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‘Breaking Ground’ Highlights Chicago’s Greek Nursing Home Movement

‘Breaking Ground: The Inside Story of Chicago’s Greek Nursing Home Movement’ by John Psiharis. Photo: Courtesy of the author

CHICAGO, IL – Greek American Press on April 20 announced the release of ‘Breaking Ground: The Inside Story of Chicago’s… Continue reading ‘Breaking Ground’ Highlights Chicago’s Greek Nursing Home Movement

Netanyahu Vows to Invade Rafah ‘With or Without a Deal’ as Cease-Fire Talks with Hamas Continue

Mourners carry the bodies of members of the Abu Taha family who were killed in an Israeli airstrike, during their funeral at Al-Salam cemetery, east of Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza… Continue reading Netanyahu Vows to Invade Rafah ‘With or Without a Deal’ as Cease-Fire Talks with Hamas Continue

Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth After Six Months in Space

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the capsule of Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship carrying astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin touches down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The return capsule of China's Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship landed back on Earth Tuesday with three astronauts who have completed a six-month mission aboard the country's orbiting space station. (Bei He/Xinhua via AP)

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Shenzhou-17 spacecraft returned to Earth Tuesday, carrying three astronauts who have completed a six-month mission aboard… Continue reading Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth After Six Months in Space

Ralph Lauren Goes Minimal for Latest Fashion Show, with Muted Tones and a More Intimate Setting

A model walks the runway during the Ralph Lauren Fall/Holiday 2024 presentation on Monday, April 29, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren has been known for many a grand fashion show over the years: taking over… Continue reading Ralph Lauren Goes Minimal for Latest Fashion Show, with Muted Tones and a More Intimate Setting

Tenerife Takes Flight: Direct Routes and Promotions Lure US Travelers

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American tourists are flocking to Tenerife in record numbers. 5.6 million tourists visited the Spanish island in 2023, and more… Continue reading Tenerife Takes Flight: Direct Routes and Promotions Lure US Travelers

Trump Held in Contempt of Court for Violating Gag Order in Hush Money Case, Fined to Pay $9,000

Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a… Continue reading Trump Held in Contempt of Court for Violating Gag Order in Hush Money Case, Fined to Pay $9,000

Sword-Wielding Man Attacks Passersby in London, Killing a 13-Year-Old Boy and Injuring Other People

The area in London where police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested. The incident is not being treated as terror-related. (Peter Kingdom via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

LONDON (AP) — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London… Continue reading Sword-Wielding Man Attacks Passersby in London, Killing a 13-Year-Old Boy and Injuring Other People

Indonesia’s Mount Ruang Erupts Again, Spewing Ash and Peppering Villages with Debris

This photo provided by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a part of a village on Tagulandang island covered by ash from eruptions of Mountt Ruang in the Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Friday, April 19, 2024. More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. (National Search and Rescue Agency via AP)

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash almost… Continue reading Indonesia’s Mount Ruang Erupts Again, Spewing Ash and Peppering Villages with Debris

New York Special Election will Fill Vacancy in Congress Created by Resignation of Democrat Higgins

FILE - West Seneca Town Supervisor Gary Dickson, who is on the Republican ticket for the 26th Congressional District special election, speaks while on his campaign trail, April 25, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. In a special election, Tuesday, April 30, voters in upstate New York's 26th Congressional District will choose between state Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat, and Dickson, the first Republican elected as a town supervisor in the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca in 50 years. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Voters in an upstate New York congressional district will choose between a Democrat regarded by many… Continue reading New York Special Election will Fill Vacancy in Congress Created by Resignation of Democrat Higgins

A Medical Report on Soccer Legend Maradona’s Death Aims to Undercut Homicide Case Against Medics

FILE - Argentina's national soccer team coach Diego Maradona attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. A medical examiner's report into the death of Maradona injected uncertainty Monday, April 29, 2024, into a case of criminal negligence brought against eight medical workers involved in his care, raising new questions just a month before the staffers are set to stand trial for homicide. (AP Photo/Carlos Hernandez, File)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A medical examiner’s report into the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona injected uncertainty… Continue reading A Medical Report on Soccer Legend Maradona’s Death Aims to Undercut Homicide Case Against Medics

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