Israel
Franciscan students who traveled to Israel are safe in Gaming in the wake of Hamas ’ Invasion
By Peter Baugher Distribution Manager On Oct. 6, 2023, thirty-eight Franciscan students arrived in Israel to participate in the Holy Land Mission trip led by the Community of the Beatitudes. The next day, Hamas invaded southern Israel, killing around 1400 people, according to the New York Times. “We went to bed in Narazath on Friday […]
News Briefs
National US tops 6 million COVID-19 cases Amid a return to school for much of the country, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States surpassed 6 million, with 183,000 deaths, on Aug. 31. By Sept. 6, these numbers had already increased to 6.26 million cases and 188,000 deaths. This coincides with new information […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER National HHS Secretary Resigns Health and Human Services Secretary, Tom Price, resigned Sep. 29 after several reports were released that demonstrated the Trump-appointee’s use of private and military aircraft. According to POLITICO, Price had spent upwards of $1 million in taxpayer money on travel since May. Part of the controversy […]
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Explosion at Turkish peace rally kills 80, Obama Administration changes plan to fight ISIS, Seven dead after attack in Israel
BY MELISSA SIEGLER STAFF WRITER More than 80 dead after explosion at Turkish peace rally Eighty-six people are dead and 186 are injured after two bombs went off Oct. 10 at a peace rally in Turkey outside of Ankara’s main train station. The rally was organized by Turkey’s public sector workers’ union and other civic […]