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Malaria is still a major problem in Africa. There are over 200 million clinical cases each year and approximately half a million deaths...

As soldiers, reservists and volunteers head to Israel, supporters gathered near the El Al counter at Kennedy Airport to give them supplies and cheers.

NEW YORK — Ilai Lichtental was in Houston at 2 p.m. on Tuesday when his cellphone rang. It was the commanding officer of his search-and-rescue brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces, asking Lichtental to end his vacation in America, leave his family and report for duty, immediately. Seventeen hours later, on Wednesday afternoon, Lichtental was surrounded by hundreds of well-wishers at John F. Kennedy International Airport near the ticket counter for El Al Airlines, one of the few carriers ...

Donald Trump, an indicted former president, leads the GOP primary race, the House starts an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden without firm evidence, the government comes within hours of shutting down, a retiring military leader clashes with Trump. Taken together, the state of US politics today is the kind of scenario no one has witnessed in the 247-year history of the American experiment in democracy.

Donald Trump, an indicted former president, leads the GOP primary race, the House starts an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden without firm evidence, the government comes within hours of shutting down, a retiring military leader clashes with Trump. Taken together, the state of US politics today is the kind of scenario no one has witnessed in the 247-year history of the American experiment in democracy.

Donald Trump, an indicted former president, leads the GOP primary race, the House starts an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden without firm evidence, the government comes within hours of shutting down, a retiring military leader clashes with Trump. Taken together, the state of US politics today is the kind of scenario no one has witnessed in the 247-year history of the American experiment in democracy.

A government shutdown would create massive disruption to the country and considerable hardship for virtually all US citizens, apart from the policymakers — members of Congress — themselves, writes Rob Rosenthal.

Audio adventures from Alabama to Wyoming, and every state between.

Awards and competition news in the media, marketing, communications and advertising industries.