What to know about US ground troops headed to the Middle East
U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 82nd Airborne Division, execute Joint Force Entries as part of a multinational exercise at Luna and Cincu, Romania, May 13-15, 2024. (US Army) (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is preparing to surge as
Smoking rate among US adults drops to record low as vape use rises: CDC
Signage outside the Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults continues to fall to record low
Savannah Guthrie questions if mom’s abduction is because of her: ‘Too much to bear’
Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie is speaking out in her first interview nearly two months after her mother,
Transgender women cannot participate in female Olympic events, International Olympic Committee says
Olympic rings stand in front of Ponte di Castelvecchio on day fourteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games on February 20, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Transgender women athletes
Savannah Guthrie questions if mom’s abduction is because of her: ‘Too much to bear’
Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) Today show host Savannah Guthrie is speaking out in her first interview nearly two months after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon fired upon 20 times amid Israel-Hezbollah fight: Official
Lebanese army forces carry out efforts to reinforce their positions at the Serde area, accompanied by the United Nations Interim Force on February 25, 2026, in Marjayoun, Lebanon. (Photo by Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) —
In brief: Kevin McKidd, Kim Raver departing ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and more
Kevin McKidd and Kim Raver are moving on from Grey’s Anatomy. The longtime stars of the ABC medical drama are departing the series at the end of season 22, which is currently airing. Their final episodes will
Wind power will continue to grow, despite Trump administration’s attempts to halt renewable energy: Experts
A general view of wind turbines at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, off the coast of the Guerande peninsula in western France, in Batz-sur-Mer, on December 3, 2025. (Photo by Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK)
Conservatives gather for CPAC as MAGA fights over Iran war
U.S. President Donald Trump dances on stage after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center on February 22, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty
In Lebanon, a brewing disaster that could outlast the war in Iran
Residential and commercial buildings damaged by Israeli Air strikes that were targeting the Hezbollah affiliated al-Qard al-Hassan financial institution on March 22, 2026 in Tyre, Lebanon. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images) (LONDON) — The escalating Israeli operation