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Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution 11/20/2024 08:56pm • The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with the Americans saying they the resolution Wednesday was not linked to an immediate release of hostages still held by Hamas. Meanwhile in Lebanon, a cease-fire deal between Israel and He Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far 11/20/2024 08:28pm • President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for top jobs. Trump was bruised and hampered by internal squabbles during his initial term in office. Now he appears focused on remaking th Brazil���s Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties between countries strengthen 11/20/2024 06:42pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Brazilian President Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva on Wednesday welcomed China���s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump returns to th Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake 11/20/2024 05:51pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison, despite her plea that God has forgiven her for infamously killing her two young sons 30 years ago by rolling her car into a South Carolina lake while they were strapped in their car seats. An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first 11/20/2024 01:17pm • A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be the first in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations are an essential funct Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal 11/19/2024 05:19pm • U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein held what he called ���very constructive talks��� with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Tuesday about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. "Today, we have continued to significantly narrow the gaps,��� Hochstein said, a day after Hezbollah reportedly gave a pos Four Downs with the Commanders: Dallas Week follows a double-dip 11/19/2024 09:48am • What a whirlwind week for Washington, losing two games in five days to drop a game-and-a-half behind Philadelphia in the NFC East. The 26-18 loss saw recurring concerns on defense, from the inability to stop the run (the Eagles finished with 228 yards on the ground), while the offense never reall Tackling estate planning in 7 basic steps 11/19/2024 06:00am • Estate planning is one of those tasks that makes almost any other job look appealing, no matter how lowly. The good news is that you���ve probably already done a little bit of estate planning���you just may not be aware of it. It's helpful to think of estate planning as a process rather than somethi Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon's capital 11/18/2024 11:00pm • Israeli airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in the heart of Lebanon's capital late Monday evening, slamming into an area near the Parliament, several embassies and the U.N. headquarters, according to Lebanon���s state-run National News Agency. Lebanon's Health Ministry said at least five people were Road to Responsible AI: Leidos��� Ron Keesing on the positive role the technology can have in government and business 11/18/2024 05:02pm • This content is sponsored by Leidos. Although many people may have only begun to learn about artificial intelligence and its applications relatively recently, Leidos has been working on AI solutions for the federal government for decades. The company was part of the first Defense Advanced US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government 11/18/2024 01:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the occupied West Bank, including a well-established decades-old group that has close ties with Israeli leadership. Treasury sanctioned Amana, the largest organization in Negotiators are urged to get down to business as climate talks in Baku enter second week 11/18/2024 09:04am • BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) ��� United Nations climate talks resumed Monday with negotiators urged to make progress on a stalled-out deal that could see developing countries get more money to spend on clean energy and adapting to climate-charged weather extremes. U.N. Climate Change executive secretary Si Why Are More Younger People Getting Cancer? 11/17/2024 07:00pm • At age 20, while studying sports management and marketing in college, Sean Kukoleck's life was disrupted by cancer. He suffered his first-ever seizure, leading to the discovery of a large mass on the back of his brain. The oncologists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ran a number of Poultry infected with bird flu found on commercial farm in England 11/17/2024 06:17pm • Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday. The H5N1 virus was found in kept birds in St. Ives, a seaside town in Cornwall. All the poultry in the infected area will be humanely culled, according to the Department for Environme The UK thinks weight loss drugs could ease unemployment. Experts say that���s a fantasy 11/17/2024 01:00am • London (CNN) — Weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic have been hailed worldwide as revolutionary for medicine. In the United Kingdom, the government is hoping they might also improve public finances, eyeing their use to help unemployed people re-enter the workforce and ultimately save m