Syria Condemns 'Cowardly' US Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Militias
Syria condemned U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in the east of the country on Friday as a cowardly act and urged President Joe Biden not to follow "the law of the jungle." An Iraqi militia official close to Iran said...
NYC Schools Chancellor Exits, Citing Virus' Personal Toll
New York City's Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced Friday he will step down, citing the coronavirus pandemic's personal toll on his family. He will be replaced by Bronx Executive Superintendent Meisha Ross Porter, who will become the first Black woman to lead the...
Expert Warns of Possible Fertility Crisis Due to Falling Sperm Counts
Falling sperm counts and changes to reproductive development could lead to a fertility crisis that would threaten the future of the human race, according to Mt. Sinai Medical School epidemiologist Shanna Swan. Swan, who co-authored a 2017 study that found the total sperm...
Axios: US Notified Israel Before Syria Airstrikes
Israel was notified by the Biden administration in advance of the airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militias. Axios reported the U.S. notification to Israel took place Thursday morning in discussions between...
UN Human Rights Boss Urges Saudi Arabia to Allow Free Speech, Assembly
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, in rare public comments on Saudi Arabia, said on Friday that people were unlawfully held in the kingdom and urged it to uphold freedom of expression and the right...
2 US Navy Warships in Mideast Hit by COVID Outbreaks
Two U.S. Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been struck by coronavirus outbreaks, authorities said Friday, with both returning to port in Bahrain. A dozen troops aboard the USS San Diego tested positive...
US to Buy at Least 100K Doses of Lilly's COVID-19 Antibody Therapy
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co said on Friday the U.S. government has agreed to buy at least 100,000 doses of its newly authorized dual antibody COVID-19 cocktail for $210 million, with doses to be delivered through March-end....
IS Bride Loses Bid to Return to UK to Fight for Citizenship
A woman who ran away from London as a teenager to join the Islamic State group lost her bid Friday to return to the U.K. to fight for the restoration of her citizenship, which was revoked on national security grounds...
Pfizer Begins Tests to Determine Effectiveness of COVID-19 Booster
Drug maker Pfizer has begun trials to test the effectiveness of a third, or booster, dose of its vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 and its variants, the company has announced. The study will use participants from the pharmaceutical firm's Phase 1...
Twitter Exploring Paid Subscriptions, New Policing Methods
Paid subscriptions for certain content and new ways for users to police postings were among new features being explored by Twitter as the company attempts to grow its user base and revenue significantly in the next three years.
McConnell Says He Would Support Trump If He's Nominated in 2024
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would "absolutely" support Donald Trump if he were the Republican Party's nominee for president in 2024.His remarks, in a Fox News interview, marked an about-face from less than two weeks ago, when he delivered an...
Ohio Is First State to Sue Census Bureau for Data Delay
Ohio on Thursday became the first state to challenge the U.S. Census Bureau's decision to push back the release of 2020 census figures so more time can be spent on fixing any inaccuracies in the data.

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