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ONE OF THE ISSUES discussed by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week is preparing for “Disease X.”

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The US and UK struck about a dozen targets in Yemen Thursday night, retaliation for attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. This threatens to turn the Israel-Hamas war into a regional one.

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A wave of cold air described by one forecaster as “gobsmackingly bananas” is due to hit the US this weekend, raising questions about the energy grid in Texas which suffered from widespread blackouts during a cold snap in 2020.

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The FBI’s efforts to interfere in the last two presidential elections on behalf of Democrats brings to mind the Praetorian Guard in the Roman Empire. Once the Guard realized it had the power to make and break emperors, who learned to play ball—or else.Continue Reading

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A new study funded by the US government provides what researchers call a “high degree” of confidence that the deadly nerve agent sarin is behind Gulf War Syndrome, which has left hundreds of thousands of soldiers with chronic debilitating illnesses.Continue Reading

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Ukraine apparently used cluster munitions for the first time in the war with Russia, a type of weapon banned by an international treaty of more than 100 nations—although Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. are not among them.Continue Reading

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Darrell Brooks Jr., accused of driving his SUV into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin Sunday night, killing five and injuring dozens more, was released on low-cost bail twice this year—including earlier this month, when he was freed on $1,000 bond for allegedly running over a woman with the same vehicle.Continue Reading