North Korea launches a short-range ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea says
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the waters off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of weapons tests by North Korea this year.
How scrutiny over Ariana Grande’s weight affects people with eating disorders
Clinicians say they’ve been inundated with calls from people overwhelmed with emotions since the internet lit up over Grande’s appearance.
2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah
The Israeli military said Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since the implementation of a shaky truce between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in June.
Israel is a key dividing line in Democratic primaries — except in Wisconsin
Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist running for governor, is an Israel critic, but has not played up the issue in the way other like-minded candidates around the country have.
Trump administration has refunded $100 billion in tariffs struck down by Supreme Court, filing shows
President Donald Trump’s administration has refunded about $100 billion from tariffs that it collected before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down those duties, a court filing showed.
Ousted Bangladeshi leader says she will return from exile despite death sentence
The former prime minister said it was her duty to her people to return voluntarily despite facing a death sentence over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024.
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Trump admin moves to shut Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life.
Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños expands to 27 states
Chipotle and Qdoba say they have removed the jalapeños from their restaurants.
Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary highlights growing backlash to pro-Israel spending
The schism in the Democratic Party over Israel is getting wider, as candidates are finding that accepting huge amounts of cash from pro-Israel groups can be a grave liability as well as an asset.