White House appears to let Russian oil sanctions waiver lapse
The United States appears to have let a waiver on sanctions of Russian oil expire after renewing it last month. In April, the Treasury Department posted on its website a license authorizing the delivery and sale of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia through May 16, excluding Iran, Cuba and North Korea. Trump administration […]
Menopause gets a testosterone twist: Miracle boost or medical gray area?
Menopause is receiving renewed attention as more women seek relief from symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog and reduced libido, driving growing interest in hormone replacement therapies. That includes testosterone. Straight Arrow spoke with several patients about the pros and the cons of the treatment, which is increasingly being prescribed off-label despite lacking U.S. Food […]
Clinical trial keeps Stage 4 skin cancer victim alive years after ‘four months to live’
ST. LOUIS — What began as a small, hard-to-see mole on her ankle became a life-threatening battle with Stage 4 melanoma for Deborah Dieman. Doctors told the Missouri woman at one point that she had only months to live. Today, more than four years after enrolling in an experimental immunotherapy trial, she is alive and […]
Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican Senate primary
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., lost his re-election bid Saturday night. Results from the Louisiana Republican Senate primary election show that his opponents, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state treasurer John Fleming, will advance to the runoff election on June 27. Letlow received 44.48% of the vote, while Fleming got 28.3%. Cassidy garnered 24.8% of the vote. […]
Israeli military says it killed head of Hamas’ military wing
The Israeli military said it killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’ military wing. Hamas confirmed al-Haddad died, according to The Associated Press. Al-Haddad’s family told the AP he died in a strike Friday, as well as six other people, including his wife and daughter. Two of his sons were killed earlier on in […]
Putin to visit China for talks with Xi as Beijing maintains US diplomacy
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China this week for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The announcement comes as Beijing engages in parallel diplomacy with the United States following a visit by President Donald Trump. Putin’s May 19–20 trip comes as the two countries mark the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good‑Neighborliness, […]
USS Gerald R. Ford returns home after record deployment
After 326 days at sea, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned Saturday to Naval Station Norfolk. The deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group spanned nearly 11 months and took more than 4,500 sailors across the North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea and Red Sea. WELCOME HOME SAILORS pic.twitter.com/SVEHvXo2HC — DOW […]
Ebola cases rise in Congo, Uganda; US warns against travel
Health officials in Central and East Africa are working to contain an Ebola outbreak spanning the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring Uganda, while the United States warns against travel to the hardest‑hit areas. In Congo’s Ituri province, about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been reported as testing continues to identify […]
The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling shook the South. Now, it’s moving north
A federal lawsuit out of Illinois tests the state’s version of the Voting Rights Act, as it explicitly permits creation of crossover districts to siphon in minority groups. It’s the first since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, ruling that Louisiana’s second majority-Black district is unconstitutional. Jeanne […]
