Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday submitted a formal pardon request to the country’s president, in a bid to have several corruption charges against him officially dropped. While a preconviction pardon in Israel is possible under the law, one think tank described the move as “rare and exceptional.” Netanyahu submits formal pardon request On […]
Norovirus cases appear to be trending up, according to recent data. The National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System reported that almost 14% of tests came back positive during the week of Nov. 15. In the week of Oct. 11, 11% of tests taken ended up being positive, while nearly 7% were positive during the […]
A bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators has vowed to investigate reports that a “follow-on” strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean was carried out at the behest of the Pentagon’s top official. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has since denied the report, published Friday by The Washington Post, which spoke to multiple anonymous sources […]
Talks have ended for the day in Florida between top negotiators for the Trump administration and Ukrainian negotiators. The event sets the stage for talks planned in Moscow this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Behind the talks U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were among those hashing […]
Three of the four victims who died during a shooting at a children’s birthday party in a central California city were minors, the county sheriff’s office revealed Sunday. Meanwhile, authorities are still looking for the suspect, or suspects, local media outlet KCRA 3 reports. Around 6 p.m. Saturday, the levity of a children’s birthday party […]
President Donald Trump on Friday said on Truth Social that any document signed by his predecessor, Joe Biden, using an autopen is “hereby terminated.” It’s not the first time that Trump has gone after Biden’s use of the machine — although it has been used by other past presidents, and experts largely say it is […]
With Thanksgiving over, many Americans will begin shopping for the holiday season in earnest. However, many are also starting with a good amount of debt — and concern about rising prices. The New York Federal Reserve shows that people’s outstanding credit card balances went up by 5.75% compared to this same time period last year, […]
For more than half a century, Tokyo stood as the world’s largest city, hosting some 13.7 million residents in 1955, a number that ballooned to 37.4 million by 2018. However, the fabled home of Godzilla and Shibuya Crossing has been dethroned in 2025, dropping to No. 3 on a list of the largest cities. So, […]
Traditional Chinese medicine has a salve for just about everything, from herbal tinctures and massage therapy to cupping and other heat-based remedies. While tai chi has long been regarded as one aspect of the sprawling ancient practice, researchers now believe its benefits could extend to the sleeping world. On Wednesday, the British Medical Journal published […]
Overnight Russian attacks killed three people and caused more than 600,000 residents in and around Ukraine to be without power on Saturday morning. Ukraine, in the same weekend, struck two Russian oil tankers, setting one on fire. Russian attacks Ukraine’s energy ministry said more than 500,000 of those who lost power were in the capital […]
