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Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, for FDA chief

November 23, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, as commissioner of the FDA.source

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They're here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering.

November 23, 2024

Nearly 50,000 people from 200 countries were in Azerbaijan for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, with the goal of reaching a climate finance deal.source

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Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing; Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped

November 23, 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion Saturday he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran.source

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Idaho teen arrested after dead newborn found in baby box at hospital

November 23, 2024

An Idaho teenager has been arrested over a month after a dead baby was found in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot, police said.source

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Singer Khalid comes out as gay after he was outed

November 23, 2024

Singer Khalid came out as gay in a series of posts on X after he said he was outed by someone else.source

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Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial

November 23, 2024

Israel’s new defense minister has said security forces would no longer apply administrative detention orders to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, and thus only Palestinian suspects can be held indefinitely without trial.source

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Kimchi mac and cheese, please: Swap in banchan for your typical Thanksgiving sides

November 23, 2024

A new cookbook about banchan, or Korean side dishes, features dishes like smoky gochujang chicken salad.source

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Art world shrugs at $6 million banana purchase

November 23, 2024

This year has seen some of the worst sales in decades for the art market, and the “Comedian” piece is unlikely to move the needle one way or the other.source

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Analysis: Some of Trump’s largest gains came in highly-educated counties

November 23, 2024

Among Northeastern counties with the largest share of people with advanced degrees, the median county shifted 4.8 percentage points toward Trump from 2020 to 2024.source