The United States and dozens of its allies on Tuesday condemned the transfer of weapons from North Korea to Russia, and Moscow's use of them in its war in Ukraine. The GOP-led House Armed Services Committee launched a formal inquiry Tuesday into Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization and the Pentagon's failure to inform the Biden administration of his condition. Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday launched what the U.S. military described as "a complex attack" involving missiles and drones in the Red Sea, further raising already high tensions in the Middle East. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said displaced Palestinians must be permitted to return to their homes in the Gaza when the timing is right and announced Israel had agreed to a plan that could allow that to happen. NASA announced Tuesday it will delay its Artemis launches to "work through challenges" and "ensure crew safety," as the space agency targets 2026 to return astronauts to the moon. The recent findings by the University of Michigan's academic medical center suggests adults with sickle cell disease are half as likely to have received an initial COVID-19 vaccine dose as people without sickle cell. The Department of Interior on Tuesday announced what it called a "historic" investment of $138 million to help prevent wildfires and help areas affected by them. X, formerly known as Twitter, will introduce peer-to-peer payments, new AI-powered advertisement tools and expand partnerships with content creators, the company said. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in treatment for prostate cancer and recently underwent surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said in a statement on Tuesday. Three people are reported to have been killed in severe weather throughout the Southeastern United States on Tuesday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency following a string of tornadoes. The United States is taking steps to align with its obligations in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that will further address Mexican child labor violations. The company that had hoped to be the first private one to put a lunar lander on the moon now is looking ahead to its next space mission after confirming the failure of its Peregrine spacecraft on Tuesday. "Our Flag Means Death" creator David Jenkins announced on Tuesday that the Max comedy was canceled after two seasons. A New York Zoo announced its second giraffe calf born in a week is a girl with the same father but a different mother from the first calf. A California reptile wrangling business said its team was shocked to remove 17 rattlesnakes from a single barn. A 42-year-old martial artist in India broke a Guinness World Record when he spent 55 hours, 15 minutes throwing punches at a punching bag. Adan Canto died Monday at age 42 after a private battle with appendiceal cancer. A North Carolina woman collected a $100,000 lottery prize just over three years after taking home a $150,000 prize. Eight Philadelphia residents are known to have contracted measles, the city's department of health said in an update on the outbreak, citing anti-vaxxer sentiments in recent years that have reduced immunization rates. A British woman was reunited with her lost cat after 7 years when the feline was found to be living at a factory just 300 yards from home. A dual national of Russia and the United States has been arrested on drug charges, according to a Moscow court. JetBlue's president and chief operating officer, Joanna Geraghty will become CEO in February, making her the first woman to lead a major U.S. airline, the company said Tuesday. Tina Fey will reunite with her "30 Rock" collaborators Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher on "The Four Seasons," a new show based on the Alan Alda film. |
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