Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office
A transition team for President Trump has asked scores of senior career diplomats to resign from their positions on Monday, as soon as Mr. Trump takes office, and many of…
Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged
At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the flames, according to early detailed measurements…
Government announces inquiry into Southport attack
A public inquiry will be held into the Southport murders, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced. On Monday, Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to killing Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe,…
A Brief History of First Ladies and Their Hats
Looking back, no FLOTUS mastered the statement-making hat quite like Jackie O. “She wore a Halston hat to her husband’s inauguration at a time when hats were going out of…
Yemen’s Houthis to limit attacks in Red Sea to Israeli-linked vessels
While the rate of attacks has slowed, uncertainty looms because the incoming US President Donald Trump could redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist organisation. ADVERTISEMENT Yemen’s Houthi rebels have said…