California Rose Parade Features Float for Armenian Mothers

Armenian Americans in Southern California celebrated their culture with a flowered float in the annual Rose Parade, moving on from a turbulent year that included Armenians’ exodus from their former enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan’s borders. Genia Dulot has our story from Pasadena. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic … Read more

Alzheimer’s Drugs Might Get Into the Brain Faster With New Ultrasound Tool

washington —  Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer’s drugs seep inside the brain faster — by temporarily breaching its protective shield. The novel experiment was a first attempt in just three patients. But in spots in the brain where the new technology took aim, it enhanced removal of Alzheimer’s trademark brain-clogging plaque, researchers … Read more

What Cookbooks Reveal About American Culture

All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. The first U.S. cookbook was published in 1796, and since then, these treatises have provided insight into different eras in American history. “They tell us about meals. The concept of meals, how many meals a day that people expect to eat? … Read more

US Women Stock Up on Abortion Pills, Especially When Restrictions in News

Thousands of women in the U.S. stocked up on abortion pills just in case they needed them, new research shows, with demand peaking in the past couple years at times when it looked like the medications might become harder to get. Medication abortion accounts for more than half of all abortions in the U.S., and … Read more

Indian-Origin Family Found Dead In Their Multi-Million-Pound Mansion

An Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were found dead in their 4-million-pound ($5 million) mansion in Massachusetts, United States, in what is being seen as a possible murder-suicide case. Rakesh Kamal, 57; his wife, Teena; and their daughter, Arianna, 18, were found dead on Thursday in their luxurious mansion located in one of the … Read more

New Year’s Eve Sweeps Across the Globe, but Wars Cast Shadow on 2024

New Year’s Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York’s Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns across the globe. “It’s beautiful,” Corin Christian of Charlotte, North Carolina, said of the scene seconds past … Read more

Iran-backed Houthi attack on Maersk Hangzhou is new escalation

Two Houthi attacks on the Maersk Hangzhou commercial ship in the Red Sea between Saturday and Sunday represent a new escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthis. It also represents a forceful new approach by the US to stop small boats from trying to interdict the ship. It is important to note that the Danish company … Read more

US Seizes Illegal E-Cigarettes, as Thousands of New Ones Are Launching

WASHINGTON —  Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored products continue pouring into the country from China, according to government and industry data reviewed by The Associated Press. The figures underscore the chaotic state of the nation’s $7 billion vaping market and raise questions … Read more

Most US Endangered Species Money Goes to Handful of Species

BILLINGS, Mont. —  Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction. Yet federal government data reveals striking disparities in how much money is allocated to save various biological kingdoms. Of the … Read more

California Expanding Health Care for Low-Income Immigrants in 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —  More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free health care starting Monday under one of the state’s most ambitious coverage expansions in a decade. It’s an effort that will eventually cost the state about $3.1 billion per year and inches California closer to Democrats’ goal of providing … Read more