August 23, 2024, 8:26am Nation & World
Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out strikes in Russia’s Kursk region while also claiming to have recaptured some territory in the eastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched an offensive in the spring. Read story
August 23, 2024, 8:25am Business
The U.S. Postal Service wants to save $3 billion annually on changes that reflect its greater reliance on streamlined regional networks — while retaining local mail delivery times of one to three days and allowing customers to track some delivery schedules with greater precision. Read story
August 23, 2024, 8:22am Nation & World
Lava continued to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Friday — the sixth time since December the volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Read story
August 23, 2024, 8:22am Nation & World
A fire that killed seven people in a South Korean hotel was possibly made worse by the lack of sprinklers, fire officials said Friday as they investigated the cause of the blaze. Read story
August 23, 2024, 8:21am Business
Nicaragua’s government closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations Thursday, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce, coming just days after the government shuttered some 1,500 nongovernmental organizations, many of them religious in nature. Read story
August 23, 2024, 6:24am Latest News
Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that means air conditioning. Read story
August 23, 2024, 6:00am Health
A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. Read story
August 22, 2024, 4:10pm Nation & World
Tropical Storm Hone formed in the central Pacific Ocean on Thursday on a forecast path that may cross near Hawaii’s Big Island, while major Hurricane Gilma remained a Category 3 storm at sea. Read story
August 22, 2024, 4:03pm Health Wire
Travel writer and television personality Rick Steves announced his prostate diagnosis Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, emphasizing he expects to be fine and the cancer shows no signs of spreading. Read story
August 22, 2024, 3:06pm Nation & World
NASA said Thursday it will decide this weekend whether Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they’ve been waiting since June. Read story
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