Cancer immunity gets a boost from one common nutrient, study finds: ‘Intrigue and optimism’

Vitamin D could be a surprise weapon against cancer, new research suggests. A study of mice published in the journal Science last week found that eating a diet rich in vitamin D changed the gut microbiome in a way that boosted cancer immunity . The micronutrient increased levels of the …...Read More

Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi's son in Beirut

Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns in the north African nation as Libyan authorities demand improvements. The photos showed a room without natural light packed with Hannibal Gadhafi’s …...Read More

2 central Florida deputies wounded, suspect dead after public park gunfight

Two Florida sheriff's deputies were seriously wounded and the man who shot them was killed when a gunfight erupted at a public park, according to the sheriff. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd praised his deputies as heroes, saying they were shot while trying to pull an uncooperative man from his …...Read More

Truck crashes through Massachusetts ice cream stand parking lot, narrowly missing family: WATCH

A Massachusetts ice cream stand owner is grateful her family’s business wasn’t open yet for the season after an out-of-control driver drove his truck through their parking lot, smashing signs and narrowly missing a woman and her baby in a parked car nearby. Wild surveillance video shows the truck barreling …...Read More

Nicole Kidman's kids with Tom Cruise skip her big night, as she seems to reference marriage to 'Top Gun' star

Nicole Kidman’s AFI Life Achievement Award celebration was missing a few family members. While her daughters with Keith Urban, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, were present for the event, her two adopted children with Tom Cruise, Connor and Isabella, were absent. Kidman has a reportedly strained relationship with the children, …...Read More

UN calls for reversal of new South Sudan taxes that jeopardize food drops

The United Nations has urged South Sudan to remove newly imposed taxes and charges that led to the suspension of U.N. food airdrops for thousands of people who depend on outside aid. The U.N Humanitarian Affairs Agency said Monday in a statement that the pausing of airdrops in March had …...Read More

Gérard Depardieu reportedly detained briefly by French police on sexual assault allegations

French authorities reportedly detained Gérard Depardieu for a brief period of time Monday in connection to sexual assault allegations. Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was summoned Monday morning by Paris police and placed in custody. The actor's lawyer, Christian Saint-Palais, later told reporters …...Read More

Ecuador files complaint against Mexico at top UN court in spat over embassy raid

Ecuador filed a complaint Monday at the top U.N. court over what it called Mexico’s illegal move to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador’s highly criticized raid on a Mexican embassy earlier this month. The Ecuadorian complaint at the International Court of Justice …...Read More

Johnson urges Biden to intervene in ICC's reported plan for Netanyahu arrest warrant

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is calling on President Biden to utilize the U.S.'s influence on the world stage to block the International Criminal Court's (ICC) reported plan to issue arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. If true, the warrants would be "baseless and illegitimate" and …...Read More

Miley Cyrus' sister Noah breaks silence on rumored love triangle with mom Tish

While talk of a familial love-triangle between Miley Cyrus' little sister Noah, their mother Tish and her husband, Dominic Purcell, has generated ample headlines for months, the key players have kept quiet. Until now. Noah Cyrus, 24, broke her silence, responding to a social media user who made light of …...Read More