Tag: Occasions
Education Secretary Cardona encourages UConn grads in speech
HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona praised new University of Connecticut graduates on Saturday for their work in helping to respond to...
National Day of Prayer inspires pleas for unity and justice
U.S. soldiers were fighting in Korea when President Harry S. Truman signed a congressional resolution calling for an annual National Day of Prayer. The...
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
KASHGAR, China — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he's fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and...
An online post helps both the hungry and a chef in Ramadan
A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mom and a friend started a Ramadan tradition — they bought hot meals and handed them out...
Darlington Raceway set for first of 2 NASCAR weekends
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Darlington Raceway officials are excited about hosting the first of two scheduled NASCAR weekends, something the track hadn’t featured since 2004.
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NYC schools rename Columbus Day to fete Italians, Indigenous
NEW YORK — In a possibly futile effort to please both Italian Americans who celebrate Christopher Columbus and racial justice advocates who accuse him...
New Zealand leader Ardern plans to marry over the summer
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to marry her longtime partner during the southern summer.
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Spiritual leader’s mummified remains found in Colorado home
DENVER — Authorities have arrested several people after the mummified body of the leader of the spiritual group “Love Has Won” was found wrapped...
Spiritual leader’s mummified remains found in Colorado home
DENVER — Authorities have arrested several people after the mummified body of the leader of the spiritual group “Love Has Won” was found wrapped...
Syria’s Assad grants amnesties before presidential election
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed before May...
