Xi Jinping speech opens China Communist party congress

Read More Xi Jinping has opened the 20th congress of China’s ruling Communist party, a week-long event where he is widely expected to win a third leadership term and cement his place as the country’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. Xi began a speech that touted the party’s safeguarding of national security, maintaining social […]

Police make arrest in suspected Stockton serial killer case

Read More A man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings in northern California was arrested before dawn on Saturday as he drove through the streets of Stockton, armed with a handgun and possibly searching for another victim, police said. Investigators began watching the suspect after receiving tips […]

Common drugs could fight obesity and diabetes, say scientists

Read More Scientists have pinpointed a range of commonly used medicines that could be repurposed to treat people suffering from obesity and diabetes. The medicines – to be outlined at the International Congress on Obesity in Melbourne this weekend – include treatments for stomach ulcers and heart rhythm disorders and were identified using sophisticated computer […]

New York governor race between Gov. Hochul and Rep. Zeldin tightens to ‘toss up’

Post Content The New York gubernatorial race between incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul and GOP challenger Lee Zeldin is now a “toss-up,” according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. The polling outlet’s rolling average of polls from Sept. 30 to Oct. 12 shows that Hochul is leading the Republican congressman by 5.3% with 7% of voters undecided […]