Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s orders reflect increasing concerns about suicides in the military, despite more than a decade of programs and other efforts to prevent them and spur greater intervention.
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Big banks create $30 billion rescue package for First Republic
Sources familiar with the matter said that JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs are part of the group of banks pulling together the package.
U.S. pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after COVID spike
Officials say the 2022 maternal death rate is on track to get close to pre-pandemic levels. But that’s not great: The rate before COVID-19 was the highest it had been in decades.
Treasury Secretary Yellen tells Congress U.S. banking system ‘remains sound’
In less than a week, Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, failed after depositors rushed to withdraw money amid anxiety over the bank’s health.
Sister grieves for American killed in Mexico kidnapping
Even before she viewed footage of the ambush that quickly circulated online, Zalandria Brown said she began to have a sickening feeling that her brother was gone.
Russian advance stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, think tank says
The U.K. Defense Ministry said Sunday that the impact of the heavy casualties Russia is continuing to suffer in Ukraine varies dramatically across the country.
Ukrainian firefighters on risky mission to save lives, homes
Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces are attacking Kostiantinivka with cluster bombs and missiles.
Americans’ fun road trip to Mexico became days of horror
Just a few miles across the border a vehicle crashed into the group’s van. Several men with tactical vests and assault rifles arrived in another vehicle and surrounded them.
House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19
U.S. intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus.
Advisers to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights urge Maine lawmakers to pay for indigent defense
Lawmakers recommend keeping $150-an-hour pay raise for lawyers and adding a $3 million public defender office.