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Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C. Young brother and sister dead, several hurt when vehicle crashes into Michigan birthday ... Read More

Could it be cancer?' What to do when fear gets ahead of facts

Fear of cancer is everywhere. It can strike you without warning, when you feel you are well, or when you are sick but are hoping it is something more fleeting like a virus. Read More

NHL VP's cancer fight 'inspiration for all of us,' Bettman says

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hockey Fights Cancer, the NHL will be sharing stories of those in the hockey world impacted by the disease on the 25th of each month all season long. Today, the ... Read More

World News

The direct language used against the country’s largest minority was a contrast to the image Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents on the world stage ... said he would bring up the handling ... Read More

Cindy McCain warns 'children are dying as we speak' in Gaza, says aid workers need greater access

Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Programme ... with Israel’s military. Sunday marked six months since Hamas launched a massive, deadly attack against Israel, sparking the current ... Read More

Breakthrough in fight against world's deadliest cancer - new drug shrunk up to 70% of pancreatic tumors in lab study

a hallmark of cancer. Dr Kenneth Olive, a physician at Columbia University who led the research at his lab, said: ‘For over four decades, we have known that there’s one particular RAS protein ... Read More

Dear Abby: My friend doesn’t know when to shut up — it’s driving me nuts

She’s knowledgeable on many topics ... When I was told this, Rita said her brother doesn’t like cruises and probably wouldn’t want to go, so I just let it go. Still, I am annoyed at her ... Read More

Meghan McCain on leaving 'The View,' the advice that pushed her to have children, and the most liberal thing about her

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Meghan McCain ... Michelle Obama once said that women can have it all, but not all at once. I know she's right about that. Read More

Katie Couric, Meghan McCain and More Stars React to Kate Middleton’s Cancer Diagnosis

Hollywood is sending their well wishes to Princess Kate Middleton after she shared her cancer diagnosis. After weeks of speculation surrounding her well-being and whereabouts, the Princess of ... Read More

France News | Latest Headlines & Stories | Reuters

French police on Friday arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris, but on being searched was found not to be carrying any explosives. Some of the world's ... Read More

WORLD NEWS

The individual, in his 20s, was found guilty of breaching South Korea's animal protection laws, as per the Changwon District Court in the southeastern region of the country. UN rights chief ... Read More