Mamdani defends Oct. 7 message that angered Jewish leaders, unnerved some Democrats
The New York mayor defended his social media post as he navigates mounting criticism for his views on Israel.
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Hurricane Isaias tracker: Map and projected storm path
Isaias is the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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Trump officials block Microsoft’s access to program for employee green cards
Vice President JD Vance announced the suspension, saying it would affect H-1B visas and aims to protect U.S. workers.
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Join siguimi.com →Family accuses ICE of ‘executing’ immigrant whose sons are now in foster care
The family of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez said his shooting death last year in the Chicago area was unlawful and left…
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Margaret Hamilton dies at 90. Her programming helped astronauts reach the moon.
Working behind the scenes at MIT, she played a key role in the success of NASA's Apollo missions. She was later awarded…
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North America’s heaviest zucchini weighs in at 170 pounds
The zucchini, named Secretariat, is about four feet long.
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Hospitals are closing across America, and it’s only getting worse
Closure rates were almost the same between urban and rural hospitals.
Read at source →U.S. states don’t have sharia law. But bills to ban it are still spiking.
A Washington Post analysis shows a big jump in anti-sharia legislation and public commentary in the past two years.
Read at source →Lawyers for accused man in Cornell case want Letitia James removed as prosecutor
Lawyers for the man said a social media post James made before her appointment as special prosecutor demonstrated a…
Read at source →Arepas! Astronauts! Test your knowledge this Hispanic Heritage Month.
Explore the people, culture and history of Hispanic and Latino communities through these trivia questions.
Read at source →The surprising new idea that is reshaping how we think about ADHD
Scientists are starting to uncover the links between being a night owl and some neuropsychiatric conditions.
Read at source →Number of teens who identify themselves as gay or bisexual is in ‘free fall’
Conservatives have trumpeted the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but researchers say the…
Read at source →FBI says it stopped teen’s plan for ISIS-inspired attack at Mall of America
The 18-year-old allegedly tried to buy an assault rifle, intending to harm shoppers at the Minnesota mall, according to…
Read at source →Trump prods parents to claim child investment accounts as auto-enrollment begins
The change has been long sought by economists and advocates who argued that self-selection would benefit wealthier…
Read at source →Cold dorms, lost millions: HBCU alumni sue Missouri over funding inequities
Former students at Lincoln University are seekig more than $500 million in back payments, plus interest, saying unequal…
Read at source →Supreme Court wrestles with fight over Air Force munitions-disposal site on Guam
A nonprofit group contends that exploding the ordnance threatens the island’s main water source, sea turtles and an…
Read at source →How airlines could help contain Russian plague using lessons from past outbreaks
SARS, Ebola and covid highlighted role of plane travel in spreading — and tracking — outbreaks.
Read at source →Reports of sexual violence are up. Data from Cornell and other colleges in 8 charts.
Incidents at Cornell are more likely to be reported to law enforcement but less likely to result in serious discipline…
Read at source →Christa Pike somehow survived her execution. What happens next?
Pike remains handcuffed to her hospital bed. Her attorneys said they will ask for her sentence to be commuted to life…
Read at source →Emails show how ICE trimmed training for deputized officers
Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back…
Read at source →Parents of 21 children charged with abuse in ‘house of horrors’ surrogacy scheme
Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang of California are accused of recruiting surrogates under false pretenses and then raising…
Read at source →Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after failed execution, attorneys say
Tennessee tried and failed to execute her by lethal injection last week. She remains hospitalized.
Read at source →Obama-era DOJ official to lead review of Cornell response to rape allegations
University leaders may face a no-confidence vote by the Faculty Senate over their response to allegations of sexual…
Read at source →National park declares a winner in ‘Chunky Puppy Day’ contest
Denali National Park and Preserve staged a competition to see which 6-month-old Alaskan husky had grown the heaviest.
Read at source →Medicare-for-all support is rising, KFF poll finds
The survey also found that the public’s views of a national health plan are highly malleable.
Read at source →Kratom, an opioid-like drug, remains legal in most states
The deaths of two college students have renewed calls to ban the addictive drug.
Read at source →How a record-breaking El Niño could supercharge California’s winter storms
The abnormally strong El Niño may boost extreme weather, flooding and erosion of the coast.
Read at source →Jim Bakker, disgraced televangelist who went to prison, dies at 86
With his wife, Tammy Faye, he presided over the multimillion-dollar PTL empire before his fall in the 1980s after sex…
Read at source →Fewer than half of young Americans are ‘thriving,’ poll shows
The decline in young people's optimism about their lives has been most pronounced since the pandemic.
Read at source →Dennis Hastert, ex-House speaker whose sex abuse admission upended legacy, dies at 84
The Illinois Republican helped spearhead President George W. Bush’s legislative agenda before his career ended in…
Read at source →Cornell University protests escalate with spray paint and broken glass
Student activists vandalized the office of senior administrators over the school’s handling of rape allegations.
Read at source →Thousands of public servants are stuck waiting for student loan forgiveness
A federal program intended to help borrowers catch up on payments has been bogged down by staffing cuts and a surge in…
Read at source →Banned book or not? Can you guess from the plot?
Objections rise from issues like sexual content and profanity or racial slurs and stereotypes. PEN America counted…
Read at source →What the science of memory tells us about sexual assault cases
Amid accusations of rape at Cornell University, a growing body of research is challenging assumptions about how victims…
Read at source →6 things to watch in the Supreme Court’s new term
Cases on religion, elections and immigration are likely to take the spotlight. And don’t forget to watch for a…
Read at source →U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. base targeted in suspected terror plot
Royal Air Force Fairford has been used by the U.S. for long-range bombing missions in its war against Iran.
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