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Koto’s timeless sound resonates in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
You can hear Japan’s national instrument and see craftsmen build them at Tamashige Koto Workshop in Ube, about 90 minutes’ drive from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.
Pentagon says US strikes in Yemen in 2025 caused nearly 400 civilian casualties
U.S. airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen last year killed 153 civilians and injured 243 more, according to a Pentagon civilian casualty report submitted to Congress.
Here’s what we know about the VA’s new GLP-1 study
Department of Veterans Affairs researchers say they are embarking on what will be the largest study to assess whether GLP-1 semaglutide medications can help combat alcohol addictions. Their hope, they say, is that the study will help change U.S. regulations and...
Six steps Veteran homeowners can take to avoid foreclosure on a VA Home Loan
Owning a home backed by the VA Home Loan Program is one of the most valuable benefits earned through military service. But when financial hardship hits—whether from job loss, medical challenges or other unexpected life events—keeping up with...
Garbage workers picked up and 'squeezed' woman with truck claw, then dumped her to die and laughed instead of calling for help: Family
Inset: Tyrah Adams (WDRB/YouTube). Background: A photo of a Louisville, Ky., garbage truck's hydraulic arm and claw (WHAS/YouTube). Kentucky garbage workers were caught on video laughing and "mocking" a homeless woman after she was picked up with a hydraulic trash...
Pregnant woman using ATM outside Target stabbed in face by complete stranger, says she had 'too many wounds to cover with 2 hands'
Background: The Target in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California (Google Maps). Inset: Cole Klemke (KFMB/YouTube). A pregnant woman was using an ATM outside a California Target when a man approached and stabbed her — and now the victim has learned that...
Man lugged dead woman's body from hotel to her house, tucked her into bed, cruised around in her Mercedes, and sold her jewelry, police say
Inset: Kristopher Lauchner (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office). Background: The residential street near where a woman's body was found in Gilbert, Ariz. (Google Maps). An Arizona man is behind bars after taking advantage of a dead woman's personal property and...
13-year-old hit with assault charge for 'relentlessly' pelting ex-girlfriend with dodgeballs during 8th grade gym class, sending her to hospital: Cops
Inset: Arizona eighth-grader Abel Schipper (AZFamily). Background: The school where Abel Schipper allegedly pelted his ex-girlfriend with dodgeballs (AZFamily). A 13-year-old Arizona boy is accused of "relentlessly" pelting his ex-girlfriend with dodgeballs, leading...
Daycare owner caused brain bleed on 10-month-old so severe doctors had to remove part of his skull after she told him to 'be quiet and stop crying,' cops say
Safe Haven Daycare in Indianapolis, Ind. (Google Maps). An Indiana daycare owner is accused of delivering a blow to a 10-month-old's head so severe that doctors had to remove part of the baby's skull. Lawanda Hardnett-Rados, 50, is facing charges of child neglect with...