A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits won final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief stalemate over …
your ads here!US Sues Idaho Over Abortion Law
The United States sued Idaho on Tuesday over a state law that it says imposes a “near-absolute ban” on abortion and also sought to block the Western state from prosecuting …
your ads here!India Reports First Death Due to Monkeypox
India is accelerating action against the monkeypox virus after reporting its first death due to monkeypox in the southern state of Kerala, that of a 22-year-old man who had recently …
your ads here!US Monkeypox Response Draws Criticism
The public health response to the outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has so far failed to prevent significant community spread of the disease, leading to a call for …
your ads here!NYC Mayor Adams Declares State of Emergency over Monkeypox
New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency Monday over the spread of monkeypox. “This order will bolster our existing efforts to educate, vaccinate, test, and treat …
your ads here!Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook
Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media platform of failing to stop hate speech ahead of Aug. …
your ads here!Spanish Government’s Body Positivity Campaign Goes Awry
The Spanish government maybe had a good idea, but the execution of the body positivity campaign has gone horribly wrong. The idea was to encourage women to come out and …
your ads here!Pat Carroll, Emmy Winner and Voice of Ursula, Dies at 95
Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, an Emmy-winner for “Caesar’s Hour” and the voice Ursula in “The Little Mermaid,” has died. She was 95. Her daughter Kerry Karsian, …
your ads here!Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 89
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek television series, has died at the age of …
your ads here!‘Warn Everyone’: Spain’s Gay Community Acts as Monkeypox Spreads
Whether it’s abstinence, avoiding nightclubs, limiting sexual partners or pushing for a swift vaccine rollout, Spain’s gay community is on the front line of the monkeypox virus and is taking …
your ads here!New York City Declares Monkeypox Public Health Emergency
New York has declared a public health emergency due to a monkeypox outbreak. Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan made the announcement …
your ads here!In US, Abortion Laws Differ Across the Street
The bedsheets are big. Some are light pink, others hot pink or purple, connected and stretched taut by people holding wooden poles. Together, the sheets form a barrier across the …
your ads here!Action on Monkeypox Accelerates in US as Outbreak Expands
Two of the hardest-hit U.S. regions have raised the alert level over the monkeypox outbreak. San Francisco declared a public health emergency Thursday. The city accounts for 281 of California’s …
your ads here!Women’s Soccer Energizes England in a League of Their Own
Izzy Short, 13, struggles to pick her favorite England player as she anticipates the team’s appearance in Sunday’s final of the European soccer championships. There’s forward Ellen White. Defender Lucy …
your ads here!US, Japan to Set Up Research Center for Next Semiconductors
The United States and Japan launched a new high-level economic dialogue Friday aimed at pushing back against China and countering the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two …
your ads here!US Rules Out Summer COVID Boosters for Adults Under 50 to Focus on Fall
U.S. regulators said Friday they are no longer considering authorizing a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults under 50 this summer, focusing instead on revamped vaccines for the fall …
your ads here!Scientists: Fires in American West Bigger, Hotter, More Destructive
Scientists say wildfires in the American West are bigger, hotter and more destructive than in the past. …
your ads here!US Probes Cyber Breach of Federal Court Records System
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a cyber breach involving the federal court records management system, the department’s top national security attorney told lawmakers Thursday. Matt Olsen, head of the …
your ads here!Giant Video Screen Falls on Boy Band Mirror Dancers at Hong Kong Concert
A huge video panel fell on the stage during a concert by popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror on Thursday, crushing one performer and trapping others, prompting a government investigation …
your ads here!Congress OKs Bill to Aid Computer Chip Firms, Counter China
The House on Thursday passed a $280 billion package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs in the United States and …
your ads here!Study: Climate Change Made UK Heat Wave Hotter, More Likely
Human-caused climate change made last week’s deadly heat wave in England and Wales at least 10 times more likely and added a few degrees to how brutally hot it got, …
your ads here!Los Angeles County Avoids New Mask Rule as COVID Stabilizes
Los Angeles County dropped a plan to impose a universal indoor mask mandate this week as COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations have stabilized, a top health official said Thursday. …
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