President Biden will visit another disaster area in an effort to offer comfort to victims and highlight the federal government’s response. President Biden will visit Mayfield, Ky., which was devastated by tornadoes last weekend. WASHINGTON — President Biden flew to…
Members of the Wyoming National Guard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in February. Governors from five states have written a joint letter to Lloyd J. Austin III, the defense secretary, asking that their National Guard troops be exempted from…
An Australian researcher argues that the medical community has enshrined placebos as “mysterious and highly effective” in clinical care on the basis of flawed research. “The idea that we can use placebos as a panacea for a range of health…
Republican governors who criticized the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill as wasteful are championing state projects funded by the money. Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota speaking in Dallas in July. WASHINGTON — At her annual budget address this month,…
Seven people died and four others were injured when a vehicle carrying migrants crashed into a flower shop in Hungary as the driver sought to dodge the police, officials said Tuesday (14 December). The Serbian driver — who was among…
Almost 100 Conservative lawmakers voted on Tuesday (14 December) against new coronavirus restrictions, dealing a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s authority and raising questions about his leadership. After a day of frenzied failed lobbying, Johnson was handed…
The agency responsible for safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the United Kingdom has opened legal proceedings against the UK government over the status of 2.5 million EU citizens given temporary residency rights in the UK. The Independent…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is an extremely fascinating, but complex country and difficult to govern. Only reason and dialogue can avert further humanitarian tragedy in the region (Photo: World Bank Photo Collection) The EU’s new High Representative, Christian Schmidt, cut to…
A conservative Republican accused Ilhan Omar, the sponsor of a House bill to combat anti-Muslim bias, of terrorist sympathies. Representative Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania, is the incoming leader of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus. WASHINGTON — A House effort…