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FILE - Prescription drugs are seen in a glass flask at a state laboratory in Taylorsville, Utah, on July 6, 2017.

Too many pills? How to talk to your doctor about reviewing what’s needed

July 22, 2024, 2:49pm Health

Swallowing a handful of pills is a daily ritual for many people, from young adults coping with anxiety to older adults managing chronic conditions. Overall, 13 percent of people in the U.S. take five or more prescription drugs. For those 65 and older, that number is 42 percent. Read story

Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, look on as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the Ukraine Compact at the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Biden launched the Ukraine Compact, signed by 25 countries and the European Union, as part of a commitment to Ukraine’s long term security.

Biden’s withdrawal from the US presidential race spells new uncertainty for Ukraine

July 22, 2024, 2:42pm Nation & World

U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign for reelection brings a new element of uncertainty for Ukraine, which is struggling to fend off Russian military advances even as it worries about the future of American support. Read story

Troops of the Foreign Legion parade during the Bastille Day parade, Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city’s grandiose Bastille Day military parade. It’s 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games.

Vatican’s Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal

July 22, 2024, 2:07pm Churches & Religion

The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn’t speak out about the Holocaust. But they’re also providing details about another contentious chapter in Vatican history: the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ. Read story

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from parts of Khan Younis following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave the eastern part of Gaza Strip’s second largest city, Monday, July 22, 2024.

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war’s toll passes 39,000 Palestinians

July 22, 2024, 9:09am Latest News

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military ordered the evacuation Monday of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants there. Read story

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 24, 2023.

Israel’s Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden’s exit from race

July 22, 2024, 9:07am Nation & World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before the U.S. Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. Read story

Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says: ‘We failed’

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, at the Capitol, Monday, July 22, 2024 in Washington.

July 22, 2024, 9:03am Latest News

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump during a highly contentious congressional hearing with lawmakers of both major political parties demanding she resign over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire at a… Read story

US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, gets 6 1/2 years in prison, court says

$FILE - Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia on May 31, 2024. A Russian court has convicted Kurmasheva of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday July 22, 2024.$

July 22, 2024, 8:57am Nation & World

A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. Read story