E-cigarette, tobacco, cannabis ‘litter’ studied at Bay-area high schools
(Reuters Health) – High schools in the San Francisco Bay area are being littered with disposable pods and other trash from e-cigarettes, cannabis products, cigarettes...
Trump downplays Turkey’s assault in Syria, touts sanctions over fighting
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the crisis in Syria touched off by Turkey’s incursion against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces, saying the conflict was...
Pelosi says Trump had ‘meltdown’ over House vote on Syria
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democratic leaders’ White House meeting was cut short after Republican President Donald Trump had a “meltdown” over a House...
Trump warned Erdogan in an October 9 letter: ‘Don’t be a tough guy’
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a letter to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan before Turkey launched an incursion into Syria, warned the Turkish leader “don’t be...
Trump leaves Turkey and Syria ‘to argue it out’, defends U.S. pullout
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had no problem if Russia helped Syria in a conflict with Turkey and rejected criticism of his...
Canada’s Trudeau slams rivals for dirty campaign, gets Obama endorsement
Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a tough election next week, accused his rivals on Wednesday of fighting a dirty campaign and picked up...
IUDs associated with lower ovarian cancer risk
(Reuters Health) – Women who use intrauterine devices (IUDs) for birth control may be less likely to develop ovarian cancer, a research review suggests....
Turkey’s Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia October 22
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea city of Sochi on Oct. 22, the Turkish presidency said on...
‘Panama Papers’ law firm sues Netflix over film based on scandal
Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the video streaming heavyweight...
Syrian Kurds fleeing to Iraq wonder if life will ever be the same
Joumana Akram and her three young children escaped the immediate danger, fleeing their home in northern Syria as the bombardment from Turkish forces began and...