President Donald Trump launched a campaign to dramatically reduce tick and mosquito populations across Washington, directing federal agencies to cut invasive mosquito populations by 90% and the city’s tick population by 50% over the next two years. “Americans should be able to enjoy the beauty and health of Our Nation’s Capital without the threat of […]

A federal appeals court halted the planned execution of Christa Pike, 50, in Tennessee on Wednesday an hour before it was scheduled to take place. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit stayed the execution until further notice. The judges said they want to review whether her allegations of sexual abuse and rape […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the “heroes” who stormed the cockpit to prevent the hijacking of a Flydubai flight in his first address since the incident and revealed that Saudi authorities were interrogating the pilots. In his video address, Netanyahu cleared up the flurry of details that had emerged about the “extremely serious security […]

President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Nicole Saphier, was approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions after convincing key Republican senators that she supports childhood vaccines, a stance that puts her at odds with other parts of the Trump political coalition. Saphier, a radiologist specializing in breast cancer and a […]