A little more than a week after Israel and Hamas entered into a fragile ceasefire agreement, all eyes have turned to the monumental task of rebuilding Gaza, a task that many believe could take decades to accomplish. Already, numerous aid organizations and nations have committed themselves to the effort, which is expected to cost upwards […]
Rod Salaysay strums his guitar in a hospital room at University of California San Diego Health, offering an alternative to traditional pain relief methods. “For the last 16 years that I’ve played music, I’ve probably played for about 2,000 patients already,” said Salaysay, a nurse in the recovery unit. “That’s a lot.” Salaysay follows medical […]
Thieves carried out a daylight heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday. They made off with priceless jewels in an operation authorities described as both swift and highly professional. ‘A major robbery’ France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the robbery occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time, just half an hour after the […]
Two survivors of a Thursday U.S. military strike targeting suspected drug traffickers on a vessel in the Caribbean will be repatriated to their home countries. President Donald Trump confirmed the repatriation on social media Saturday. The two men are expected to be returned to Colombia and Ecuador following their apprehension at sea. The operation marks […]
Furloughs are set to hit nonessential employees within the U.S. federal court system on Monday, signaling what could be a significant escalation in the ongoing government shutdown. While not unprecedented, it does mark the first time the federal judiciary has been affected by a shutdown in three decades. Judge Robert Conrad, the director of the […]
Back in May, a study was published suggesting that popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy could curb alcohol cravings by as much as 70%. At the time, researchers weren’t entirely sure why the GLP-1s had such a profound effect on alcohol receptors, but that may have all changed. How do GLP-1s work? A […]
A Vermont lawmaker who was in a Young Republicans Telegram group chat filled with racist and antisemitic messages stepped down from his position Friday. State Sen. Sam Douglass said in a statement his resignation is effective Monday at noon. “I know that this decision will upset many, and delight others, but in this political climate […]
The Palestinian embassy said on Saturday that the Rafah crossing on the border between Gaza and Egypt will reopen for people coming back to Gaza on Monday, The Associated Press reported. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office later said on X the crossing will not open “until further notice.” Rafah’s border crossing has been shuttered […]
Just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, the island of St. Helena off the coast of South Carolina was rocked when a gunman opened fire on a crowded restaurant, killing at least four people and injuring nearly two dozen more. While a mass shooting is devastating for any community, for the citizens of the […]
Life expectancy around the world is at pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, new research shows. Still, disparities among different populations remain, with rising rates of deaths among adolescents and young adults in certain areas. This research was done as part of The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study. A team at the Institute for […]
