Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, ...
Senate Democrats face early test with vote on Laken Riley Act
Democrats will face an early test on how to navigate immigration under President-elect Trump on Thursday when the Laken Riley ...
Gingrich predicts Johnson will be Speaker for six years
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is predicting that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will remain in the top job for six years. The forecast from Gingrich — who wielded the gavel from 1995 to ...
5 things to watch ahead of DNC’s first leadership race forum
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is set to host four candidate forums this month as the party looks to replace ...
Immigration firebrand takes reins of the Hispanic Caucus
Latino Democrats, under new management for the 119th Congress, are looking to flex their muscle under a razor-thin Republican House majority that could make or break President-elect Trump’s ...
South Korean lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon’s lawyers warn detention may spark ‘civil war’
South Korean opposition parties introduced a bill Thursday calling for an independent investigation into impeached President ...
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the war has surpassed 46,000
The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has climbed above 46,000. The ministry updated its toll from the ongoing 15-month conflict ...
Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile as police fire tear gas at supporters
Mozambique’s main opposition leader returned from self-imposed exile on Thursday clutching a bible and saying he still ...
Pope asks aide to deliver his annual foreign policy address, tells ambassadors he’s battling a cold
Pope Francis told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on Thursday that he wasn’t up to delivering his annual foreign ...
Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines ...
USTR warns of risks from online pharmacies in its ‘notorious markets’ report
Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ...