Taiwan Votes in Recall Campaign That Tests China’s Nerves
Voters in Taiwan face a critical decision on Saturday: whether to throw out 24 opposition lawmakers they elected just last year, in an extraordinary recall campaign that could put more…
U.S. Conducts Rare Raid in Syria, Killing a Senior Islamic State Leader
U.S. military forces conducted a rare raid in northwestern Syria on Friday, killing a senior Islamic State leader and two other ISIS insurgents, the Pentagon’s Central Command said. In a…
Hulk Hogan Couldn’t Be Contained by Clothes
Terry Gene Bollea, otherwise known as Hulk Hogan, the celebrity wrestler who died on Thursday, was not just, as many of his obituaries have noted, the most famous face of his…
Cleo Laine, Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer With a Broadway Turn, Dies at 97
uly 25, 2025 Cleo Laine, one of England’s most acclaimed jazz singers and an actress who had a memorable Broadway turn as the proprietor of a London opium den in…
Speaker Johnson vows ‘appropriate action’ in House if Epstein files aren’t released
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said the House will take “appropriate action” when it returns to Washington in the fall if the Trump administration does not release the files pertaining to…
Former Gov. Roy Cooper Plans to Enter North Carolina Senate Race, Lifting Democrats
Roy Cooper, the Democratic former governor of North Carolina, is planning to announce a run for Senate as early as next week, giving Democrats a significant boost in one of…
New Documents Shed Light on Brutality of Idaho Killings
Documents released by the Moscow Police Department on Wednesday shed new light on the brutality of the murders of four University of Idaho college students in 2022 and the extensive…
Kennedy Rescinds Endorsements for Some Flu Vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday formally rescinded federal recommendations for all flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that the anti-vaccine movement has falsely linked to autism.…
How a Chinese Border Town Keeps Russia’s Economy Afloa
Trainloads of Siberian lumber cross China’s border, ready to be sliced and polished into furniture components and chopsticks. Truckloads of Russian rapeseed come across to be crushed for canola oil.…
Former Gov. Roy Cooper Plans to Enter North Carolina Senate Race, Lifting Democrats
Roy Cooper, the Democratic former governor of North Carolina, is planning to announce a run for Senate as early as next week, giving Democrats a significant boost in one of…