Articles filed under Politics
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As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can workNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - Communities ravaged by America's opioid epidemic are starting to get their share of a $50 billion pie from legal settlements. Most of that money com...
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US Senate circumvents Tuberville holds and confirms new Air Force head, first female on Joint ChiefsNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate, circumventing holds by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, on Thursday confirmed the nominations of two senior military leaders, including th...
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New poll exposes flaw in Trump opponents' planNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - The headline from a new Des Moines Register-NBC News poll of Iowa is that former President Donald Trump still has a big lead in the Republican race. Among those likely t...
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Academia says it's down with mass slaughterNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - As of this past weekend, Israel's Institute of Forensic Medicine reported that of the 1,400 Israelis slaughtered on Oct. 7 by Hamas gunmen shouting "God is great!", 400 ...
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Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threatsNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - BLETCHLEY PARK, England - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit would "tip the balance in favor ...
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Putin signs a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban treatyNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish ...
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2 more killed as Russian artillery keeps on battering southern Ukraine's Kherson regionNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian shelling killed an 81-year-old woman in the yard of her home and a 60-year-old man in southern Ukraine's Kherson region Thursday, local authoriti...
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Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza CityNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops fought with Hamas militants on the edges of Gaza City on Thursday, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. After nearl...
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Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in ChicagoNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Using sidewalks as exam rooms and heavy red duffel bags as medical supply closets, volunteer medics spend their Saturdays caring for the growing number of migrants arriv...
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Netanyahu has sidestepped accountability for failing to prevent Hamas attack, instead blaming othersNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - A growing list of Israeli officials have accepted responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas' brutal attack on Israeli communities during the Oct. 7 incursion that trig...