Thousands protest in Liberia against corruption, economic decline
Thousands of Liberians took to the streets of the capital, Monrovia, on Friday to protest against the corruption and economic decline that many blame on...
Northwest Syria battles rage after rebel counterattack
Battles intensified in northwest Syria on Friday after insurgents mounted an attack to repel an army offensive that has pounded the country’s last major rebel...
Colombia tribunal begins hearing evidence on use of fracking
Colombia’s top administrative court on Friday began hearings that could be long and contentious about proposals to drill for oil using the technique known as...
Vitamin D fails to prevent type 2 diabetes in large study
(Reuters Health) – If you’re talking vitamin D and expecting it to lower your risk of getting type 2 diabetes when you get older, it’s...
Fewer psychiatrists take Medicaid patients even as the program has expanded
(Reuters Health) – Fewer and fewer psychiatrists are accepting Medicaid even as increasing numbers of patients have gained mental health coverage through expansion of the...
MN ex-cop gets 150 months for killing Australian woman
A former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced to 12-1/2 years in prison on Friday for the fatal shooting of an Australian woman nearly two years...
Remains of former ‘Mickey Mouse Club’ actor found in Oregon
The body of former actor Dennis Day, who was a member of popular 1950s television show “The Mickey Mouse Club,” has been identified in Oregon...
Paris mayor vows to end ‘anarchic’ scooters
Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo said it was time to put an end to the “anarchic” takeover of electric scooters on Thursday. The city has...
Vacation in space? NASA says you can for $50M
NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for up to 30 days at a cost of about $35,000 per...
‘You all go’ – thousands of Algerians demonstrate for political reforms
With banners reading “You all go” and “We need new figures”, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the Algerian capital on Friday for what...