A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill up to 125 million people and then tip the world into a decade of starvation as smoke blocks sunlight, researchers have estimated. If the neighbours attacked each other with a significant proportion of their growing nuclear arsenals, millions would die instantly from the blast and then…
The terror attack by a far-Right gunman on a crowded synagogue in Germany might have been far more devastating if he hadn’t used a homemade gun built to British blueprints, it emerged on Thursday. Video footage filmed with a headcam by Sebastian Balliert showed that the terror attack was a catalogue of mishaps and errors. “Once a…
The 12 Democrats meeting in the fourth presidential debate on Tuesday night found a unifying message right off the bat: Donald Trump is a corrupt president who must go. The Democrats used some of their harshest language yet against the US president in their first matchup since the launch of a congressional impeachment inquiry into Mr Trump’s…
The Pentagon has begun planning for a quick pull out of American troops from Afghanistan, in case Donald Trump should repeat his sudden withdrawal of forces from Syria. Military chiefs have begun contingency plans to evacuate forces in as little as weeks in case the US president orders a withdrawal. Sources told NBC News that the…
Ending forced celibacy and ordaining female priests are among the reforms needed to address the shortage of Catholic priests in Ireland, an influential lobby group has said. The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) warned that if the decline in the number of serving priests is not halted then members of the faith in Ireland face…
Turkey captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria on Monday, according to a senior Turkish official, who called the arrest an intelligence "gold mine." Rasmiya Awad, 65, was detained in a raid near Azaz, the official said, referring to a Turkish-controlled Syrian town near the border….
ATLANTA, GA — The latest change to life in Georgia because of the new coronavirus is the postponement of the presidential primary, which was set for March 24. Instead, the Democratic presidential race will be included in Georgia’s May 19 primary, which is when residents will select candidates for Congress, the state legislature, and local…
CHATSWORTH, GA — Storms that killed at least 30 people spread across the Southeastern United States on Monday, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic and leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. In Alabama, people seeking shelter from tornadoes huddled in community shelters, protective masks covering their faces…
This story on the new coronavirus is updated throughout the day with national news and developments from around our network of local Patches. Scroll down for links, helpful for day-to-day living and the most recent stories. We’re All In This Together: Help Patch Help Our Communities President Donald Trump did not hold a news briefing…
CALABASAS, CA — Remember last week when someone won over $300K from a lottery ticket at a Calabasas Shell station? Turns out that lucky winner was Gilbert Arenas, the former Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards basketball player, who still plays the numbers often despite a reported $40 million net worth. But that’s just the…