Sister Cecylia Roszak was one of several nuns who set up a new convent near Vilnius, today in Lithuania, sheltering Jews who had escaped the ghetto there.
Author: Associated Press
Michelle Obama’s memoir ‘Becoming’ sells 1.4M copies in week
Former first lady Michelle Obama’s book as sold more than 1.4 million copies in the seven days it was released since it was released in Nov. 13.
Melania Trump and Demi Lovato’s mom to participate in opioid epidemic town hall event
First lady Melania Trump will participate in a “town hall” event with Demi Lovato’s mother, Dianna Hart, next week about the opioid epidemic.
1 killed in three-vehicle fiery Brooklyn Bridge crash
Fire officials say a three-vehicle fiery crash has killed one person on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.
Baby dies in Bali after US woman allegedly threw it from car
South Denpasar police chief Nyoman Wiarajaya told a news conference that officers haven’t been able to question Nicole Stasio because she is hospitalized in a severe state of depression.
American missionary, adventurer killed by tribe members on restricted and remote island
John Allen Chau attempted to make contact with tribe members on the remote North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean on Nov. 16. The following day, tribesmen dragged Chau’s body along the beach.
Dead whale in Indonesia had 115 plastic cups, 2 flip-flops in its stomach
Indonesia, an archipelago of 260 million people, is the world’s second-largest plastic polluter after China, according to a study published in the journal Science in January. It produces 3.2 million tons of mismanaged plastic waste a year, of whi…
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine indicted on federal racketeering and firearms charges
The Brooklyn-based rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, was arrested on racketeering and firearms charges over the weekend along with three associates.
Spirit Airlines, Allegiant protest price of Kansas City airport plan
Mayor says dispute is over how airlines will split costs and that the airlines themselves must work through it as city ‘pushes forward’ on new terminal.
Finland’s president rakes memory for source of Trump remark
Finland’s president isn’t sure where Trump got the idea that raking is part of his country’s routine for managing its substantial forests.