President Joe Biden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation.

More than 10,000 children passed through Carlisle Indian Industrial School by the time it closed in 1918 .

Forced assimilation policies were meant to erase Native American traditions and “civilize" children.

An estimated 187 Native American and Alaska Native children died at the institution in Carlisle , Pennsylvania .

Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel for atomic bombing survivors shows the need to push for peace.

Masako said she thought of the pain and suffering of the survivors and struggles of those who have long led the nuclear disarmament effort.

Hidankyo was awarded for its decadeslong activism against nuclear weapons.

The 30 survivors, known as hibakusha, see prize and international attention as a last chance to get their message to younger generations.

From now on, December 1, 2025 , will be known as Carlton Smith Day in Baltimore City .

The Mayor's Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs of Baltimore City marked the occasion on Saturday and recognized Smith for being a community leader, activist, and for advancing the lives of those impacted by HIV or AIDS.

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger will step down from Congress at the end of the year .

She will run for Virginia governor in November 2023 .

Fellow Democrat Eugene Vindman will fill Spanberger 's seat in the House after narrowly defeating his Republican opponent Derrick Anderson .

Health insurance costs are far outpacing inflation, leaving more consumers on the hook each year for thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses.

At the same time, some insurers are rejecting nearly 1 in 5 claims.

Frustration over denials and medical costs has fueled an outpouring ofagainst health insurance companies in the wake of the of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson .

Most people may not be aware that they have the right to appeal a denial, Karau said.

The majority of people who are hit with a denial or billing errors don't contest, study says.

"If you don't appeal, you won't get the care you need," Karau says.

Australia pledges A$100 million in direct budget support over five years and A$40 million to boost security in Nauru .

It is the second security deal Australia has made in the Pacific Islands that effectively blocks China from forming policing ties after a similar deal agreed with Tuvalu .

Concern in Canberra grew after Solomon Islands struck a security deal with China in 2022 .

AI firm DeepHealth presented its findings at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America .

Overall cancer detection rates were 43% higher for those enrolled in the program compared to those who were n’t .

The researchers are now seeking to “better quantify” the benefits of AI in this context through randomized controlled trials.

Blast happened in Killa Abdullah , a town 75 kilometers ( 45 miles ) north of Quetta , the provincial capital of Balochistan .

Police say the men were near the Mezai police station when the blast took place.

Police are investigating whether either of the suspects was a suicide bomber targeting the police station.

Balochistani has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by small separatists groups.

NASA 's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer ) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole.

The stellar-mass black hole, part of the binary system Swift J1727.8-1613, was discovered in the summer of 2023 .

It is the first of its kind to be observed by IXPE as it goes through the start, peak and conclusion.

The studies also demonstrate IXPE's value as a tool for determining how all these elements of the system are connected, as well as its potential to collaborate with other observatories.

"The successful first observing campaign of Swift J1727.81613 in different states is the best start of a new chapter we could imagine," says Michal Doviak , co-author of the series of papers.

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions.

Justices Alito and Thomas dissented from colleagues' decision to leave in place lower court rulings in favor of plan.

Plan was used just once during coronavirus pandemic.

Boston School Committee had temporarily dropped exam for Boston Latin School , Boston Latin Academy and the O’Bryant School of Math and Science .