The Daily Populous

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan, on Oct. 12, 2023.

Three American troops were killed and “many” were wounded Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in a drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden said.

Three officials said the drone struck near the troops’ sleeping quarters, which they said explained the high casualty count. »

Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment Blue Cross and Blue Shield denied payment for the proton therapy Robert “Skeeter” Salim’s doctor ordered to fight his throat cancer.

Series: Uncovered: How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients Health insurers reject millions of claims for treatment every year in America.

ProPublica Read More Use our free tool to request your records and see why your insurance company turned you down. »

An asteroid the size of over 64 Canadian geese is set to pass over the Earth on Tuesday, January 30, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.

Calculations by NASA predict that the asteroid won't come anywhere close to Earth during its flyby.

Honk honk, asteroid on the way: How big is the asteroid coming toward Earth in 2024?. »

Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said that Microsoft would be “smart” to enlist him as a consultant on the franchise.

“Look, we’ve been over this a million times re: Gears,” Bleszinksi wrote.

I understand that Gears will always be an enormous part of my legacy. »