The Pentagon reports that U.S. military troops continue to train local security forces fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and radical Islamic State and al-Qaida terrorist groups in Syria, while Defense officials announced the deaths of another two American soldiers in Iraq and…
According to new estimates published by the Centers for Disease Control, between 291,000 and 646,000 people worldwide die from seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses each year, higher than a previous estimate of 250,000 to 500,000 and based on a robust, multinational…
In a meeting at the Oval Office Thursday to hammer out a bipartisan overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, President Donald Trump described African and other Third World nations as “shithole countries” and wondered aloud why the United States couldn’t…
The U.S. Census Bureau says the U.S. population was 326,971,407 on Jan. 1, 2018, representing an increase of 2,314,238, or 0.71 percent, from New Year’s Day 2017. Since Census Day (April 1) 2010, the population has grown by 18,225,587, or…
President Donald Trump’s tweet warning North Korea’s leader that he has a “Nuclear Button” that is “much bigger & more powerful” than Kim Jong Un’s set off a series of sharp reactions from Main Street to Capitol Hill as the…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States that his country’s completed nuclear arsenal is now a button-push away an his annual New Year’s address. . “The U.S. should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on…
Officials confirmed that two anti-government demonstrators are dead in the western Iran city of Dorud but they deny that police fired fatal shots Saturday night as anti-government protests in Iran continued into a fourth day. Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya network reported that three…
The mass flight of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar’s Rakhine State has created a humanitarian catastrophe and serious security risks, including potential cross-border militant attacks. Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups,…
December’s global Consumer Confidence National Index score fell slightly from both October and November (each 50.5) to 50.1. The National Index is a measure of consumer attitudes in 24 countries regarding the current and future state of local economies, personal…
Ten rivers in Asia and Africa account for 95 percent of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, due to solid waste mismanagement, according to a university study published by Environmental Science & Technology. About five trillion pounds is floating in the…
