Author: Justin M. Larson

LONDON — Russia carried out “a massive strike” on Ukraine overnight, launching 537 drones and 45 missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said Saturday morning.Ukraine’s air defense systems took out most of the projectiles, but five missiles and 24 drones still struck seven locations, while the debris of shot down projectiles fell in 21 locations, according to the air force.The southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia was particularly hard hit, with at least one person killed and 24 others injured, including three children, according to the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration. More than 40 houses and 14 apartment buildings were damaged as a result…

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Certain vitamins and supplements can help improve vaginal dryness—a common condition where the vaginal tissue becomes thin and dry. Vaginal dryness is caused by low estrogen levels in your body, as estrogen helps keep the tissue of the vagina lubricated and healthy. Vaginal dryness can lead to itching, pain, or light bleeding, especially after intercourse. Menopause, some medications, childbirth, and smoking can lower your estrogen levels. Vitamin D is an antioxidant naturally found in foods and obtained through direct sunlight. The vitamin helps support vaginal health in a few ways: Supports healthy vaginal tissue: Vitamin D is essential for cell…

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Will GrantBBC Mexico correspondent, Mexico CityGetty ImagesThe protesters say locals are being priced out of central Mexico CityThe timing of the first of several recent anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City was no coincidence – 4 July, US Independence Day.Demonstrators gathered in Parque México in Condesa district – the epicentre of gentrification in the Mexican capital – to protest over a range of grievances.Most were angry at exorbitant rent hikes, unregulated holiday lettings, and the endless influx of Americans and Europeans into the city’s trendy neighbourhoods like Condesa, Roma and La Juárez, forcing out long-term residents.In Condesa alone, estimates suggest that…

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After being missing for nearly a month, a man who had left for a three-day hike in Wyoming was found dead in Bighorn National Forest, authorities said.”While it’s not the outcome we hoped for, we are hopeful this will provide much needed peace and closure to the family,” the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Thursday.Grant Gardner, a Minnesota man who had planned on a three-day hike “through the Misty Moon Lake area, eventually summiting Cloud Peak,” which is the highest peak within Bighorn National Forest, was last heard from on July 29, when he contacted…

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