The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with HIV in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its critical minerals. read more
An Afghan man who fought with U.S. forces and was legally evacuated to the U.S. after the fall of Kabul died this week within a day of being arrested by federal immigration officers in Texas, according to his family. read more
"Just the worst nightmare we could ever imagine. We trust in God that he will comfort us and be with our family," Stephan Douglas, whose 28-year-old cousin was one of 6 who died in an Air Force refueling crash, told NBC4 in Ohio. "We believe this could have been prevented. It's a sad day." Douglas added that "We didn't need to be in this war." read more
European leaders have rejected demands by US President Donald Trump to help ensure freedom of navigation in the key waterway. read more
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy group that was involved in the development of the Republican agenda for the second Trump presidency, Project 2025, published a report on Jan. 8 aimed at reshaping U.S. family policy. read more
Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's already obsolete generation system. read more
Hafiz Rashid: Donald Trump's solution to the farmworker shortage caused by his violent mass deportation campaign is to embrace migrant labor. The New York Times reports that the Trump administration is making it cheaper to hire migrant farmworkers on temporary visas under the H-2A program. read more
President Donald Trump drew audible gasps while speaking at the Kennedy Center on Monday after apparently revealing that a GOP lawmaker had received a "terminal" diagnosis and was expected to be "dead by June." read more
Florida lawmakers this week approved legislation to prohibit local governments from funding or promoting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts ... read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed "the genetics" of assailants in a string of recent attacks across the country. read more
Right-wing media personality has criticized president's war with Iran as 'absolutely disgusting and evil' read more
American citizens have been ordered to leave parts of the Middle East as aggression fueled by President Donald Trump's war on Iran continues to spread throughout the region. read more
The Justice Department moved to dismiss charges against US Army veteran Jan Carey who set an American flag on fire across the street from the White House following an executive order seeking to crack down on flag burning. read more
Harnessing some of Australia's most sought-after scientists to manufacture the vaccine in laboratories at the University of NSW, he then tracked down the only veterinary researcher with ethics approval to administer the experimental drug. read more
Three more members of the Iranian women's football delegation - who were given humanitarian visas to stay in Australia - have changed their mind and will return home. read more
Donald Trump says it would be "very bad for the future of Nato" if allies don't help secure the Strait of Hormuz - a critical waterway for global oil shipping. Aboard Air Force One, Trump also says he is speaking to "about seven" countries about "policing" the strait, adding that he "will remember" if they do not help read more
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