Multiple Israeli military operations fuel anger among Palestinians in small West Bank city TULKAREM, occupied West Bank — On the outskirts of Tulkarem, a small Palestinian city in the northwest of the West Bank, hundreds took to the streets Tuesday. Local leaders, residents, and members of the area’s militant groups marched in a funeral procession…
With cold and flu season in full swing, odds are you’ll find yourself reaching for a medicine to relieve a stuffy nose. But what actually works? Last fall, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said that phenylephrine, a decongestant found in a wide range of over-the-counter cold and flu medications, does not work. The…
They then left Christianborg Palace in a horse-drawn coach as church bells rang out, and headed to their Amalienborg residence, where they once again appeared before a huge crowd of people cheering and waving the nation’s flag of a white cross on a red background. Frederik, who was visibly moved, placed both hands on his…
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday to ban the consumption and sale of dog meat in a move cheered by animal welfare groups. “This is history in the making,” JungAh Chae, the executive director of Humane Society International Korea, said in a statement. “I never thought I would see in…
Oscar Mayer announced on Monday it’s taking applications for the next class of “hotdoggers,” a yearlong opportunity to drive across the country in the iconic 27-foot-long Wienermobile as the brand’s spokesperson. The meat and cold cuts company, a subsidiary of food giant Kraft Heinz, says in the job listing that the lucky wieners will get…
The Israel-Hamas war and divisions in the United States have sparked new tensions on college campuses. NBC News’ Shaq Brewster sat down with students from the University of Michigan for an in-depth conversation about race and higher education. Blinken and Qatar’s prime minister express shared hope for release of hostages At a joint news conference…
After being admitted to the hospital last week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin transferred responsibility to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on Tuesday. But Hicks, who was on vacation in Puerto Rico at the time, was not informed about his hospitalization until Thursday, a senior defense official told NBC News. Austin transferred “certain operational…
LAS VEGAS — Attorneys for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac Shakur in 1996 say prosecutors are wrong — that their client is facing danger, not witnesses — and he should be released from jail to house arrest ahead of his trial in June. In…
MEXICO CITY — In the center of a desolate and cold Plaza Mexico stadium, a young matador raises a red cape and leaps to the right as he gets charged — not by a bull, but by a bull’s head on a cart. A bellowing colleague is pushing the wheeled contraption to breathe a bit…
Lawmakers respond to strikes in Yemen, some raising authorization concerns WASHINGTON — Lawmakers offered mixed reviews over the United States’ military action in Yemen. Republicans, particularly those in leadership positions, are largely supportive, calling the strikes overdue. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., welcomed the operations, saying in a statement, “President Biden’s decision to use military…
