Who is Joseph Aoun, Lebanon’s new president?
After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock ...
As Venezuela detains Americans, their families are left in the dark
The Maduro government says it has arrested at least nine U.S. citizens in the months since Venezuela’s widely discredited ...
Musk, Ramaswamy put spotlight on proliferation of U.S. regulations
The leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” vow to undo thousands of federal rules, but they face obstacles and ...
As Russia seeks influence in Africa, former students play central role
Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among ...
How Jimmy Carter’s disdain for D.C. politics changed Washington
Mary Elizabeth King was running a group designed to boost the paltry number of women in the top ranks of the federal ...
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Scientists trained AI to predict gene activity, a potentially powerful tool
Researchers hope the AI tool will aid in the development of cell-specific gene therapies to treat diseases such as cancer.
Republicans won the election’s influencer race. Democrats want to catch up.
While both parties stepped up their work with creators this cycle, many agree Trump’s effort helped him make key inroads with ...
Carolyn Hax: Daughters seem standoffish as dad’s illness progresses
The letter writer would “like to shake” their daughters to wake them up to their dad’s advancing Parkinson’s.
Much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles is gone
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Home after home is gone. Old apartment buildings, mansions, cottages, generational homes. Gone.
From Texas to the Carolinas, these cities will be hardest hit by the winter storm
Some southern states are bracing for their biggest winter storm in several years as snow falls from the Rockies to the East ...
Here is the schedule for the final day of funeral rites for President Jimmy Carter
WASHINGTON — Here is Thursday’s schedule for the final day of rites honoring Jimmy Carter , the 39th president, who died Dec.