Concern over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor
The global chemical weapons watchdog opened an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns ...
Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest
Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, according to two studies exploring ways to lessen treatment burdens. One new study, published in the New England Journal of ...
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. The donation comes just weeks after ...
Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
A former FBI informant accused of fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according ...
Trump invites China’s Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month — extending a diplomatic olive branch even as Trump ...
US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
An appeals court in Louisiana has ruled that Nasdaq can’t require diversity on the boards of companies that list on the ...
Selena Gomez reveals engagement to Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez is having quite a year, and it’s being capped with an engagement to music producer and songwriter Benny Blanco.
Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck
An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s southernmost island of ...
Black denomination upholds stance against same-sex marriage. A gay pastor in its ranks seeks change
When the African Methodist Episcopal Church, arguably the world’s largest independent Black Protestant denomination, held its quadrennial General Conference in Ohio in August, among the agenda ...
US applications for jobless benefits rise to highest level in 2 months but remain relatively low
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits jumped to their highest level in two months last week but remain low relative to ...
West Virginia delegate-elect arrested for terroristic threats
Joseph De Soto (R), who was elected to represent District 91, was arrested in the early morning hours of Thursday by the ...
US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Wholesale costs in the United States picked up sharply last month, signaling that price pressures are still evident in the economy even though inflation has tumbled from the peak ...