• Department Press Briefing - May 7, 2024 - United States Department of State

    1:21 p.m. EDT MR MILLER: Good afternoon. Sorry to be late. Again, I don’t have anything to start with so Matt — QUESTION: Really? Nothing again? MR MILLER: — if you have – if you have a curveball for me two days in a row? QUESTION: A curveball. Okay, let me see. MR MILLER: I

  • Netanyahu: 'Israel is Not a Vassal State of the United States'

    A day after Joe Biden warned that a major attack by Israel on Rafah would cross a "red line" for U.S. supporting Israel in the Gaza War, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his war cabinet and went off on Biden,

  • The United States of Avocado

    “'I always joke that my dad was the OG avocado toast guy, because he would put it on white sandwich bread.'”

  • The United States is an Obstacle to Peace in Gaza

    Violent crackdowns on student protesters across the United States have brought to light an uncomfortable truth that goes unacknowledged by universities, the White House, and the mass media: the United States is an obstacle to peace in Gaza. As Israel has directed an unrelenting military assault against Gaza, the United States has enabled it every More

  • The State Department report on human rights

    Apparently there's still a genocide going on in China despite there never

  • State Department issues worldwide travel alert

    May 18 (UPI) — The State Department is warning Americans traveling abroad of “the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.” The worldwide alert issued Friday warns of the potential for violence against LGBTQ+ people. “Due to the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the […] The post State Department issues worldwide travel alert first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • United States elects new ambassador to Zimbabwe |

    NewZimbabwe.com – The Zimbabwe News You Trust is Zimbabwe’s leading online newspaper and published by New Zimbabwe Media Ltd. The platform brings you the latest breaking News, Business, Showbiz, Sports, Diaspora and gives you everything you’ve come to expect and love.

  • Canadian wildfire smoke returns to the United States – should we be concerned?

    Find out about the country’s first round of Canadian wildfire smoke this year and if this summer will be anything like we experienced last year.

  • US State Department Issues 'Worldwide Caution' Alert For Americans

    US State Department Issues 'Worldwide Caution' Alert For Americans Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of State on Friday issued a “worldwide caution” alert for U.S. citizens to remain alert for possible terrorist attacks or other violent actions against Americans. A flag waves in the wind at a U.S. embassy in a file photo. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) In a “security alert” posted on its website, the agency said the warning was sent...

  • What military doctors can teach us about power in the United States

    Power is invisible, but its effects can be seen everywhere — especially in the health records of active duty military personnel. By examining details of 1.5 million emergency room visits at U.S. military hospitals nationwide, researchers found that doctors invested significantly more resources in patients who outranked them than in patients of equal or lesser rank. The additional clinical effort devoted to powerful patients came at the expense of junior patients, who received worse care and were...

  • How much do people spend on Mother’s Day in the United States?

    It’s Mother’s Day and many people across the country will celebrate their moms on Sunday.

  • Letters to the Editor: Gun violence in Mexico, courtesy of the United States

    To the editor: The sad irony of the surfers gunned down in Mexico's Baja California peninsula was that in Australia, where two of them were from, gun ownership is highly restricted because of a reform law enacted there in 1996 after a mass shooting left 35 dead. Forget about thoughts and prayers — instead, to their credit, the people of Australia took immediate action and actually did something. In Mexico, where the shooting occurred, guns are also heavily regulated and in almost all...