The world’s first gene therapy for sickle cell and thalassemia has been approved
LONDON (AP) — Britain's medicines regulator has authorized the world's first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer...
Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Perhaps just shaking hands and sitting down together can be enough sometimes.At their four-hour meeting Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden...
Live updates | Palestinians in parts of southern Gaza receive notices to evacuate
Palestinians in parts of southern Gaza said they received evacuation notices Thursday. The signal that fighting is about to expand in the south comes...
Israel signals wider offensive in Gaza’s south, where hundreds of thousands have fled
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, residents said Thursday, signaling a possible...
Chinese president signals more pandas will be coming to the United States
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys...
Takeaways from Biden’s long-awaited meeting with Xi
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a meeting a year in the making.President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down together on Wednesday...
UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for “urgent...
China’s state media take a new tone toward the US ahead of meeting between...
Ahead of the highly anticipated meeting on Wednesday between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Chinese state media have taken a...
Many parents don’t know when kids are behind in school. Are report cards telling...
Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe their child is performing at grade level despite standardized tests showing far fewer students are on track,...
Cuban private grocery stores thrive but only a few people can afford them
HAVANA (AP) — Until recently, the space was the one-car garage of a private home in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Today, it is a well-stocked,...