President Joe Biden is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday morning on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The bilateral meeting comes amid tensions between the two leaders over Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan and a day after Biden touted Israel’s increased ties …
Read More »Armenians, Azerbaijan agree Nagorno-Karabakh cease-fire after offensive
Ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire on Wednesday, 24 hours after Azerbaijan began an offensive to take control of the enclave that killed dozens and injured hundreds. Separatist Armenian forces in Karabakh said Azerbaijan had broken through their lines and …
Read More »FDA rejects first needle-free alternative to EpiPens, calling for additional research
The Food and Drug Administration did not approve an epinephrine nasal spray that would have been the first needle-free alternative to epinephrine autoinjectors, including EpiPens. The agency told drugmaker ARS Pharmaceuticals that it needed to conduct another study on the drug, called Neffy, to support approval, the company said in …
Read More »Bijou Phillips files for divorce from Danny Masterson after rape sentence
LOS ANGELES — Less than two weeks after her husband was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rape, Danny Masterson’s wife has filed for divorce. Bijou Phillips, a model and actor who was in the courtroom as the “That ’70s Show” star was sentenced, filed for divorce Monday …
Read More »Major Xbox plans leaked in emails made public on Microsoft’s FTC case
A huge collection of purported Xbox files related to the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Microsoft have been published online, spilling some of the company’s plans for the gaming console into public view. The files were uploaded Friday to a website hosted by the U.S. District Court for the Northern …
Read More »Libyans protest against authorities in flood-hit Derna
“Aguila we don’t want you! All Libyans are brothers!” protesters chanted, calling for national unity in a country left politically fractured by more than a decade of conflict and chaos. Mansour, a student taking part in the protest, said he wanted an urgent investigation into the collapse of the dams, …
Read More »Parents, two children, three dogs found fatally shot in a Chicago-area home
Officers checking on a family at a Chicago-area home found two parents and two children fatally shot and say police were still looking for leads on anyone who may have been involved. The discoveries were made Sunday night after a family member asked police for a “wellbeing check” because one …
Read More »Bronx day care owner says she had no idea fentanyl was in closet after 1-year-old dies of suspected exposure
The owner of the New York City day care center caring for a 1-year-old boy who died after apparent opioid exposure says she had no idea drugs were in the Bronx facility. Grei Mendez, 36, and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, were charged with murder with “depraved indifference,” manslaughter, assault, endangering …
Read More »British police urged to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand
LONDON — Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as the U.K. entertainment industry faced questions about whether the comedian’s bad behavior went unchallenged because of his fame. Brand denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary …
Read More »Nikki Haley puts a foreign policy twist on her Iowa campaigning
INDIANOLA, Iowa — For former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, all types of questions deserve foreign policy answers. Asked by an Iowan about price controls in the health care industry Saturday, Haley responded by noting, “Right now, our federal government gets our amoxicillin from China.” China also featured prominently at …
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