2025 Hour: 5:32 pm Member sates of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) decided to...

Bolivia's new conservative leader in 20 years promises warmer US ties

Bolivia's first conservative president-elect in 20 years, Rodrigo Paz, injected a sharp note of realism into his plans to tackle an economic crisis Monday, a day after his surprise electoral victory signaled the end of decades of leftist rule in...

Bolivia's new president rekindles cautious hope for stalled lithium dreams

Bolivia's election of centrist Rodrigo Paz is raising cautious hopes that a more market-friendly leader could pave the way for international investment in the country's ample lithium reserves after years of false starts under two decades of...