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Stunning photos show whales, rays and squid in all their glory

Life under the ocean wave: Stunning photos show humpback whales, rays and squid in all their amazing glory The Ocean Art 2018 competition showcases some of the most talented marine photographers in the world  Photos of Giant Devil Rays, squid, humpback whales and divers were among the award-winning photographs Over $80,000 in prizes were awarded, making the Ocean Art prize value […]

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Pence Likens Donald Trump To Martin Luther King Jr.

In an interview broadcast on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence likened Donald Trump to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Raw Story reports. What prompted the unusual comparison was Pence’s discussion with NBC News host Margaret Brennan. The two touched upon the ongoing government shutdown, and Pence made the case that President Trump attempted to reach across the aisle by offering […]

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UK’s May ‘looking at amending’ Ireland peace deal

London:  British Prime Minister Theresa May is considering solving a Brexit deadlock by amending a 1998 agreement that ended 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland after ditching attempts to negotiate a cross-party deal. May's plan to amend the 1998 Good Friday Agreement would see the UK and Ireland agree a separate set of principles or add text to "support […]

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Unclaimed veterans buried with dignity, thanks to strangers

When the flags were removed from the caskets and folded with military precision, there were no family members there to receive them. So, the banners were passed, hand-to-hand, through the crowd. Some mourners wept as they clutched the flags briefly. Others kissed them. But the three veterans laid to rest on a rainy Memphis morning were strangers to most of […]

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Paying for funerals impossible for many poor families

Darlene Hardison would have loved to have a funeral for her father and uncle and bury them in marked graves at a Michigan cemetery. But she and her family could come up with only enough money to have Hoover Heags and Arthur Hardison cremated, then they left the remains to a Detroit funeral home to bury. Authorities later discovered Heags’ […]

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Focus sharpens on Mexico fuel theft plan after blast kills 79

TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (Reuters) – A blast at a gasoline pipeline in Mexico that killed at least 79 people has put renewed attention on the government’s strategy to stop fuel theft, with some relatives saying fuel shortages stemming from the plan led victims to risk their lives. Fuel thieves punctured the Tula-Tuxpan pipeline a few miles from one of Mexico’s main […]

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