Islamic State Commander for Iraq Killed, Premier Says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Tuesday that Islamic State's commander for Iraq had been killed in an operation in the Hamrin Mountains in northeast Iraq.
Yellen Says Isolationism 'Made America and the World Worse Off' in Speech to Global Finance Leaders
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is telling world financial leaders that the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden ...
Ukraine Drones Target Russian Alcohol Plants, Russian Officials Says
Another Ukraine drone attack damaged a boiler house and a non-residential building in Russia's western region of Bryansk, which borders Ukraine, its governor said. There were no injuries as a result ...
Tropical Storm Oscar Swirls Toward the Bahamas After Hitting Cuba as a Hurricane
Tropical Storm Oscar is chugging toward the Bahamas after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least ...
Right Whale Population Grows 4% but Extinction Remains a Threat
One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists and ...
Germany Identifies Its First Case of New Mpox Variant, Bild Reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - The first case of the new mpox variant has been detected in Germany, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday, ...
Ukraine's Population Has Fallen by 10 Million Since Russia's Invasion, UN Says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia's ...
Black Patients 22% More Likely to Die After Bypass Surgeries
Heart bypass operations have gotten safer, but not everyone is benefiting equally: New data shows that Black patients face a ...
Even Hardcore Smokers May Quit If Given Right Tools, Study Finds
Quit rates were higher among health system patients placed in an “opt-out” program, in which tobacco cessation medications ...
Light Therapy Might Help Ease 'Dry' Form of Macular Degeneration
The therapy, called photobiomodulation or “red light” therapy, can reduce the risk of vision loss and slow progression of the ...
Could Caffeine in Pregnancy Help Prevent Cerebral Palsy in Kids?
“Caffeine has previously proven to be safe in stimulating the respiratory centers of preterm babies and helping them remember ...
Fatal Opioid-Meth Overdoses Have Fallen in U.S. by More Than a Third
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to opioids taken with meth ...