Al-Qaida said peacekeepers killed because of Chad-Israel ties

A U.S.-based monitoring group says Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam Muslimeen, known as JNIM and formed in 2017, says it carried out the attack in response to Chad renewing diplomatic ties with Israel.

Serena Williams bounces No. 1 Halep out of Australian Open

Serena Williams faced her first real test at this year’s Australian Open and emerged with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-seed Simona Halep.

 
Performers in Las Vegas honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy

The event at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., featured performances from the students of the North Las Vegas-based Trinity Conservatory of Performing Arts. It was part of Peace Week 2019, a week of events celebrating Black History Month.