Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her name. What she did have was a deep faith and powerful ...
The New York Times27d
Sudanese Paramilitary Group Committed Genocide, U.S. Says
By Declan Walsh Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya The United States on Tuesday ... particularly during a systematic violence in Darfur between April 2023 — when the civil war began — and November ...
Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
Over the years, the right to citizenship has been won by various oppressed or marginalized groups after hard-fought legal battles. Here's a look at how birthright citizenship has applied to some of ...
When Harriet Tubman Helped Lead a Civil War Raid That Freed 750 People
With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman earned her nickname "Moses" all over again—and became the first woman in ...
Dallas Morning News13d
22 states sue to stop Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship
The 14th Amendment was born in the aftermath of the Civil War and ratified in 1868. It says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof ...
NDTV26d
When Taiwan Crushed China In Battle, Taking Over 5,000 Prisoners Of War
Years later, during the civil war with communist forces led by Mao ... but each attempt failed. The United States has on several occasions come to the aid of Taiwan as China's influence grew ...
Al Jazeera English29d
Syria’s foreign minister urges US to lift sanctions during visit to Qatar
Following a meeting with Qatar’s prime minister on Sunday, al-Shaibani told reporters that US sanctions on Syria were an obstacle to the war-torn ... calls for the United States to lift these ...
The Hill25d
What to know about Trump’s calls to make Canada the ‘51st state’
President-elect Trump has doubled down on his suggestion of a merged United States ... during the American Revolution. A few decades later, the U.S. unsuccessfully invaded Canada during the War ...
A list of Trump’s inauguration promises that he can (and can’t) keep
From taxes to territory to the border, Trump will get some easy wins. What comes after is much harder, Eric Garcia writes ...
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Exclusive: UAE discusses post-war Gaza government with US and Israel
The behind-the-scenes discussions, reported by Reuters for the first time, included the possibility of the UAE and the United States ... by Hamas after a brief civil war. A U.S. State Department ...
The Conversation28d
‘Wearied’ almost to death: U.S. presidents have often experienced despair amid political turmoil
The 2024 presidential election loss was bad enough for Democrats in the United States, generating dismay ... could deepen into despair during the Civil War. “We are now on the brink of ...
The New York Times22d
Syria Confronts an Immense Challenge: Justice for Assad Regime Crimes
After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 2003, the United States-led occupation and ... individuals for crimes committed during the civil war, say veterans of justice efforts in other ...