a new direction, perhaps a significant increase in the number of troops. But no one suggested that George W. Bush would utter the words polls indicate so many Americans believe he should: “I made a mistake. I’m sorry.” It’s tempting to think that the utter laughability of that notion reflects the personality of a chief executive known more for digging in his heels than holding out his hand. But it may say as much about power, the presidency and even masculinity, American style....

In the very short video, originally posted by TikTokker Richard Wolfgang, a group of American soldiers are speaking to a small group of Syrian people. It’s hard to hear what the soldiers and locals say, mostly due to the wind that’s blowing into the microphone. Wolfgang added captions to help viewers better understand the exchange. “We asked them if they watch Mia Khalifa,” reads a caption at the beginning of the video....

Gay-rights groups don’t share his enthusiasm. They say the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which runs the university, is already the moving force behind the Boy Scouts of America’s policy not to permit “avowed homosexuals.” Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and a former Utah Boy Scout, says the new major was more evidence of the church’s “insidious” efforts to take over the Boy Scouts....

The scientists also found that the practice, formally known as “sexual orientation change efforts,” can damage the mental health of people who undergo it. The research was carried out by experts at Coventry University in central England. It was commissioned by the U.K.’s Government Equalities Office as part of its LGBT Action Plan, which aims to end the practice in the country. The Coventry academics reviewed studies from around the world published between 2000 and 2020....

On December 6, Moscow police arrested 39-year-old James Leonard for allegedly beating his wife and her daughter before cutting himself with a knife, according to court documents obtained by Fox News. Police, who were called to the family’s home on Palouse River Drive, found Leonard to be heavily intoxicated after having drank half a bottle of gin, according to his wife. Leonard has a criminal record, as he was charged with second degree murder in 2007 for the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Tyler Lee Pace, of Moscow, during an argument....

Donald Sahota, 52, was fatally shot by a Clark County Deputy on Saturday night during the pursuit of a suspected armed robber. On January 29, police responded to an armed robbery at a Chevron at 9810 NE 117th Avenue. The suspect had pointed a gun at the worker and demanded money. The suspect then fled in a stolen dark-colored Mercedes, The robbery suspect was pursued by police and ditched his car after officers successfully deployed spike strips to immobilize the vehicle....

On Monday night, the two teams cross path again in the first Copa America semifinal, just under three weeks since Brazil dispatched Peru 4-0 on June 17 courtesy of goals from Alex Sandro, Neymar, Everton and Richarlison. On Friday, a solitary goal from Paquetá was enough for Brazil to have the better of Chile in the quarterfinals and keep alive their bid to win back-to-back Copa Americas, again on home soil....

The defending champions have already secured qualification to the quarterfinals and cannot be overtaken at the top of Group B after winning their first three games, while Ecuador needs to at least equal Venezuela’s result against Peru to secure a berth in the knockout stage. Having routed Venezuela 3-0 in the tournament opener, before trouncing Peru 4-0 last week in a repeat of the 2019 final, Brazil was made to work far harder against Colombia on Wednesday night....

The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said law enforcement officers received a call about the dog attack at about 6:52 p.m. on Wednesday. In a statement released on Facebook later that day, the police said the woman appeared to have been killed by her own dog. “Multiple deputies responded and on scene found a large black dog standing over a body,” the LCSO statement read. “Deputies were unable to approach the victim due to the potential attack from the dog and an LCSO Deputy was forced to shoot and kill the animal....

The woman lost control of her vehicle, which began to sink after it cracked through the pond’s icy surface. By the time police went into the water, the car was mostly submerged and the airbags were deployed. Patrick Orr, the public information officer for the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, told Newsweek the roads were clear and the weather was cold but dry. A Facebook post published on the Ada County Sheriff’s Office’s page stated that Deputy Dylan Sklar was driving to the department’s dispatch center at about 6 a....

The raccoons were saved from a home in Dedham, Massachusetts, earlier this week. Officers said the kits are probably around 2 weeks old as their eyes haven’t even opened yet. It is believed they fell into the fireplace from a smoke shelf inside the home’s chimney. Dedham Police Department (DPD) said in a statement on Tuesday: “These little raccoon babies were rescued from a resident’s fireplace chimney. “Their eyes aren’t even open yet - they are likely just two weeks old!...

The interview was broadcast ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives to bar Taylor Greene from taking a position on the education and finance committees, because of baseless and incendiary claims she made before being elected. In the interview with Noah aired Thursday, Bush said she hoped to expose Taylor Greene to the other side of the argument. “I will say this; it’s not that she can’t evolve or be reformed....

According to a tracking map published by the New York Times Monday, at least eight states have reported over 10,000 new cases over the past week, among them Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri. According to the map, there were over 32,000 new cases in Texas over the past week, over 24,000 in California, over 19,000 in Florida, 13,000 in Illinois, 12,000 in Wisconsin, and between 10,000 to 11,000 in Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri....

The virus, which was first reported in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei province, has infected more than 451,000 people, while nearly 112,000 have recovered. China has more than 81,600 cases, with around 3,200 fatalities and nearly 73,000 recoveries. With more infections now reported outside China than within, the country claims the outbreak has been largely contained. Following a slight dip in new fatalities on Monday, Italy’s death toll doubled that of China on Wednesday....

The official death toll in mainland China, according to state-run news agency Xinhua, is 361, with more than 17,000 confirmed cases of the disease. The coronavirus is continuing to spread beyond China and is now present in more than 25 countries. This figure has overtaken the death toll from SARS, which in 2003 killed 349 people in China and infected 5,327 people. However, a study published in the medical journal The Lancet estimated that the number of coronavirus infections could be more than four times higher than the number given by Chinese authorities....

Researchers at the Montreal Heart Institute aim to recruit 6,000 COVID-19 patients for their COLCORONA study, according to a statement. The drug, called colchicine, is an anti-inflammatory pill used to treat gout, Behcet’s syndrome —which causes blood vessel inflammation— and the genetic disorder Familial Mediterranean Fever, where people have a recurrent abnormal body temperature. Professor Jean-Claude Tardif, director of the Research Centre at the Montreal Heart Institute, told Radio Canada his team believes the medication could stop what is known as a cytokine storm, where the immune system overreacts....

Interested viewers can watch Wednesday’s conference through multiple means. The event will be available to stream live at both the White House’s official website and YouTube page, while C-Span is due to broadcast it on television. The White House has provided the public with daily updates regarding COVID-19 since the new coronavirus first took hold in the United States. As Johns Hopkins University’s tracker reported Wednesday morning, close to 875,000 incidences of the virus have now been confirmed worldwide....

There have been more than 116,000 cases of the COVID-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus, which was first detected in Wuhan city in the Hubei province of China, and the global death toll is over 4,000. The number of recoveries is also climbing—there have been more than 64,000 cases of recovery so far, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The majority of the cases (nearly 80,700) and deaths (around 3,000) have been in China, but the outbreak seems to be slowing down in the country....

Purpose of Penile Injection The purpose of a penile injection, when used as a diagnostic tool, is to look for problems with penis health. One of its major purposes is to help healthcare providers determine whether there is an underlying reason why a man reports problems getting, or sustaining, an erection firm enough for penetrative sex. It can also be used in the diagnosis of men who report pain during erections or penile curvature....

Batshuayi joined the Stamford Bridge outfit from Marseille amidst reports Costa was set to return to La Liga with Atletico Madrid following a torrid last season. However, an impressive return to form for the Spain striker has instead restricted Batshuayi to a diet of substitute appearances in the Premier League. Wednesday’s EFL Cup derby at West Ham now gives the Belgium international a chance to stake his claim, and Conte insists he is satisfied with the 23-year-old’s work shadowing Costa as his understudy....