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Smokers better off quitting, even with weight gain, extensive U.S. study finds
If you quit smoking and gain weight, it may seem like you're trading one set of health problems for another. But a new U.S. study finds you're still better off in the long run. Compared with smokers, even the quitters who gained the most weight ...
Senate study faults government care of migrant kids made worse by Trump's 'zero tolerance' policy
The government has made only incremental improvements to its troubled efforts to care for thousands of migrant children detained entering the U.S. without their parents, perpetuating a problem the Trump administration has aggravated with its "zero tolerance" immigration crackdown, a bipartisan Senate report said ...
Survivor of newly found WWII shipwreck off Alaska: 'So many' to rescue
Daryl Weathers remembers trying to pull men from the sea off Alaska's Aleutian Islands after a U.S. Navy destroyer hit a mine left by the Japanese following the only World War II battle fought on North American soil. The explosion, which ripped the stern off ...
Stealth showdown: U.S. F-22s simulate dogfights with Norway's F-35 warplanes
Two U.S. F-22 stealth fighter jets squared off in simulated dogfights with two of Norway's expanding fleet of F-35 aircraft on Wednesday as part of an exercise aimed at strengthening the NATO alliance and increasing its deterrent power. The two U.S. F-22s are among 13 ...
SEC subpoenas Tesla as scrutiny grows after Goldman hints at adviser role
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sent subpoenas to Tesla Inc. regarding Chief Executive Elon Musk's plan to take the company private and his statement that funding was "secured," Fox Business Network reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The electric carmaker's shares fell as much ...
Turkey braces for hard times amid currency crisis, festering spat with U.S.
Some Turks are reacting with defiance to their plunging currency and an escalating trade and political dispute with the United States — an indication that they are ready to endure economic pain and risk further deterioration in a key, yet troubled alliance dating from ...
Venezuelan general nabbed in drone assassination plot against Maduro as suspect list grows to 34
The investigation into an assassination attempt on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro using drones has widened to include the arrest of two high-ranking military officers, the nation's top prosecutor said Tuesday. The list of suspects — including an exiled opposition lawmaker — has now risen to ...
U.S. denies China policy shift after Taiwanese leader gives speech in LA
President Donald Trump's administration denied Tuesday any change to its "One-China" policy after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen made a political speech in the U.S., the first time in 15 years a Taiwanese leader has done so. Beijing said that it had lodged an official protest ...
Puerto Rico utility reports power back on across island, 11 months after hurricane knockout
Power has been restored to all of Puerto Rico for the first time since Hurricane Maria struck nearly 11 months ago, officials said Tuesday. The island's electric utility announced that crews working in the southern city of Ponce reconnected the last neighborhood that had been ...
The crisis in U.S.-Turkish relations, which already has put Turkey's economy under massive strain, also risks souring military ties between the two NATO allies, unleashing unknown geopolitical consequences. U.S. President Donald Trump last week announced new tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum, causing the country's ...
After Charlottesville, American neo-Nazis seen in disarray amid infighting and financial strain
A year after American white supremacists marched with flaming torches through a southern university and delighted in President Donald Trump's response after protests turned deadly, the "alt-right" is in disarray, riven by infighting and struggling financially. The divisions became clear Sunday, when a rally in ...
Trump says planned Space Force will dominate foes as NASA chief OKs idea of new service branch
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an almost $750 billion defense spending bill Monday, while vowing a new Space Force would give America dominance over rivals in China and elsewhere. "Our competitors have begun weaponizing space," Trump warned troops at Fort Drum in New York state, ...
