Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of ...
USTR warns of risks from online pharmacies in its ‘notorious markets’ report
Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ...
Capt. Janet Days to take on new role in Suffolk
Capt. Janet Days, the first African American woman to be commander of the world's largest naval base, Naval Station Norfolk, will become Suffolk's new director of economic development. Days recently ...
No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. That seems like a simpler time — especially when ...
In Portsmouth, Navy Secretary reveals medical ship name
The Secretary of the Navy was in Portsmouth Wednesday to announce the name of a future medical ship.    The ship, which is set to be built, will be known as USNS Portsmouth. It is one of three ...
Jimmy Carter will be honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, will be ...
After 12 failed attempts over 2 years, Lebanon’s parliament will try to pick a president
Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for ...
Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers
Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of ...
Secretary of the Navy visits Portsmouth to announce name of future medical ship
The Secretary of the Navy was in Portsmouth Wednesday to announce the name of a future medical ship.    The ship, which is set to be built, will be known as USNS ...
Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area
A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angeles’ most iconic spots as ...
Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism
Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower after Wall St holds firm
Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday after U.S. stock indexes finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy ...