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Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. adults report having physician-diagnosed chronic head eczema, according to findings from a cross-sectional survey that were presented at the 2025 Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference in Las Vegas today. Chronic hand eczema...
Florida’s housing crisis: A warning sign for the entire U.S. economy
Florida’s housing crisis: A warning sign for the entire U.S. economy Over 1.8 million Florida homeowners rely on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), now frozen due to a government shutdown. Without renewal approvals, 150,000 policies per...
Behind latest trade spat between U.S. and Canada
A Canadian ad using the voice of the late American President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs set President Trump off, leading him to abruptly declare "all trade negotiations with Canada are hereby terminated." Nikole Killion reports.
Zelenskyy Urges U.S. to Expand Russian Oil Sanctions, Requests Long-Range Missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday called on the United States to widen its sanctions on Russia’s oil industry — extending restrictions from two major firms to the entire sector — and appealed for long-range missiles to help counter...
An Annual January Tradition for the U.S. Men's Team is Now on Hold
The U.S. men's national team's annual January training camp will not take place in 2026, U.S. Soccer vice president Oguchi Onyewu confirmed on Friday. Affectionately — or derisively, depending on your point of view — known as "Camp Cupcake," by...
Trump’s Asia trip does not include meeting with North's Kim: senior U.S. official
Published: 25 Oct. 2025, 09:34 Updated: 25 Oct. 2025, 09:56 Donald Trump, left, and Kim Jong-un are seen together on the North Korean side of Panmunjom, the truce village in the demilitarized zone, in June 2019. [YONHAP] U.S. President Donald...
Scope downgrades U.S. credit ratings to AA-
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- German-based agency Scope Ratings on Friday downgraded U.S. credit ratings to AA- from AA. The downgrade was driven by the sustained deterioration of public finances reflected in persistently elevated federal...
Air Canada to launch U.S. flights from Toronto Island, marking major expansion at Billy Bishop Airport
Air Canada announced a major expansion at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), unveiling new transborder routes to four major U.S. cities — New York (LaGuardia), Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. — along with increased frequencies to...
U.S. Senator Rand Paul: “Fentanyl is not produced in Venezuela”
“Is it too much to ask that we know the names of those we killed before killing them, that we know what evidence there is of their guilt?” said the senator in response to the U.S. attacks in the Caribbean, in which more than 30 people have been...
U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to Caribbean as strikes on suspected drug boats intensify
Geoff Bennett: The Trump administration launched a major military and diplomatic escalation in its new war on drugs today, sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America and sanctioning Colombia's president. Today's announcements come as the U.S....
Maduro Launches 72-Hour Defense Drills Amid Rising U.S. Tensions
n response to external threats against national sovereignty, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the start of a 72-hour national defense military exercise on Thursday, aimed at “keeping the machinery oiled — the machinery for peace.”...
What Is China’s New 15th Five-Year Plan, and What Are the Implications for the U.S. and the World?
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) holds a press conference on the guiding principles from the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee on Oct. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai) China approved the draft of...
Gaza Activist Calls for Hamas to Accept U.S. Peace Plan
A rare public plea from within Gaza for Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal exposes the growing chasm between the militant group’s political calculations and the desperate reality of ordinary Palestinians caught in perpetual conflict. The Unheard...
Government Shutdown Pushes U.S. Air Traffic Control System to Breaking Point as Unpaid Workers Struggle to Keep Flights Moving
BY EMMANUEL OGBONNA The continuing government shutdown is putting mounting strain on America’s aviation system, disrupting flights at major airports and testing the endurance of air traffic controllers who have been working for weeks without pay....
Rally demands state government step in and fund SNAP benefits to keep 1.4 million Georgians fed
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - 1.4 million Georgians will be without their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits come November unless federal lawmakers can reach an agreement to fully fund the government. SNAP is a...
Sri Lankan newspapers republish Cuba’s complaint against the U.S.
6 The newspapers Lanka Leader, Sri Lanka Guardian, and Colombo Times republished Cuba’s complaint this Thursday about the US intimidation maneuvers linked to the upcoming vote on the blockade at the United Nations. The Sri Lankan publications...
Varcoe: 'Too many chefs in the kitchen': Alberta business leader hopes for calmer heads in latest U.S.-Canada trade spat
Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Columnists On Thursday evening Donald Trump blasted Canada on social media and halted trade negotiations between the two countries over an ad featuring Ronald Reagan Published Oct 24, 2025 • Last updated 2 hours ago...
Tesla issues recall over bright parking lights on U.S. Cybertrucks
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Bad Bunny fans learn Spanish ahead of the Super Bowl halftime show 03:03 Federal workers line up at food banks ahead of first missed check since shutdown 02:23...
Canada’s Reagan Ad ‘Trump Card’ Ends U.S. Trade Talks | What Is Trump So Angry About
Karoline Leavitt Calls Indian Trucker Illegal Alien After Deadly California Road Accident Kill Three A deadly California truck crash has sparked a federal outcry. Jashanpreet Singh, an undocumented immigrant, allegedly killed three people while...
U.S. sends its largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean amid regional aggression
The aircraft carrier Gerald Ford and its strike group were sent by order of the Pentagon to the area of operations of the Southern Command, in the context of recent attacks on ships near the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia. File photo of planes...