With a year to go before the midterms, a new CNN poll by SSRS finds Democrats holding a 47% to 42% edge on the generic ballot and a clear enthusiasm lead. President Donald Trump’s approval has slipped to 37%, with 63% disapproving, amid broad gloom about the economy and a...
With voting closing Tuesday, polling suggests California’s Proposition 50 will pass, letting Democratic leaders temporarily sidestep the state’s independent redistricting commission to adopt a more Democratic-leaning congressional map. Supporters, many conflicted, frame it as necessary to counter President Trump and GOP-led map redraws in states like Texas, Missouri, North Carolina...
Israel’s former top military lawyer, Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, was found safe after hours missing and then arrested, intensifying political fight over a leaked video of alleged severe abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman base. She resigned last week as Military Advocate General, saying she approved media...
Israel on Monday returned 45 Palestinian bodies to Gaza, officials said, a day after Hamas handed over the remains of three Israeli soldiers under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Since the Oct. 10 truce, militants have released 20 hostages’ remains and Israel has returned 270 Palestinian bodies. Gaza’s Health Ministry says only...
Kimberly-Clark will buy Tylenol-maker Kenvue in a cash-and-stock deal valued around $48.7 billion, aiming to form one of the largest U.S. consumer health companies. Premarket trading reflected the jolt: Kenvue shares jumped 18% while Kimberly-Clark fell 12.5%. The combined portfolio, spanning Neutrogena, Huggies and Kleenex, is expected to generate roughly...
An unpredictable NFL Sunday delivered upsets and wild finishes. The Panthers shocked the Packers 16-13, the Steelers stifled the Colts 27-20, and the Vikings edged the Lions. The day’s showstopper: Chicago 47, Cincinnati 42, sealed after Joe Flacco’s rapid rally and Caleb Williams’ 58-yard strike to rookie Colston Loveland, prompting...
The Trump administration is planning a secretive mission to send U.S. troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target drug cartels, officials said. Early training has begun, but deployment isn’t imminent as scope debates continue. JSOC troops under Title 50 with CIA help would rely on drone strikes, some requiring...
After a bye week, Lions coach Dan Campbell said Detroit looked unprepared in a 27-24 loss to the Vikings and put the blame squarely on himself. He lamented 'critical errors' across all phases, calling it one of the team’s worst games in a long time, with players appearing rusty and...
Akita’s dazzling kanto festival masks a harsher reality: rigid gender roles pushing young women from rural Japan. Government data show Akita has Japan’s oldest population — 39% over 65 — and its lowest birth rate, while a survey finds 27% of young women want to leave their hometowns, versus 15%...
On day 33 of the US government shutdown, Republicans say Donald Trump is eager to end the standoff, yet Congress remains deadlocked over a spending plan. With 53 Senate seats, Republicans need seven Democrats to reopen agencies; only three have backed funding in repeated votes since the 1 October closure....
