Nation and World
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Palestinian death toll in Israel-Hamas war passes 60,000, Gaza Health Ministry says
Jul 29, 2025 3:53 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed during the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said Tuesday. Israeli strikes ove...
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Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees ceasefire, ends Gaza suffering
Jul 29, 2025 3:40 pm - LONDON (— The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the U.N. to bring in aid and takes other steps towa...
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US health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry
Jul 29, 2025 3:33 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added to energy drinks, gummies and supplements sold...
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Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
Jul 29, 2025 3:06 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate gr...
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Ghislaine Maxwell wants immunity, questions in advance to testify for CongressJul 29, 2025 1:32 pm - Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned associate Ghislaine Maxwell would be willing to testify to Congress if lawmakers offer her immunity and provide her with the questions in advance, her lawyer said in a letter obtained by The Washington Post.
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Why are scientists dressing pigs in clothes and burying them in Mexico?
Jul 29, 2025 1:08 pm - First the scientists dress dead swine in clothes, then they dispose of the carcasses. Some they wrap in packing tape, others they chop up. They stuff the animals into plastic bags or wrap them in blankets. They cover them in lime or burn them. Some are buried alone, others in groups. Then they watch.
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Trump’s tariffs could squeeze US factories and boost costs by up to 4.5%, a new analysis finds
Jul 29, 2025 8:03 am - As President Donald Trump prepares to announce new tariff increases, the costs of his policies are starting to come into focus for a domestic manufacturing sector that depends on global supply chains, with a new analysis suggesting factory costs could increase by roughly 2% to 4.5%.
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Russia kills 27 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats
Jul 29, 2025 7:29 am - Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight as Russia's relentless strikes on civilian areas killed at least 27 people across the country, officials said Tuesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to soon punish Russia with sanctions and tariffs unless it stops.
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Gunman who killed 4 at Manhattan office building was trying to get to NFL offices, claimed to have CTE: Officials
Jul 29, 2025 7:22 am - Police officers stand in front of a door with a bullet hole at scene of Monday's deadly shooting on Tuesday in New York.
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Trump caps his Scottish visit by opening a new golf course
Jul 29, 2025 7:16 am - U.S. President Donald Trump opened a new golf course bearing his name in Scotland on Tuesday, capping a five-day foreign trip designed to promote his family's luxury properties and play golf.