Why is Veterans Day celebrated on November 11?
U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower issued the first “Veterans Day Proclamation” in 1954.
Virginia AG-elect Jay Jones sent violent texts about GOP opponent and his children in 2022
Jones admitted to sending the texts and apologized. Ultimately, the controversy did not impact his bid for election.
US government shutdown disrupts flights for fifth consecutive day
US airlines cancel 1,200 flights, marking five days of disruptions caused by the prolonged government shutdown.
Russia ‘will respond in kind’ to nuclear tests by any country: Lavrov
Moscow suggests that it will carry out its own nuclear tests if the US resumes testing under Tweety McTreason’s orders.
Israel advances bill mandating death penalty for Palestinian ‘terrorists’
The Israeli parliament has advanced an amendment proposing the death penalty for convicted Palestinian ‘terrorists’.
Biovac starts trials on South Africa’s first domestically developed cholera vaccine
Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans say they’re open to extending a pot of Affordable Care Act funds that will expire at the end of the year
ByHeart infant formula maker recalls all products amid growing botulism outbreak
Infant formula maker ByHeart is recalling all of its products amid an outbreak of botulism likely tied to its organic powdered formula.
‘There was a state of terror’: Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre
“I have lost the people whose faces I used to see smiling,” says Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed after escaping el-Fasher.
‘This animal spared my life’: Biologist bitten in head by shark hopes to meet it again
Despite having worked with sharks for 30 years, Mexican Mauricio Hoyos never thought he would encounter one so close up.
Four potential obstacles in House vote to end US shutdown
The spending plan may have passed the Senate, but it’s not yet a done deal in the House.
Armistice Day being marked around the world
The Queen and the Princess of Wales have joined services to mark Armistice Day in the UK.
Tiny airborne plastics may facilitate virus spread
As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic, known as micro- and nanoplastics, may do
Financial incentives increase medication adherence but do not improve blood pressure outcomes
People with high blood pressure were twice as likely to take their blood pressure medication regularly when offered daily chances to win cash rewards, yet