The Constant Battle

The first stop on the day’s calendar had been planned months earlier. At a meeting in the Oval Office discussing her work uplifting Black executives and entrepreneurs, Dr. Stacie NC Grant had invited me to address the annual gathering—the Grand...

Costa Rica Celebrates Independence with Traditional Torch Relay

The Torch of Independence began its traditional journey through Costa Rica today. More than 22,000 students from across the country carry the torch both today and tomorrow, covering 378 kilometers from Peñas Blancas to Cartago in celebration of...

Mbilli and Martinez in a Spirited Draw plus Prelim Results from Las Vegas

Turki Alalshikh, with an assist from UFC honcho Dana White, brought Riyadh Season to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas tonight. Nine fights preceded the grand finale, the megafiight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. The penultimate...

Today in High Prairie: September 13, 2025

Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....

Illinois State faculty earn promotion and tenure

Author By Connie Blick September 8, 2025 Illinois State University has promoted 50 faculty members and approved tenure for 27. The faculty granted promotion and tenure are: For promotion to professor Jennifer Barnes, Maria Boerngen, Neil...

Children pay the price for cruel immigration policies

By Lauren Necochea Reader Contributor At 1 a.m. on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, 76 unaccompanied children were awakened without warning and loaded onto planes bound for Guatemala. No explanation. No due process. Just terrified kids taken in...

Climate-Smart Agriculture for a Hunger-Free Future

September 9, 2025 What is Climate-Smart Agriculture? Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a forward-thinking approach to agriculture that addresses food insecurity and climate change simultaneously. It adapts farming practices, weather forecasting...

Students study abroad to explore the world and expand perspectives

Two trips offered through the University of Minnesota’s Office of International Programs this spring gave College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences students the experience of a lifetime. Whether they were surrounded by howler...

Illegal Loggers In Boston Village To Court Next Week

Turning now to other news - we've been reporting on the illegal logging in Boston Village where Mennonite loggers went into their village lands and did a clean cut, taking out every tree they could. The Forestry Department has been investigating...

Sunotec launches Sunotec Iberia to expand the company’s presence in Spain, Portugal and Latin America

Sunotec has ambitious expansion targets for the next three years with a strong focus on Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. Sunotec Iberia is set to play a pivotal role in expanding the company’s business outside...

POLLO CAMPERO RALLIES AROUND ST. JUDE FOR 7TH STRAIGHT YEAR IN HONOR OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Launching in Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, $3 of every cup sold through Oct. 31 at locations nationwide will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital DALLAS, Sept. 8, 2025 -- Pollo Campero, the Guatemalan-born fast-casual restaurant...

“He used to get called the ‘Derry Pele’” - Former teammate recalls how his dad believed ex-Celtic star had more ability than Cristiano Ronaldo

Lee McEvilly's father reckons Lee's former teammmate, Paddy McCourt, was more talented than Cristiano Ronaldo. The two Northern Irishmen were teammates at National League side Rochdale between 2001 and 2004. Ronaldo, 40, first made his name as a...

Students use May Session to explore the world and expand perspectives

Two trips offered through the University of Minnesota’s Office of International Programs this spring gave College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences students the experience of a lifetime. Whether they were surrounded by howler...

Erling Haaland scores five as Norway put 11 past Moldova

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Top 10 AI Boom Billionaires In 2025

Collectively, the AI-fueled tech elite are now worth 3.2 trillion, according to Forbes’ 2025 Billionaires List. Artificial intelligence has created an unprecedented wealth surge, minting 46 new billionaires and adding $600 billion to the fortunes...

Attorney: Detained Korean workers had special skills for short-term jobs

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialized work of...

With Hyundai raid, US strikes at South Korean forced investments

More than 300 South Korean workers were arrested at a Savannah, Georgia electric battery plant. While President Donald Trump called them “illegal immigrants”, they are in fact engineers needed in a plant owned by South Korean company that has...

Attorney says Korean workers detained at Georgia Hyundai factory had special skills for short-term jobs

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialized work of...

Readers weigh in on vaccines, Oklahoma congressional delegation, more

Delegation needs to put Oklahomans' health first We expect Oklahoma senators and congresspeople to put the health of Oklahomans they represent ahead of their political party by opposing President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services...

A green Mexico under a gray United States

In my country of origin, the United States, environmentalism and concern for the climate have had a long and strange political journey. For a long time, the health of the environment and climate was something that concerned most people,...