Zai Apolonio

Zia is a writer for TheMorningNews. Fun outgoing person, she loves to write about news that spreads positivity.

Zaghari Ratcliffe Asks Leeway In Order To Remain Iran Hostages

In her appeal for the release of Morad Tahbaz, who was not part of the deal that brought her home, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said that memories of her daughter sustained her through her nearly six years in captivity in Iran. After being released from a U.K. prison last week after paying an old debt, Zaghira-Ratcliffe expressed

Escapee For One-Time Was Charged Guilty Of Knifecrime

Escapee For One-Time Was Charged Guilty Of Knifecrime

During a pretrial hearing on murder charges, a South Florida defendant made national news when he escaped by bursting out of the courtroom. He has now been found guilty of the murder.A South Florida jury has convicted Dayonte Resiles, 27, of first-degree murder in the 2014 stabbing death of Jill Halliburton Su at her suburban

China Tightens Controls As More Virus Cases Reported

China Tightens Controls As More Virus Cases Reported

Beijing authorities suspended access to a residential area and warned the public not to leave after new infections in Beijing and Shanghai were reported on Saturday. Hong Kong reported 27,647 new cases on Saturday while Shanghai closed schools and parks. The Shanghai city government announced, that schools would resume teaching online following 22 new cases

Boat Carrying Haitian Migrants Grounds Off The Florida Keys

Boat Carrying Haitian Migrants Grounds Off The Florida Keys

Federal authorities said 163 people swam ashore after a wooden boat carrying hundreds of Haitian migrants ran aground in shallow water in the Florida Keys, as part of a suspected human smuggling operation. Many required medical attention after they came ashore. It was not far from where another boat carrying 176 Haitians was stopped in

EU Bans RT, Sputnik Over Ukraine Disinformation

EU Bans RT, Sputnik Over Ukraine Disinformation

RT and Sputnik, Russia’s state-controlled media outlets, will both be banned with immediate effect in the European Union due to systematic disinformation over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the 27-country bloc announced on Wednesday. EU operators will not be allowed to broadcast any RT or Sputnik content, facilitate their distribution or do anything else related to

UK's Prince William And Wife Kate Say They Stand With Ukraine

UK’s Prince William And Wife Kate Say They Stand With Ukraine

Kate and William of Britain’s royal couple said Saturday they stood by the people of Ukraine, as they were fighting the Russian invasion with courage, in a rare public remark on a political issue for the British royal couple. “We had the privilege of meeting President (Volodymyr) Zelenskiy and First Lady Ms. Zelenska, and becoming

Fire Subsides On Huge Cargo Ship Adrift in Mid-Atlantic

Fire Subsides On Huge Cargo Ship Adrift in Mid-Atlantic

Portuguese navy officers said Tuesday that a fire aboard a ship carrying cars in the mid-Atlantic has been extinguished, The massive ship is expected to be towed to the Bahamas. Fires have been burning aboard the Felicity Ace near Portugal’s Azores Islands for six days. After the 22 crew members were evacuated last week by

women in leadership roles

Women In Leadership Roles Are Increasing

In the workplace, women are a force to be reckoned with. They are equally as powerful, determined, and dedicated as compared to men. According to research, Fortune 500 companies with strong female participation on their boards of directors consistently outperform all those who do not. Another report states that organizations with at least 30% female

Jobless Claims Fall Again For Third Straight Week

Jobless Claims Fall Again For Third Straight Week

This is the third week in a row that Americans have applied for unemployment benefits less. As the omecron variant of the corona virus spread, the four-week claims average, which equates to weekly fluctuations, was relatively flat after growing for five consecutive weeks. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims decreased from 239,000 to