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As possible plague case probed in US, here’s why you should not be concerned

US reports about 7 human cases per year, easily treatable with antibiotics if caught early

Jul 10, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

Pop, chips and bullets? Ammo coming to U.S. vending machines

Machines use an identification scanner and facial recognition software to verify purchaser’s age

Jul 10, 2024 11:35 AM Read more >

Cancer patient finds voice again thanks to groundbreaking transplant

Rare voice box transplant helps U.S. man speak, part of a pioneering study

Jul 9, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

Beryl leaves hot misery in its wake as it churns over US interior

Heat and humidity after flooding, devastation in hurricane’s Texas landfall

Jul 9, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not those on Capitol Hill

The party has not fallen in line behind him

Jul 6, 2024 4:52 PM Read more >

Controversial Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead and buried’: New U.K. prime minister

Starmer’s Cabinet features a record number of women

Jul 6, 2024 1:28 PM Read more >

Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand: Officials

Hamas still wants written guarantees that Israel will continue to negotiate a permanent cease-fire deal

Jul 6, 2024 9:31 AM Read more >

Derided as dull, Keir Starmer posts sensational victory in United Kingdom

Labour leader to become country’s new prime minister after his party’s landslide in July 4 election

Jul 5, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Flowers bring precious beauty to Ukraine in time of war

Long important in Ukraine, blooms becoming a symbol of both resistance and hope

Jul 4, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

US serves up July 4 hotdog eating contest without its most famous gorger

16-time champ Joey Chesnut embroiled in sponsorship dispute, skips Nathan’s New York chowdown

Jul 4, 2024 7:30 AM Read more >