H5N1 bird flu found in a pig in the U.S. for the first time
A pig in Oregon has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday. It’s...
October 2024
More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults
Nine additional former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have formally accused overseers of...
North Korea launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten US
North Korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday in its first test in almost...
China, queried on Trump comments, says Taiwan could become ‘discarded’
China implied on Wednesday that if U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the Nov....
Workers launch strikes as Germany frets over industrial future
Summary Thousands of German workers launched nationwide strikes to press for higher wages on Tuesday,...
Two in hospital after UK nuclear sub shipyard fire
A “significant fire” has broken out at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness,...
Trump calls Madison Square Garden rally a ‘lovefest’ amid backlash over speakers’ racist remarks
Former President Donald Trump called his rally at Madison Square Garden a “lovefest” on Tuesday as backlash...
US ballot boxes under attack; Homeland Security warns of ‘heightened, dynamic’ threat environment
A series of attacks on ballot collection boxes across the United States is ratcheting up...
China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space...
Exclusive: China’s Xi pressed Biden to alter language on Taiwan
Summary Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S. President Joe Biden last year to change the...