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Since late last year, various Iranian-backed groups have struck U.S. troop positions in Iraq and Syria, tried to bomb merchant vessels in Middle East waterways, and aimed rockets at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. The U.S. has responded by shooting down rockets, sinking enemy boats in the Red Sea and authorizing strikes on militant group...

Of those who participated in Dry January in 2018, 71% had improved sleep, 58% lost weight, 54% saw an improvement in their skin and 67% had more energy, according to a study.

The first step in any approach to combating illicit finance should focus on bringing more digital asset firms to the United States. U.S. based companies will be subject to U.S. law and regulation. Their purposefully unworkable framework will drive companies and capital offshore.

The launch of new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms has hit some snags, leading to trouble and frustration for students and colleges. The FAFSA applications were released at the end of December — already a delay from the normal October — due to the changes made by the Department of Education. The...

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the criminal election interference case against former President Trump, was the victim of “swatting” on Sunday night, according to D.C. police. Police received a false report of a shooting at a home linked to Chutkan in public records and responded at about 10 p.m. Sunday, The Associated Press...

Public sentiment on AI is divided with 56% expecting positive outcomes such as AI-assisted medical practices while 64% globally anticipate job losses.

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis scoffed at former President Trump’s recent claim that he could have negotiated the end to the Civil War in the 19th century. “I don’t even know what he’s talking about,” DeSantis, the governor of Florida, told ABC News when asked in an interview Sunday in Iowa about Trump’s recent remarks....

Former President Trump and his allies are ramping up attacks on Nikki Haley, seeking to squash any momentum she has in the primary race with the Iowa caucuses less than a week away and snuff out any chatter that she could join Trump on the ticket as his vice president. Trump has increasingly been willing...

Virginia's Legislature is set to begin its lengthy consideration of a plan to develop a new sports arena complex in Alexandria, rehoming both the Washington Wizards and Capitals.