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Michigan dam fixes were urged by experts. Lawmakers did 'almost nothing'
DETROIT — Before widespread flooding threatened homes and businesses across northern Michigan this spring, lawmakers failed to act for five years on recommendations by a government task force that concluded the state's aging inventory of dams required "immediate attention."
Members of the Michigan Dam Safety Task Force, which released a final...Read more
Hunger persists across Haiti where floods, armed attacks, high fuel costs threaten gains
Haitians continue to struggle to find enough to eat, with more than half of the country’s nearly 12 million residents expected to experience high levels of acute hunger between now and June, a new report said.
The latest projections of 5.83 million people going hungry represent a slight improvement from the 5.91 million estimated in September...Read more
Ex-model, arrested by police in Florida and deported, causes White House stir
In 2023, Amanda Ungaro, a Brazilian model who was brought to the United States on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane when she was 16, was trying to build a new life in South Florida with her teenage son, far removed from the modeling world she had grown up in New York.
Two years later, Ungaro, 41, was bound in handcuffs and thrown into an immigration ...Read more
What to plant (and what to remove) in California's new 'Zone Zero' fire-safety proposal
LOS ANGELES — After years of heated debates among fire officials, scientists and local advocates, California’s Board of Forestry and Fire Protection released new proposed landscaping rules for fire-prone areas Friday that outline what residents can and can’t do within the first 5 feet of their homes.
Many of these proposed rules — ...Read more
'ComEd Four': The case that once rocked Illinois politics now on shaky ground
CHICAGO — Three years ago, the “ComEd Four” trial alleging a massive conspiracy to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan was headed toward a stunning gulity-on-all-counts conclusion, cementing its place as a pillar in the state’s long, sordid history of corruption cases.
Or so it seemed at the time.
Now, after a pair of Supreme ...Read more
Cheboygan River level steady as efforts to keep water flowing continue
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. ― The Cheboygan River level rose 0.24 inches Saturday, returning to where it was Friday night.
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday the river was 7.08 inches below the top of the dam, the same number as 10 p.m. Friday. It had been 7.32 inches below the top of the dam at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
The National Weather Service had forecast a slight...Read more
LNG tankers make U-turns from Hormuz as Iran keeps strait shut
Several liquefied natural gas tankers reversed course en route to the Strait of Hormuz after Iran warned ship captains that the vital channel is once again closed to maritime traffic.
Five LNG tankers — that loaded up in Qatar before being stranded in the Persian Gulf for more than a month — halted their journeys toward the western opening ...Read more
Harris, Booker denounce war, Trump, honor women at Detroit event
DETROIT — A Michigan Democratic Party luncheon honoring women Saturday was marked by vitriol for the man who occupies the Oval Office.
During the Michigan Democratic Party Women's Caucus Legacy Luncheon at Huntington Place in Detroit, one of the keynote speakers, former Vice President Kamala Harris, called President Donald Trump "an insecure ...Read more
Venezuela's Machado says she's in close talks with US over return to Venezuela
Venezuela’s main opposition leader María Corina Machado said she’s “coordinating” her return to the country with the U.S., without giving a date.
Machado, speaking at a press conference in Madrid on Saturday, said she’s in “permanent” contact with officials in the Trump administration and “trusts” the phased process ...Read more
Peru delays $2 billion F-16 deal, drawing US backlash
The U.S. issued a veiled criticism against Peru after the Andean nation canceled a contract-signing ceremony for $2 billion worth of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-16 fighter jets.
U.S. ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro said in a post on X that he’d use “every available tool” against those who “deal with the U.S. in bad faith and undermine U.S...Read more
Mexico's Sheinbaum travels to Barcelona for 'progressive' confab, tension-easing talks with Spain
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum visits Spain this weekend on a twofold mission: to show solidarity with fellow "progressive" global leaders, and to ease simmering tensions with Mexico's onetime colonial overseer.
But, before embarking on her first trip to Europe as president of Mexico, Sheinbaum sought to clarify what she ...Read more
California urges mpox vaccination after more-severe strain detected in San Francisco
California health officials are urging high-risk residents to get vaccinated against mpox after a potentially more-severe strain of the virus was detected for the first time in San Francisco.
The strain in question, known as Clade I, was identified in a San Francisco resident and announced by local health officials this week. The case occurred ...Read more
Hormuz chaos, Lebanon clashes dent Trump peace deal hopes
Iran on Saturday reimposed restrictions on vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Israel attacked targets in Lebanon, undermining expectations of an imminent peace deal touted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Islamic Republic broadcast to ships that the waterway was closed to maritime traffic, and one supertanker reported gunfire, ...Read more
Bulgaria's former president seeks to turn popularity into power
In a packed sports hall in the ancient city of Plovdiv, Rumen Radev warmed to his theme as he launched his election campaign: It’s time get rid of corruption and set Bulgaria on a new course, he said.
“Our goal is clear — take down the oligarchy,” the former president told the crowd of some 3,000 people on March 21. “Let’s take back...Read more
Harvey Weinstein to go on trial for 3rd time in NYC rape case starting Tuesday
NEW YORK — The account of a violent rape inside a Midtown hotel room that’s been heard by two dozen New Yorkers over the last half decade is slated to be repeated to another jury Tuesday as Harvey Weinstein’s third Manhattan trial starts in earnest.
Opening statements are expected to begin Tuesday at the second retrial of the multi-...Read more
Venezuela's Machado says she's in close talks with US over her return
Venezuela’s main opposition leader María Corina Machado said she’s “coordinating” her return to the country with the U.S., without giving a date.
Machado, speaking at a press conference in Madrid on Saturday, said she’s in “permanent” contact with officials in the Trump administration and “trusts” the phased process ...Read more
Hormuz chaos, Lebanon clashes dent Trump peace deal hopes
Iran on Saturday reimposed restrictions on vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Israel attacked targets in Lebanon, undermining expectations of an imminent peace deal touted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Islamic Republic broadcast to ships that the waterway was closed to maritime traffic, and one supertanker reported gunfire, ...Read more
Trump signs order on psychedelics to ease FDA restrictions
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expedite research and access to psychedelics used outside the U.S. to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
“Today’s order will ensure that people suffering from debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier life,” Trump said in an Oval ...Read more
California was warned of shocking hospice fraud. Inaction allowed problems to persist
LOS ANGELES — Officials have failed to halt pervasive fraud in the hospice industry despite promises of reforms five years ago after learning of widespread corruption that targeted vulnerable patients.
California authorities promised to crack down after a Times investigation in late 2020 revealed that a cohort of mostly older Americans was ...Read more
On California farms, workers say threats to deport them are on the rise
In many years on dairy farms, the worker often labored for 10 hours with no breaks.
Sometimes, he said, a boss asked him to clean milk tanks using harsh chemicals without protective gear. He was electrocuted when he stepped into a puddle created by a broken water pump, he said.
At his latest job in Kings County, he stayed silent, fearing he ...Read more
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