ICE draft plan would release thousands of immigrants in order to cover budget shortfall
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted contingency plans to cut detention capacity and…
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Cyberattacks on hospitals are likely to increase, putting lives at risk, experts warn
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like…
Continue ReadingEstonia’s foreign minister says the Baltics have 3 or 4 years to prepare for Russian ‘test’ of NATO
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Estonia’s foreign minister says NATO has about three or four years to strengthen its…
Continue ReadingBayer fights string of Roundup trial losses including $2.25B verdict in Philadelphia
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Bayer Corporation has spent more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits that claim the…
Continue ReadingHow Ukraine seized the upper hand against Russia in the battle for the Black Sea
By Tim Lister and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainians have had little to celebrate as the second anniversary of the Russian invasion…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers consider bill to prevent book bans
By Debra Gil Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon lawmakers received public input on a…
Continue ReadingGOP Speaker Johnson says House won’t be ‘rushed’ to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls
By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday the U.S. House will not feel…
Continue ReadingMichigan woman suspected in vehicle thefts at Walmart, Menards killed after police chase ends in crash
By DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story IONIA, Michigan (WWJ) — Police say a woman accused of…
Continue Reading‘The Sims 4’ adds a new skin feature to diversify representation in the game
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — After years of urging, players of “The Sims 4” have a new skin feature for their Sim: vitiligo. On Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingUna playa nudista en Australia se enfrenta a un posible cierre
urielblanco (CNN) — Una popular playa nudista de Australia podría dejar de existir. La playa de Tyagarah, un recóndito tramo de playa de 800…
Continue ReadingSouth Florida family comes face-to-face with a bobcat in their backyard in Sunrise
By ROBBIN SIMMONS, KEVIN BOULANDIER Click here for updates on this story SUNRISE, Florida (WSVN) — A wild sight for a…
Continue ReadingGreat apes tease each other just like humans do, says new study
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have found a new way in which great apes are similar to humans: they tease each other. A new study by an…
Continue ReadingPoland’s president meets Lockheed Martin CEO about further investment in military weapons
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s National Security Bureau says the country’s president has met the CEO of U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin…
Continue ReadingA year after Army National Guardsman suffered a traumatic brain injury in hit-and-run, his mother feels he’s been forgotten
By HEATHER WALKER, DANIEL COHEN Click here for updates on this story MIRAMAR, Florida (WSVN) — A hit-and-run crash left…
Continue ReadingSame-sex couple reflects on 20 years of marriage equality in San Francisco
By Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — On February 12, 2004, then Mayor Gavin Newsom…
Continue ReadingPortland, Maine, shows love for late Valentine’s Day Bandit by continuing his paper hearts tradition
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The tradition of red hearts mysteriously appearing overnight across Maine’s largest city…
Continue ReadingRepublican Michigan elector testifies he never intended to make false public record
By COREY WILLIAMS and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot…
Continue ReadingRussia can sustain war effort ‘for another two or three years,’ say analysts
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russia can sustain its war effort in Ukraine “for another two or three years” but will have to sacrifice…
Continue ReadingSmoking’s effects on the immune system can last years, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Smoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person’s immune system, leaving them vulnerable…
Continue ReadingThe Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences…
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