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Biden acts to better protect Americans' personal data such as health records and finances 02/28/2024 03:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aimed at better protecting Americans' personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia. The move allows the Department of Justice and other McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job 02/28/2024 03:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced his decision Wed 4 Tips for Retirees in a Government Shutdown 02/27/2024 07:00pm • A partial government shutdown is greatly concerning for many Americans. The March 1, 2024, deadline for Congress to pass a budget is quickly approaching. If a bipartisan spending deal isn't made, certain federal services will slow or be put on pause. Retirees in particular may feel the impact of a s The Latest | Biden says hostage deal could pause Gaza war, but Israel and Hamas show skepticism 02/27/2024 04:56pm • President Joe Biden has said Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. However, Israel and Hamas on Tuesday played down chances of an imminent breakthrough in t Ways Premed Students Can Work With People With Disabilities 02/26/2024 07:00pm • One passion premedical students can show in their medical school applications is an interest in working with disabled individuals. According to the World Health Organization, disability has three dimensions: impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem Majority of countries argue Israel violated international law in last historic hearing at UN court 02/26/2024 12:26pm • THE HAGUE (AP) — The United Nations’ highest court on Monday wrapped up historic proceedings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought by Palestinians for a future state, with most voices at the hearing arguing against the Israeli government. Over six days, the Internat Today in History: February 26, World Trade Center bombed in 1993 02/26/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2024. There are 309 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of New York’s World Trade Center, killing six people Orioles' Corbin Burnes looks sharp in first game appearance with his new team 02/24/2024 07:05pm • Corbin Burnes’ first outing with his new team looked like an abbreviated version of a typical performance with his old one. Burnes worked one scoreless inning for the Baltimore Orioles and struck out the first two batters he faced Saturday in the 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner's Grapefruit League d Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan 02/23/2024 05:38pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A long-awaited postwar plan by Israel's prime minister shows that his government seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip. That was swiftly rejected Friday by Palestinian leaders and runs counter to Washington’s vision for the Live updates | Israeli strikes kill 100 Palestinians in 24 hours as officials hold cease-fire talks 02/23/2024 03:32pm • More than 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip over a 24-hour period, the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run territory said Friday. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh held talks with Egyptian officials about a possible cease-fire in Gaza and an exchange of hostages hel How Holy Cross focuses on combating systemic maternal care issues faced by women of color 02/22/2024 04:00pm • There is a maternal health crisis for women of color in the United States, and Holy Cross Health wants to change that for women in the Metropolitan Washington area. “Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the maternal mortality rate in the United States is 23.8 per 100,00 The 5 Worst Bugs For Your Home 02/21/2024 07:00pm • Insects may be small, but they can create big problems for a house. Homeowners ignore them at their own peril. Not all bugs, of course. Ladybugs are probably prettier in your garden than in your bathroom, but they won't do any damage in there. Seeing a spider in your basement may not be your idea of Food deliveries into northern Gaza are halted because of the war's chaos, increasing famine risk 02/20/2024 11:28pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Food Program said Tuesday it has paused deliveries of food to isolated northern Gaza because of increasing chaos across the territory, hiking fears of potential starvation. A study by the U.N. children’s agency warned that one in six children in the north are a US Supreme Court won't hear lawsuit tied to contentious 2014 Senate race in Mississippi 02/20/2024 05:09pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will not consider a dispute over a lawsuit filed by the family of a Mississippi lawyer who took his own life after he was arrested and accused of providing information to people who snuck into a nursing home and photographed the ail Today in History: February 20, John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth 02/20/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2024. There are 315 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, which circled the