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FILE - A rhesus macaque monkey rests his chin on a water pipe on Cayo Santiago, known as Monkey Island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

FILE - A rhesus macaque monkey rests his chin on a water pipe on Cayo Santiago, known as Monkey Island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

November 14, 2024, 9:49am Life

Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said. Read story

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump stands on stage with former first lady Melania Trump, as Lara Trump watches, at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump hammered Democrats on transgender issues. Now the party is at odds on a response

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump stands on stage with former first lady Melania Trump, as Lara Trump watches, at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

November 14, 2024, 9:48am Nation & World

After losing the White House and both houses of Congress, Democrats are grappling with how to handle transgender politics and policy following a campaign that featured withering and often misleading GOP attacks on the issue. Read story

Russian defense official visits China’s premier military showcase in a sign of unity

November 14, 2024, 9:48am Nation & World

A top Russian defense official has attended China’s premier military showcase in a show of unity between the countries as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. Read story

Firefighters and security officers gather at a destroyed building hit in an Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

2 Israeli airstrikes hit Syria’s capital and a suburb, killing 15 people, Syrian state media say

Firefighters and security officers gather at a destroyed building hit in an Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

November 14, 2024, 9:44am Nation & World

Israel carried out at least two airstrikes on a western neighborhood of Damascus and one of the capital’s suburbs on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding another 16, Syria’s state news agency said. Read story

Investigation into Chinese hacking reveals ‘broad and significant’ spying effort, FBI says

November 14, 2024, 9:44am Nation & World

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from Americans who work in government and politics, the FBI said Wednesday. Read story

A pumpjack operates at dawn in a pasture, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan.

Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

A pumpjack operates at dawn in a pasture, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan.

November 14, 2024, 9:43am Latest News

For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday. Read story

Protests erupt in Paris over pro-Israel gala organized by far-right figures

November 14, 2024, 9:42am Nation & World

Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a controversial gala organized by far-right figures in support of Israel. The event, intended to raise funds for the Israeli military, included Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich among its invited guests. Read story

This combination of images from video shows scenes from Nasonex television commercials broadcast in the U.S. in the 2000s.

New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions

This combination of images from video shows scenes from Nasonex television commercials broadcast in the U.S. in the 2000s.

November 14, 2024, 9:38am Health

Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications’ risks and side effects. Read story

Strong typhoon prompts more evacuations in Philippines, the fifth major storm to hit in three weeks

November 14, 2024, 9:38am Nation & World

The fifth major storm in three weeks slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Thursday, prompting more largescale evacuations and a United Nations call for emergency funds to help the government address the plight of hard-hit rural villagers. Read story

Wildfires burn along the New York and New Jersey border in Greenwood Lake, New York, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West

Wildfires burn along the New York and New Jersey border in Greenwood Lake, New York, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

November 14, 2024, 9:38am Nation & World

New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan caught fire. And authorities in two states revealed criminal charges Wednesday against people accused of setting some of the wildfires that… Read story