Oak Lawn’s Spartans Without Borders club plans trip to help build hospital in Bolivia

There are students at Oak Lawn Community High School who have experienced poverty overseas, and those who have heard about it from their immigrant parents. And a handful of OLCHS students plan to get a firsthand look as well as the chance to help...

Southwest Health Education Collaborative fuels future healthcare workforce

Several Yuma County organizations have come together to launch a new Area Health Education Center to expand opportunities for students aiming to enter the healthcare workforce, strengthening various associated career pathways in southwestern...

The Caribbean Tinderbox: Oil, Drugs, A Nobe

The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow over the Caribbean Sea. But beneath the tranquil surface, a cauldron of tensions simmered. Some 200 nautical miles from the coast of Venezuela, a fast-moving vessel believed to be carrying...

Bolivian press confronts verbal hostility, attacks on women journalists ahead of next elections

By Silvia Higuera October 8, 2025 It's been almost a year of electoral tension in Bolivia. The Constitutional Court's decision to bar Evo Morales from running for president in the first round of elections held on Aug. 17 led his supporters to...

ESSAY: David and Goliath Collaborate in Africa, Africa Research Group, 1969

“Israel has played a relatively invisible but strategically important role in Africa as a servant of the United States…” If there was any doubt that the zionist entity serves as the rabid attack dog of US imperialism in West Asia, the recent...

New president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inherits a global faith far more diverse than many realize

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has spent the past few weeks in a moment of both mourning and transition. On Sept. 28, 2025, a shooting and arson at a Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Michigan killed four people and wounded eight...

Global deforestation surges on rising farm expansion, report finds

Report blames agriculture, fires for missing 2030 goals The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with losses being largely driven by agricultural expansion and forest fires, Reuters reported, citing the 2025...

The new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will inherit a global faith far more diverse than many realize

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has spent the past few weeks in a moment of both mourning and transition. On Sept. 28, 2025, a shooting and arson at a Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Michigan killed four people and wounded eight...

Stargazing, Flamingo-Filled Lagoons, and Indigenous Craft at a Reimagined Atacama Desert Design Hotel

The vibe: A reimagined luxury lodge in northern Chile with locally inspired design and a robust roster of activities Location: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | View on Google Maps Rates: From $1,870 per person per night, including meals, drinks, and...

The Coca Paradox: To Regulate or Eradicate?

In 2024, both Peru and Bolivia seized record amounts of cocaine, according to statistics obtained by InSight Crime, seizing 24 metric tonnes and 40 tonnes, respectively. Both countries showed similar willingness to pursue prohibitionist policies...

Charlie Sheen: The day that Clint Eastwood sent me to rehab

Charlie Sheen was born dead. His umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck and he had to be resuscitated. At 32, Sheen was fighting for his life in hospital again, this time after a cocaine overdose. It would take another 19 years, and several...

La Paz Chattanooga Launches Career Readiness Program For Latino College Students

La Paz Chattanooga has introduced a new Career Readiness program as part of its Avanzando Through College initiative. "This new program aims to prepare Latino students for the workforce, complementing the college success support provided through...

We need a focus on human rights alongside a speedy net zero transition

In our race to net zero and the importation of the critical minerals we need for the transition, has Australia failed to grapple with a supply chain for these products rife with human rights risks? The Australian government’s recent update to the...

Little Havana hosts Bolivian Carnival celebration

Little Havana will be transformed into a display of Bolivian culture on Friday when it hosts the 10th Bolivian and International Carnival at Domino Park Plaza. The celebration, part of the recurring Little Havana Fridays series, will start at 6...

Bolivia’s lithium plans remain uncertain as election looms

On the morning of 20 January 2023, President Luis Arce declared that Bolivia’s “era of industrialisation” for its vast lithium reserves had begun. Speaking to an audience at the Casa Grande del Pueblo – the seat of government, in La Paz – Arce...

Hundreds of Florida children start their lives as Pioneers (+Post)

Florida, 9 Oct.- The morning of this Wednesday 8 October was different for hundreds of children from the municipality of Florida who are attending the first grade whose parents or other close relatives tied the blue scarf to their neck, Attribute...

Bolivia Turns to the Right

[Source: freepik.com] On October 19, Bolivia will have a new president—and he will be from the right. It is confirmed that the country is about to make a sharp ideological turn since the Movement for Socialism (MAS) came to power in January 2006....

Children Lead the Push for Free Education Through a New Treaty

As the mother of a 4-year-old, I am amazed at how quickly young children learn and grow. My son, now in his second year of preschool in France, runs out of school each afternoon eager to show me the letters he has learned, point out new friends,...

Activist investor pushes Polygon tokenomics overhaul amid POL price slump

A new proposal to overhaul Polygon’s tokenomics is gaining momentum on the project’s governance forum and across social media, as investors voice frustration over POL’s steep underperformance compared to the broader crypto market. The proposal,...

Gender equality is the world’s unfinished business – and unfinished potential

“This is a make-or-break moment”, said Kirsi Madi, UN Women Deputy Executive Director. “Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and with only five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are...