Exploding pagers sound global alarm for supply-chain security
Thousands of pagers and other devices exploding in Lebanon this week mark a new and deadly escalation in the use of supply chains against adversaries, giving new urgency to global leaders’ drive to reduce their ...Read more
At DC event, Trump vows to bring back travel ban, bar Gaza refugees from entering US
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate his travel ban that barred people from some predominantly Muslim countries and expand it to prevent refugees from war-torn Gaza from entering the United ...Read more
Trump has embraced NC's Mark Robinson, calling him 'Martin Luther King on steroids'
A new report from CNN uncovering a series of offensive and alarming comments allegedly made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on online forums years ago jolted the governor’s race Thursday.
The newly unearthed ...Read more
Department of Justice reviewing Kentucky's Madison County Schools after race discrimination settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday night is visiting Madison County and evaluating compliance with a settlement agreement to resolve race-based discrimination complaints in public schools.
Madison County Schools ...Read more
Top Taiwan court to rule on legal challenge to death penalty
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.
The announcement Friday afternoon...Read more
Federal judge throws out case over Mississippi Sound dolphin deaths. Here's why
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Coast governments and groups filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over dolphin deaths after the corps opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway, releasing Mississippi River water ...Read more
Eastern Kentucky sheriff charged with shooting, killing district judge
An Eastern Kentucky sheriff was charged on Thursday with shooting and killing a district judge in the judge’s courthouse chambers in Whitesburg, according to Kentucky State Police.
Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, of Jackhorn, ...Read more
'Doomsday' glacier set to melt faster, swell seas as world heats up
Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will “inexorably” accelerate melting this century, according to new research by British and American scientists. The researchers warn the faster ...Read more
Kentucky sheriff arrested after shooting judge dead at courthouse
A Kentucky sheriff is under arrest and a district judge is dead after the law enforcement officer allegedly shot the judge in his office at the Letcher County Courthouse on Thursday.
The county coroner confirmed that ...Read more
Massachusetts gun law repeal effort has half of necessary signatures to suspend statute
BOSTON — An effort to repeal a new gun law in Massachusetts has managed to secure roughly half of the signatures needed to immediately suspend the enforcement of the statute and place a question before voters in the 2026...Read more
Body found in woods, believed to be I-75 shooter, died by suicide. Final ID to come
The cause of death for a body believed to be Joseph Couch, accused of shooting five people on Interstate 75 in Kentucky nearly two weeks ago, was a gunshot wound to the head, officials said late Thursday afternoon.
An ...Read more
Group calls on Nevada gambling regulators to eliminate smoking in casinos
Anti-smoking advocates are calling on Nevada gaming officials to put an end to smoking inside casinos and gambling establishments.
In an open letter Thursday to the Nevada Gaming Commission, Americans for Nonsmokers’ ...Read more
Proxy voting for new parents among changes pitched to House Rules panel
WASHINGTON — The House Rules Committee held a Member Day hearing Thursday, allowing the rank-and-file to propose changes to how the chamber conducts its business — and in one case, to make a personal announcement.
“...Read more
New US submarines running $17 billion over budget, lawmaker says
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s new Virginia-class submarines are projected to run $17 billion over their planned budget through 2030, a problem emblematic of a crisis in the program, the House’s top lawmaker on defense ...Read more
Former Baltimore health commissioner, Maryland health secretary testifies in city's opioid trial: 'We were on the right trajectory'
BALTIMORE — Dr. Joshua Sharfstein took over the Baltimore City Health Department in 2005 at a time when heroin-related overdose deaths were declining, and one of his chief responsibilities under then-Mayor Martin O’...Read more
New COVID-19 XEC variant circulating just before fall
A new COVID-19 variant, XEC, has arrived just before fall.
The new variant has sprouted from the omicron variant that developed in late 2021. Although XEC is new, Francois Balloux, director of the Genetics Institute at ...Read more
Sacramento sheriff calls for stricter fentanyl laws as deadly drug is smuggled into the jail
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Thursday called for the California Legislature to pass stricter laws that punishes those selling fentanyl as a large amount of the deadly synthetic opioid is ...Read more
House eyes vote early next week on bipartisan CR
WASHINGTON — The House is gearing up to go first on a bipartisan stopgap funding package early next week after nailing down the particulars this weekend, lawmakers said Thursday.
The measure would extend current funding...Read more
Newsom appears unlikely to campaign heavily against Proposition 36 but cautions voters
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday was noncommittal when pressed about whether he plans to campaign against Proposition 36, a controversial anti-crime measure on the November ballot that targets theft ...Read more
Social media platforms engaged in 'vast surveillance' and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
Major social media platforms and video streaming services that gather a "staggering" amount of data from its users have failed to protect young people and safeguard online privacy, the Federal Trade Commission said ...Read more
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