Albert Wagner 
WASHINGTON – The United States and 12 allies issued what amounted to a final warning to Houthi rebels on Wednesday to cease their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or face potential targeted military action. The Yemen-based militants have carried out at least 23 attacks in response to the Israel-Hamas war in … Read more
Luke Littler’s history-making run at the World Darts Championship ended Wednesday when the 16-year-old sensation was beaten 7-4 in the final by Luke Humphries. The unseeded Littler was on debut at the tournament and would have become the youngest-ever winner of darts’ biggest prize, but lost an epic match at the Alexandra Palace … Read more
DETROIT – Undeterred by high prices, rising interest rates, autoworker strikes and a computer-chip shortage that slowed assembly lines, American consumers still bought 15.6 million new vehicles last year, 12% more than in 2022, the biggest increase in more than a decade. Yet sales still haven’t returned to the 17 million rate in … Read more
(NewsNation) — The cost of treating COVID-19 patients increased 26% in the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The findings, published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open, show average costs jumped from $10,094 in March 2020 to $13,072 in March 2022. The higher costs were associated with patients who … Read more
NEW YORK – A woman who has said she was victimized by deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein said Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2001, according to court documents unsealed on Wednesday. The incident, which has been previously reported and Andrew has denied, was among the … Read more
A dramatic battle results in an infected wound for a soldier, who is carried home and given specialized medical care. This might sound like the plot of a film, but it’s actually an everyday occurrence in the insect world, according to new research. A new paper published Friday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – The United States called on the UN Security Council Wednesday to take urgent action against Yemen’s Houthi rebels for attacking ships in the key Red Sea trade route and warned their longtime financier Iran that it has a choice to make about continuing to provide support to the rebels. U.S. … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Authorities in Argentina are investigating three men, including a Syrian national, who were detained in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas on suspicion of being part of a terror cell, the government announced Wednesday. Security Minister Patricia Bullrich did not disclose the identity of the men — who were detained … Read more
Prosecutors in Kansas on Wednesday dismissed three felony charges related to accusations that Jackson Mahomes — the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — grabbed a woman by the neck and kissed her against her will. Johnson County Assistant District Attorney Megan Ahsens had filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to court again over his escalating response to border crossers arriving from Mexico. The lawsuit draws Texas into another clash over … Read more
