In Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a vast landfill choked with smoke from decades of decomposing waste serves as an unlikely marketplace for a devastating drug. Amid the billowing soot and the ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone 's capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of decomposing waste. Zainab sits there, squinting through the soot.

Zainab Sakoteh sits in the Kingtom landfill in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, March 13, 2025, a place she frequents to meet the cartel that provide her with Kush. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) ...

A group of women sit in a circle in the Masungbala Chiefdom, Sierra Leone. One by one, they describe how their genitals had been cut as part of rituals of initiation and the unbearable pain they were ...

A winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow and strong winds to the Sierra beginning Sunday evening and continuing into early next week. Lake Tahoe communities are expected to see snow starting ...

Eid ul Fitr in Sierra Leone is 30 March, 2025 (1 Shawwal 1446 AH). In Islam, there are several Islamic events that have their own significance. However, Eid ul Fitr is also among the holiest event in ...

Yet this weekend, the Montreal singer-songwriter will head to Vancouver to help mark a significant milestone for language representation. For the first time in its 55-year history, the Junos have ...

The Sierra Elevation will be available with a Standard or Extended Range battery, while AT4 will be available with an Extended or Max Range battery. The Denali trim will offer all three battery ...

The GMC Sierra EV lineup is expanding for the third time in as many model years. For 2026, the electric pickup expands from just one trim to three. The introduction of an AT4 will give the Sierra ...

General Motors is expanding the all-electric GMC Sierra EV lineup with the launch of two new trim levels in conjunction with the 2026 model year, namely the new 2026 GMC Sierra EV Elevation and ...