He Fled Gaza by Jet Ski, Seeks to Bring Family

Mohammed Abu Daqqa, 31, was the driver of the jet ski. Reuters hide caption toggle caption Reuters OSNABRÜCK, Germany — They are a tiny speck speeding across the Mediterranean Sea. Three men in ordinary street clothes — track pants, coats over life jackets, a "Free Palestine" cap — sit astride a jet ski, gripping each

A bowhead whale’s DNA offers clues to fight cancer

A new study finds that the bowhead whales produce loads of a protein that repairs the DNA in cells before they can become pre-cancerous. Danny Lawson/PA Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Danny Lawson/PA Images/Getty Images Scientists searching for novel ways to fight cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead tucked away

Gunmen attack Pakistan paramilitary force in Peshawar

Gunmen have attacked the headquarters of civilian paramilitary force, originally called Fron­tier Constabulary, in Peshawar, Pakistan, police said. Two suicide bombers also targeted the complex. "The first suicide bomber first carried out an attack on the main entrance of the constabulary and the other one entered the compound," a senior official told the Reuters news agency.

DOT Urges Air Travelers to Practice Civility

An American Airlines flight attendant serves drinks to passengers after departing Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Robert Alexander/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robert Alexander/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Transportation is launching what it's calling a "civility campaign" to promote good behavior on flights and at airports, as the busy holiday travel season gets underway.

Tatiana Schlossberg Announces Rare Terminal Leukemia Diagnosis

Tatiana Schlossberg is pictured at her book signing in 2019 in Richmond, Calif. Schlossberg says she has a rare form of cancer. Amber De Vos/Getty Images for Goop hide caption toggle caption Amber De Vos/Getty Images for Goop Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former president John F. Kennedy, says she has been diagnosed with a

Texas Men Indicted Over Plot to Seize Gonave Island

Satellite image of Haiti, including Gonave Island. Planet Observer/Universal Images Group/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Planet Observer/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Two men from North Texas have been charged over violent plans that included an armed coup on the Haitian island of Gonave, according to the Justice Department. Gavin Weisenburg, 21 years old of Allen

G20 summit closes in South Africa after U.S. absence

Heads of states pose for a family photo following the first plenary session of the G20 leaders' summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday. Misper Apawu/Pool AP hide caption toggle caption Misper Apawu/Pool AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — This weekend's G20 Leaders' Summit in South Africa was unusual for several reasons. The first summit on

50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, more than 200 still held

People stand near a display local newspapers on the street of Lagos with headlines on gunmen abducting schoolchildren and staff of the St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri community in Nigeria, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Sunday Alamba/AP hide caption toggle caption Sunday Alamba/AP ABUJA, Nigeria — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted

Israel Kills Hezbollah Official in Beirut Strike

Lebanese Civil Defence workers inspect the damage at an apartment hit during an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Sunday Nov. 23, 2025. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption toggle caption Bilal Hussein/AP HARET HREIK, Lebanon — Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon's capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah's

Women experience hair loss too. Here’s what can help

sutlafk/iStockphoto/Getty Images Alison Richards, first noticed her long, blonde hair began to thin and then fall out in her 20s. "There was one day in the shower where I just had hundreds of strands of hair, like fistfuls of hair coming out," Richards remembers. "It was a very scary experience," she says. By some estimates
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