October 8, 2024, 8:12am Nation & World
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his 19th trip in office to Asia this week when he leads the U.S. delegation to a meeting of East Asian leaders in Laos. Read story
October 8, 2024, 8:10am Health
Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Read story
October 8, 2024, 8:09am Nation & World
A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for… Read story
October 8, 2024, 8:07am Health
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia — including Washington — have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids. Read story
October 8, 2024, 8:01am Nation & World
Three crew members were killed when a medical helicopter heading to pick up a patient crashed in Kentucky, authorities said. Read story
October 8, 2024, 7:50am Life
Hurricanes are humanity’s reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth’s weather. Read story
October 8, 2024, 7:48am Nation & World
Hurricane Milton weakened slightly Tuesday but remained a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region with towering storm surges and turn debris from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago into projectiles. Read story
October 8, 2024, 7:45am Nation & World
When Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with podcaster Alex Cooper, the conversation didn’t start by parsing policy positions. The goal, Cooper told the Democratic nominee, was “to get to know you as a person.” Read story
October 8, 2024, 7:44am Nation & World
Israel’s defense minister is set to travel to Washington as the country weighs how to respond to an Iranian missile attack a week ago and steps up its military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Read story
October 8, 2024, 7:44am Nation & World
Threats to the U.K. from Russia and Iran and the danger posed by the Islamic State group have increased in recent months, according to the head of Britain’s domestic spy agency. Read story
