The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.
The release of four female Israeli soldiers from Hamas captivity on Saturday came at a heavy cost for Israel. Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners, 120 of them serving life sentences, from its jails as part of a ceasefire deal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine after newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would pause foreign aid grants for 90 days.
The first week of the latest ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas fighter group is complete. Hamas has begun to release hostages and Israel has freed nearly 300 Palestinian prisoners.
On Jan. 25, 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city to add fluoride to its public water supply.
On Jan. 24, 2013, President Barack Obama’s Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the lifting of a ban on women serving in combat.
On Jan. 23, 1997, Madeleine Albright was sworn in as the nation’s first female secretary of state.
A day after President Donald Trump threw out policies that limited immigration arrests at sensitive locations, such as churches, schools and hospitals, a ripple of fear spread across the undocumented community who were stripped of protection in places they once felt safest.
The Southeast Asian island, home to some of the world’s strangest and most iconic creatures, is a dream for a growing number of “mammal watchers.”
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2025. There are 343 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. (The court would overrule Roe v. Wade in 2022, in the decision Dobbs […]