U.S. national security advisor meets with incoming Israeli counterpart for first time

Read More WASHINGTON – U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday met with incoming Israeli National Security Advisor Dr. Eyal Hulata for the first time since his appointment last month. According to a White House readout of the meeting, Sullivan congratulated Hulata on his new role and emphasized that he looks forward to working […]

No Keeping Her Down: After a Fall, Busy Hassan Gets a Gold

Read More TOKYO—Sifan Hassan scored two remarkable victories on the Olympic track Monday. Her gold-medal run in the women’s 5,000 meters came a mere 11 hours after she picked herself up from a scary fall on the final lap of her 1,500-meter heat to not only finish that race—but win it, as well. Those two […]

Smoking-related cancer twice as prevalent among poor in England

Read More Smoking Smoking-related cancer twice as prevalent among poor in England Overall cancer rates are higher among the wealthy, finds Cancer Research UK – but smoking and its cancers are now concentrated among the poor Mon 2 Aug 2021 19.01 EDT Last modified on Mon 2 Aug 2021 19.03 EDT Smoking causes almost twice […]

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: cycling, diving, women’s 200m final and more – live!

Read More Key events Show 7.00pm EDT 19:00 Preamble Live feed Show 7.31pm EDT 19:31 And now we’ve done the day for Australia, we may as well look at US chances/highlights. 9pm EDT/2am EDT: men’s 3m springboard semi-final/final A total of 18 divers will compete in the morning semi-final, and the top 12 scorers advance […]

Judge Denies New Trial Request in Mollie Tibbetts Case

A judge on Monday rejected a convicted man’s request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, whose body was found in a cornfield weeks after she disappeared while out for a run near her small hometown.