How North Korea’s Declining Birth Rate Compares with South , mayyan

North and South Korea have adopted different approaches to confronting their falling birth rates and looming population decline. North Korea’s fertility rate, or the number of babies expected per woman’s lifetime, stands at 1.78 births per woman, according to projections... Read more

Billie Jean King to become first solo female athlete to receive Congressional Gold Medal , mayyan

WASHINGTON — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed the House of... Read more

Old photo of Thai king cooking taken during Covid-19 pandemic, not after flooding in September 2024 , mayyan

An old photo of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn cooking during the Covid-19 pandemic has surfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the royal preparing food for victims of severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Yagi in September 2024.... Read more

Led by the South, clean energy sector added 150,000 jobs last year , mayyan

Nearly 3.5 million people in the United States now work in the clean energy sector, according to a new report, with more than 1 million of those jobs in states across the South. The report, released Tuesday by the nonpartisan... Read more

Dandelion Tea: Benefits, Risks, Uses , MayyanMoon

Dandelion (scientifically known as Taraxacum officinale) is a perennial herb known for its bright yellow color. In addition to its use in tea, dandelion root extract has been used in soft drinks and recipes for its sweet and smoky taste.... Read more

Midwest region gas prices fell from last week: See how much here , mayyan

Regional gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.01 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week’s price of $3.10 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average... Read more

RNC embraces early voting despite Trump’s past skepticism , mayyan

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing RNC embraces early voting despite Trump’s past skepticism 03:11 UP NEXT Chuck Todd: ‘Being separated from Joe Biden’ has helped Harris’ standing on... Read more

Kentucky highway shooting suspect believed to have been found dead , mayyan

Police say they believe they have found the body of a suspected gunman who went on a highway shooting spree that wounded five people in Kentucky almost two weeks ago. The body was found during the manhunt in Laurel County,... Read more

Tech executives grilled over election disinformation , mayyan

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail again 00:50 In a blow to Harris, Teamsters won’t endorse either candidate in 2024 02:18 There’s a new war on... Read more

Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates, FBI says , mayyan

Iranians sent “unsolicited emails” that included stolen material that was not publicly available from former President Donald Trump’s campaign to people associated with his Democratic political rival, the FBI and two other government agencies said Wednesday. The FBI and federal... Read more

New device explosions reported in Lebanon , mayyan

A second wave of device explosions hit Lebanon on Wednesday, killing 20 people, injuring 450 others and igniting blazes across the country a day after hundreds of pagers belonging to Hezbollah members detonated in an unprecedented attack on the militant... Read more

Lindsey Graham visits Nebraska to push for electoral vote change , mayyan

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., met Wednesday with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators to discuss how the state allocates its electoral votes, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trip. Graham, acting on behalf... Read more

Body found amid Kentucky manhunt believed to be gunman in highway mass shooting , mayyan

A week and a half after a highway shooting spree and an ensuing manhunt for an “armed and dangerous” suspect, officials in Kentucky have found a body they believe is that of the suspected gunman near where the shooting happened. Officials... Read more

Trump says he will visit Springfield, Ohio, ‘in the next two weeks’ , mayyan

Former President Donald Trump said at a rally Wednesday that he would travel to Springfield, Ohio, the focal point of unsubstantiated claims targeting Haitian migrants, “in the next two weeks.” “I’m going to go there in the next two weeks.... Read more

How an overlooked county landed the new FBI headquarters and tech jobs , mayyan

When Vennard Wright promotes the two companies he founded in the past four years, he also touts how he’s developing tech talent in his home county – a place that’s overcome obstacles to establish itself as one of Maryland’s strongest... Read more