White House confirms Al Qaeda leader in Yemen killed by airstrike
The White House on Thursday confirmed the death of the leader of an Al Qaeda-linked group during an airstrike in Yemen last month.
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Buttigieg declared Iowa winner after technical glitches delay result
Pete Buttigieg narrowly won Iowa’s Democratic presidential caucuses on Thursday after a long delay in releasing the results, reshaping the 2020 race and raising doubts about the future of one-time front-runner Joe Biden, who finished a disappointing fourth.
Iowa mess gets worse: Analysis finds inconsistencies in over 100 official caucus-site reports
The Iowa Democratic Party’s woes in reporting results from its presidential nominating caucuses are multiplying, with an analysis of official results finding inconsistencies in more than 100 precincts.
Michigan United Methodists to hold special session for Protocol plan to separate over LGBT debate
The Michigan Annual Conference for the United Methodist Church will hold a special session to determine whether to support a highly publicized plan to separate the denomination over LGBT issues.
‘We’re Shadow Boxing:’ WHO Official on Coronavirus Fight
There’s a lot that international health experts still don’t know about the new coronavirus, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said Thursday.
Abbas blames rash of attacks on Trump peace plan; Hamas praises ‘revolution’
The office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said a major escalation in West Bank violence Thursday was the fault of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, which was unveiled last week.
Li Wenliang: Coronavirus kills Chinese whistleblower doctor
A Chinese doctor who tried to issue the first warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak has died, the hospital treating him has said.
People could get the novel coronavirus more than once, health experts warn — recovering does not necessarily make you immune
Zhan Qingyuan, director of pneumonia prevention and treatment at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, said even people who have recovered may not be immune to the virus.
Mike Pompeo launches new International Religious Freedom Alliance
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has launched a new International Religious Freedom Alliance.
New jobless claims fall by 15,000 close to a 50-year low
Initial jobless claims declined by 15,000 to 202,000 in the week ending Feb. 1, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday.
Trump vows to put up ‘substantially more than 500 miles’ of border wall by early 2021
President Trump vowed during the State of the Union address to build more than 500 miles of wall on the southern border by early 2021, blowing well past the 450 miles his administration has previously said would be created before the end of this year.
Prominent evangelical group to announce $50 million battleground ad buy
A prominent evangelical political organization will announce a $50 million nationwide ad buy aimed at persuading 22 million conservative faith voters to reelect President Trump.
Trump Calls on Congress to Ban Late-Term Abortions
In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Donald Trump called on Congress to ‘finally’ ban ‘the late-term abortion of babies,’ adding that all Americans — Republican, Democrat, Independent — can agree that ‘every human life is a sacred gift of God.’
US Trade Deficit Drops 1.7% Last Year to $616.8 Billion
The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as President Donald Trump hammered China with import taxes.
EU focuses on Balkans for enlargement after Brexit
Down one country with the departure of Britain, the European Union’s executive proposed a new system for adding members in a move made all the more urgent by French objections to open enlargement talks with two Western Balkan nations.
Massive genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form
A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumors form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.
IDF attacks targets in Gaza following mortar launches
IAF aircraft attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight on Thursday, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported. The airstrikes were targeting underground infrastructure used by the organization’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades.
Syria: Israeli strikes target bases near Damascus, claims to intercept missiles
Syrian state media said early Thursday that Israel launched strikes against several targets near Damascus and claimed the country’s air defenses downed a number of missiles.
Trump Administration Ramps Up Fight Against Human Trafficking
Experts, a former victim, and some anti-trafficking groups said they are encouraged by the administration’s executive order aimed at eliminating human trafficking, describing it as a ‘historical collaboration’ between federal agencies, and one of the ‘more comprehensive’ actions taken by the White House to date.
President Trump to Speak at 68th Annual National Prayer Breakfast Thursday
The 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast will be held in Washington, DC on Thursday, Feb. 6.