Americans

Ancient interbreeding secret: why Indigenous Americans carry a disease-fighting Denisovan gene

One in three people of mexican ancestry carries the variant, which reached modern humans via neanderthals.

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Police guard while jews visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025.

Police detain two US students in Jerusalem over suspected security violation

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US drinking plunges: Nearly half of Americans say they don’t drink

Members of a group of Bedouin families who left Sweida, take a shelter at a school, in the village of El Sahoah in Deraa Governorate, Syria, July 28, 2025.

US repatriates minor from Syrian displaced persons camp, reunites him with family


Americans’ support for Israel in Gaza plummets to record low, new Gallup poll finds

The proportion of Americans who say they approve of Israel’s war in Gaza has fallen to 32%, according to the poll, the lowest since the beginning of the war.

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Syrian extremists executed American Druze who sought to aid his family

Saraya, a member of the Druze religious minority, was living in Oklahoma but had returned to the family home in Sweida to take care of his ill father.

Bedouin fighters stand together, following the Syrian presidency's announcement of a ceasefire after days of violence in Sweida province triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions, in Sweida, Syria, July 19, 2025

US embassy in Israel resumes regular operations after lifting of restrictions

Although the directive requiring embassy personnel and their families to remain in protected areas has been lifted, travel restrictions remain in place.

 View of the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, May 7, 2024.

How Americans are spending their digital dollars in 2025


New era in Israeli soccer: American group led by Ross Kestin to buy Maccabi Netanya

Maccabi Netanya will be acquired by US firm Aliya Capital Partners, led by Ross Kestin, pending approval. The deal reflects rising foreign interest in Israeli soccer.

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US Ambassador to Israel attends ceremony honoring Americans who were murdered on Oct. 7

"Together with their families, I pray their sacrifices were not in vain. May their memories be a blessing," said Mike Huckabee.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at the Western Wall, April 18, 2025.

Palestinian stone-throwing terrorists wound two US citizens

Earlier on Wednesday, Border Police officers arrested a 21-year-old Palestinian who hurled stones at security forces in the area.

 IDF soldier from the Shahar Battalion during counter-terror raids in the West Bank village of Burka, January 12, 2025.

American tourist arrested after delivering Diet Coke to deadly, uncontacted tribe

John Allen Chau, a 27-year-old American missionary, was killed by the uncontacted tribe in 2018.

An aerial view of the damaged coast of Indira Point, India's southern most point, 600 km (about 375 miles) south of [Port Blair], in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago March 1, 2005.

"Never again!": American Jewish women are arming themselves in self-defense

Be prepared for what you may have to face in the near future.


Nearly 40% of Americans experience sport-related mistreatment

Many recall hating middle or high school due to gym class, feeling shame or abuse in sports, says study co-author Chris Knoester.

 Nearly 40% of Americans experience sport-related mistreatment. Illustration.