Since 2010, when it stood at 76,329, the number of homeless vets fell by more than 55%.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World, Sports
U.S. Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison
The Biden administration is continuing to press for the WNBA star’s immediate release.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
Opioids painkillers can be addictive and were identified as a big reason for a rise in U.S. drug overdoses that began more than two decades ago.
Posted inNation & World
Netanyahu set to return to power in Israel after prime minister concedes
The agenda of the new government expected to take office – Israel’s most right-wing government ever – promises to further polarize a deeply divided nation.
Posted inNew England
‘Lady of the Dunes’ identified nearly 50 years after killing
The woman has been identified as Ruth Marie Terry of Tennessee, who was 37 when she was killed.
Posted inNation & World
Lula defeats Bolsonaro to become Brazil’s president – again
Brazil’s electoral authority says that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president.
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Rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town; 22 dead
During the past week, torrential rains have caused flooding in 11 of Venezuela’s 23 states.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Vermont dispensaries to begin selling recreational marijuana
It will join 14 other states with legal adult-use cannabis sales.
Posted inNew England
Wayward seal wanders into Massachusetts pond, evades police, turns self in
The seal quickly became a local attraction and was even named ‘Shoebert’ after his chosen pond.
Posted inNation & World
Biden says classified documents at Mar-a-Lago raise concerns
Biden says that when he heard about classified documents taken from the White House, he wondered how ‘anyone could be that irresponsible.’