Israel’s far-right government on Monday approved plans to build thousands of new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank — a move that threatened to worsen increasingly strained relations with the United States. The decision defied growing U.S. criticism of Israel’s
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in children from age 4 through 5 years of age. Pediatric patients who have a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene and
The German parliament has approved the construction of a memorial in Berlin to the Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted under the Nazis, a plan the country’s culture minister hopes will help end their status as “forgotten victims.” On Thursday evening, lawmakers backed a motion
On the night Oakland Athletics fans performed a “reverse boycott” at Oakland Coliseum to express their desire for new ownership, the organization received word that Nevada Senate passed a $380 million bill to help fund a new stadium for the team in
The Swedish government made the decision Monday to extradite a Turkish individual residing in Sweden, who was convicted of drug-related offenses in Turkey back in 2013. The action comes at a time when Turkey, a member of NATO, has been causing delays
The Italian government on Tuesday approved more than $2.2 billion in aid for the flood-stricken region of Emilia-Romagna in the north, including for farmers and business owners in one of the country’s most productive regions. The government is envisioning raising by $1.1
The NFL on Tuesday announced its team owners approved a new kickoff rule in the name of player safety at the spring meeting. The rule will be in place for at least one year. A receiving team that calls for a fair
Mexico’s Senate has approved a wide-ranging reform of laws governing the mining industry, including a requirement that companies pay 5% of profits to local communities. The mining bill was among 18 pieces of legislation, some controversial, that were passed in a frenzied
U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants. The new treatment from Seres Therapeutics provides a simpler, rigorously tested
College football will look a little different for the 2023 season. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved changes on Friday that will allow the clock to run after first downs — except for in Division III — starting next season, according