The jihadist group has handed out leaflets in their stronghold of Mosul in recent weeks announcing that full beards become compulsory on June 1 and explaining why shaving is punishable. “I’m scared because they deal ruthlessly with anyone who opposes or ignores their instructions,” he told AFP from Mosul, the de facto Iraqi capital of IS’s self-proclaimed caliphate. Mosul is Iraq’s second city and used to have a population of
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a defense hawk, entered the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, putting criticism of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy at the forefront of his White House bid.
One in three American teenagers have changed their behavior after looking up health information online, according to a major study on adolescents and technology released on Tuesday. Of 1,156 US teens aged 13 to 18 years old surveyed, 84 percent said they have used the Internet to seek out health information. The Internet ranked fourth as a source of health information for teenagers but was the top media source, far
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s effort to curb the use of antibiotics in animals raised for meat is starting with his own employees.
(In the above video, Caitlyn Jenner is referred to as Bruce−at the time of filming, she was publicly identifying as a man. However, with the release of her Vanity Fair cover on June 1,…
Earlier this week, Teresa Giudice, who is currently undergoing a federal prison sentence in Danbury, Conn, spoke out on social media for the first time in five…
DETROIT (AP) — Jack White is planning a return to his Detroit roots with a new Third Man Records store.
NEW YORK (AP) — Iggy Azalea recently canceled her fall tour, so she has time to plan for a big moment in her life: her wedding.
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a panel of experts would discuss a marketing application from Eli Lilly & Co on a new targeted lung cancer treatment. The FDA said the panel would review data that showed improved overall survival rate in lung cancer patients treated with a combination of Lilly’s experimental drug, necitumumab, and chemotherapy agents gemcitabine and cisplatin. The panel will discuss the application on
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — More than two-thirds of American adults with disabilities are “striving to work,” according to a national employment survey being released just before the landmark legislation protecting their rights turns 25.
