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Month: March 2021

British royal family plunged into crisis after Harry and Meghan allege racism and neglect in Oprah interview

Britain’s royal family was facing a once-in-a-generation crisis on Monday after Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, rocked the institution with a litany of devastating allegations in their eagerly awaited interview with Oprah Winfrey. Over the course of the two-hour special, the couple — who despite their royal split still sit five relatives away

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The global recovery is gaining speed. There are still huge risks

Finally, some good news: The outlook for the global economy is clearly improving. What’s happening: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development unveiled major upgrades to its global forecast on Tuesday. It said that “economic prospects have improved markedly in recent months,” pointing to the deployment of coronavirus vaccines and additional stimulus announcements. The Paris-based

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Record number of kids are in Border Patrol custody and shelter beds are scarce, documents show

The number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for kids, has reached dramatic highs, according to internal agency documents reviewed by CNN, underscoring the urgent challenge facing the Biden administration. More than 3,200 unaccompanied migrant children were in Customs and Border Protection custody,

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