Biden’s Pick for Joint Chiefs Chairman Has History of Firsts
The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his callsign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and falling into the watery sludge below.
Drug Shortages Spark Latest Public Health Emergency
The latest public health emergency isn’t contagious, but medical experts are warning that the effects of the current onslaught of drug shortages can inflict just as much devastation as another pandemic.
Like Trump, States Look to Promote Adoption Over Abortion
Former President Donald Trump promised if reelected he’ll focus on incentivizing adoptions to reduce abortions – a plan already undertaken by several states that have embraced pro-life measures geared toward protecting both unborn children and their mothers.
Like Trump, States Look to Promote Adoption Over Abortion
Former President Donald Trump promised that if reelected he’ll focus on incentivizing adoptions to reduce abortions – a plan already undertaken by several states that have embraced pro-life measures geared toward protecting both unborn children and their mothers following…
Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe
At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, authorities said Wednesday. The toll has risen from an initial 10 fatalities reported by local health authorities earlier this week. Authorities said there were another 29 laboratory-confirmed cholera cases, while 67 people were admitted to a […]
Nobel Peace Prize laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to a notoriously brutal prison in Belarus and hasn’t been heard from in a month, his wife said Wednesday. Natalia Pinchuk told The Associated Press that Bialiatski, who is serving a 10-year sentence, has been kept in an information blackout since his transfer to the N9 […]
Madeleine McCann: Search for ‘evidence’ in toddler’s disappearance continues in Portugal with K9s, divers
Portuguese, English and German authorities on Wednesday continued their search for Madeleine McCann – a British girl who went missing as a toddler from Portugal in 2007 — with search dogs and dive teams. Madeleine was abducted from a ground-floor apartment while on a family vacation in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, […]
Israeli military court sentences 3 soldiers to prison for abusing Palestinian man
An Israeli military court has sentenced three soldiers to prison time for abusing a Palestinian and obstructing an investigation into the incident, the army said Wednesday, in a rare punishment against army forces. Two soldiers were convicted of abuse and a third was additionally convicted of exceeding his authority and endangering the man’s life or […]
Ukraine likely behind Kremlin drone attack, U.S. officials say: report
A drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month was most likely orchestrated by Ukraine, which has conducted a series of attacks on Russian targets, U.S. officials said. Russia has claimed Ukrainian forces attempted to kill President Vladimir Putin in the failed attack on May 3. Two drones were used in the “assassination attempt” at […]
Biden to nominate Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr as Joint Chiefs of Staff chair to replace Army Gen. Mark Milley
President Joe Biden will nominate Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to replace Army Gen. Mark Milley, who is retiring in October, a senior US official confirmed with Fox News. The president plans to unveil Brown, a history-making fighter pilot, as his nominee during a […]