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Trump Picks Surgeon With 'Zero Knowledge' as US Ambassador to Singapore: 'Do Your Homework!'

Trump Picks Surgeon With 'Zero Knowledge' as US Ambassador to Singapore: 'Do Your Homework!'

Dr. Anji Sinha, a respected orthopaedic surgeon lacking prior diplomatic experience, found himself under scrutiny during a high-stakes U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. Nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as Ambassador to...

Counterfeit Version of Sun Pharma anti-epileptic medicine Levipil 500 seized in Telangana

Counterfeit Version of Sun Pharma anti-epileptic medicine Levipil 500 seized in Telangana

Telangana: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, seized Spurious Drug 'Levipil 500' Tablets (Levetiracetam Tablets 500 mg), falsely claimed to be manufactured by Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd. Based on intelligence gathered by Drugs Control...

Local nutritionist shares ways to eat healthy in Summer heat

Local nutritionist shares ways to eat healthy in Summer heat

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - As temperatures rise and families flock to the beach and pool, staying cool isn’t the only thing to think about. Experts say what you’re eating during these hot summer days can impact your energy, hydration, and overall...

This group helped Pennsylvania Democrats flip the state house. Now its founders have launched a new policy forum in Philly.

This group helped Pennsylvania Democrats flip the state house. Now its founders have launched a new policy forum in Philly.

Early Wednesday morning, a small group of lawmakers, Democratic Party strategists, and deep-pocketed donors raced up the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Rocky steps. They were in town for a two-day convention marking the launch of the States Forum, a...

Local veterans honored with flight to Washington, D.C.

Local veterans honored with flight to Washington, D.C.

Gary Lawrence, right, trades stories with Sergeant Chad Blinn of the Lake Placid Police Department on Friday, June 27 before departing for this weekend’s honor flight. (News photo — Grace McIntyre)LAKE PLACID — Three Tri-Lakes veterans — Gifford...

Read Joe Biden Doctor's Full Statement on Refusing To Testify

Read Joe Biden Doctor's Full Statement on Refusing To Testify

Former President Joe Biden's White House physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, has refused to testify before a Republican-led investigation into Biden's health while in office—here is his full explanation why. The Context The controversy surrounding Joe...

Midwest Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year is a podcaster, gun safety advocate from St. Paul’s West Side 

Midwest Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year is a podcaster, gun safety advocate from St. Paul’s West Side 

Sunday Review | Catch up on our biggest stories from the past week. Delivered to your inbox Sunday mornings. Even if she considers herself a bit of “a yapper,” 18-year-old Brianna Cannon probably wouldn’t be the first to tell you this: She’s the...

Fundraiser started for 3-year-old shot and killed over Fourth of July weekend

Fundraiser started for 3-year-old shot and killed over Fourth of July weekend

After 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle was tragically killed in a Southeast D.C. shooting, her family is raising funds to honor her with a proper goodbye. WASHINGTON — A D.C. family is mourning the unimaginable loss of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle, whose...

Latest Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu prepares to visit D.C.

Latest Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu prepares to visit D.C.

New Israeli airstrikes hit more than 100 targets in Gaza, according to the military on Sunday. At least 38 Palestinians in Gaza died as a result of the latest strikes, the Associated Press reported, citing hospital officials. Israel is reportedly...

Atlanta United draws 0-0 against D.C. United at Audi Field

Atlanta United draws 0-0 against D.C. United at Audi Field

Atlanta United secured a point with a goalless draw against D.C. United at Audi Field on Saturday night. The match marked the first clean sheet for Atlanta since March 8, despite dominating possession and dictating much of the play. During the...

Inside Viktor Orbán’s Failure to Achieve His Demographic Goal

Inside Viktor Orbán’s Failure to Achieve His Demographic Goal

Prime minister Viktor Orbán has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. In recent years, however, not only has the number of births fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has...

Boone County Commissioner travels to Washington, D.C. to express concerns over 'big, beautiful' tax bill

Boone County Commissioner travels to Washington, D.C. to express concerns over 'big, beautiful' tax bill

Boone County Missouri's Northern District Commissioner Janet Thompson made a visit to Washington D.C. last week to advocate for county priorities in two key aspects of budget reconciliation legislation. According to a news release from the Boone...

N.C. Couple Makes 'Every Minute Count' After Metastatatic Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: 'So Grateful for any Time I Get with This Man'

N.C. Couple Makes 'Every Minute Count' After Metastatatic Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: 'So Grateful for any Time I Get with This Man'

NEED TO KNOW Joel Graybeal was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July 2022 and found that it had metastasized Joel and his wife Caroline have been to 160 doctors' appointments together, and Joel credits her for helping make the most of his...

Trump seeks to cut basic scientific research by roughly one-third, report shows

Trump seeks to cut basic scientific research by roughly one-third, report shows

President Donald Trump’s budget plan guts federal science funding for the next fiscal year, according to an overview published by an external group. Particularly at risk is the category of basic research — the blue-sky variety meant to push back...

Court To Rule In Yahaya Bello’s Application To Travel Abroad For Medicals

Court To Rule In Yahaya Bello’s Application To Travel Abroad For Medicals

News Investigators/ Justice Maryann Anenih of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday, adjourned ruling in an application filed by former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking leave to travel abroad for medical reasons. Mr Bello and his co-defendants...

Court sets July 17 to rule on Yahaya Bello's application to travel abroad for medicals

Court sets July 17 to rule on Yahaya Bello's application to travel abroad for medicals

Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, fixed July 17 for ruling on an application filed by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello seeking to travel out of the country on health...

DOJ Says Chinese Hackers Stole COVID Research from Houston Universities

DOJ Says Chinese Hackers Stole COVID Research from Houston Universities

(TNS) — Chinese hackers broke into the computers of at least two Houston-area universities in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a state-sponsored effort to steal information about vaccines and medical research, according to the Justice...

Health Coverage Is Not the Only Measure of Success – Commentary

Health Coverage Is Not the Only Measure of Success – Commentary

In evaluating the success of Obamacare in general and Medicaid expansion in particular, reporters and commentators have tended to focus on a single measure: health coverage, the increase in the number of people with health insurance. At the same...

Nature is the new medicine: Doctor talks about the benefits of being outside

Nature is the new medicine: Doctor talks about the benefits of being outside

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The view, the sounds, the creatures; there is something about nature that makes us feel connected. “As humans, we really didn’t evolve to live in these big structured communities with all the traffic and lights,”...

My mum stuffed me in a 300°C oven as a baby – I was left disfigured & lied to by everyone who said it was a ‘house fire’

My mum stuffed me in a 300°C oven as a baby – I was left disfigured & lied to by everyone who said it was a ‘house fire’

LETTING out a scream, Ashley Hodo sat bolt upright in bed. At 10 years old she was used to the same recurring nightmare that plagued her sleep each night. 8 Ashley Hodo suffered horrific burns after her mum put her in the oven as a babyCredit:...

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