R James Woolsey, a national security expert who led the CIA for two turbulent years after his appointment by Bill Clinton, has died. He was 84. Woolsey, who became CIA director in early 1993, died on Tuesday at his home in Washington, according to several newspapers. Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, his wife, told the newspapers that he died from a stroke. She told the Washington Post that his health had declined in recent years due to “Havana syndrome,” a mysterious condition that has been reported by
Sean Penn admits he briefly considered attacking one of America's most infamous serial killers after the two unexpectedly came face to face behind bars. In a recent interview with VICE News , the actor recalled spending 34 days in Los Angeles County Jail during the height of his early Hollywood success. Penn said he was in his mid-20s, had already starred in "Taps" and filmed "Colors," and was married to Madonna when he crossed paths with the "Night Stalker." "I got moved out of general populati
Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered an ancient Christian city — complete with a church and a deacon's home — that dates back to the religion's earliest centuries. The discovery was announced by Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on July 3. The remnants were uncovered during excavation work at the Ain al-Sabil archaeological site in the Dakhla Oasis of New Valley Governorate, about 185 miles west of Luxor. ARCHAEOLOGISTS MAKE UNUSUAL FIND NEAR SITE WHERE ARK OF THE COVENANT WAS ON
Shah will face Republican Jay Freely, a Trump-backed former NFL kicker, in November for battleground seat Amish Shah won the Democratic primary on Wednesday in a hotly contested congressional district in Arizona , delivering another defeat to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which backed a rival, as more voters reject the preferences of party leaders in Washington. Shah, an emergency physician, will face Republican Jay Feely , a former NFL kicker who was endorsed by Donald Trump
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark inched closer to a one-game suspension on Wednesday night when she picked up her seventh technical foul of the season against the Connecticut Sun. With the Fever leading 95-67 toward the end of the third quarter, Olivia Nelson-Ododa was called for a foul. Saniya Rivers, Nelson-Ododa’s teammate, began to jaw at Clark. The WNBA sharpshooter appeared to tell Rivers to check out the scoreboard and before things became feistier, the officials gave them both technical
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Oil prices rose Thursday to their highest level since early June after the latest Iran war escalation threatened severe new disruption to global supplies. Brent crude oil, one of two key global benchmarks, rose more than 5% to nearly $99 per barrel in early Thursday trading. That is its highest level in seven weeks, since June 3. U.S. crude oil also jumped for a second straight day, rising more than 4% to almost $91 per barrel and its highest since June 11. The new surge in prices comes after th
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Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist.
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Medical workers in a Nairobi clinic used an AI tool to check their work. A new study evaluates the result.
