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Major insurers pledge to improve preauthorization

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest insurers and insurance industry groups agreed to address problems caused by prior authorization, though Health and Human Services Department officials who announced the handshake deal on Monday acknowledged they may need to take additional regulatory action.

Health plans often require additional ...Read more

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California Gov. Newsom's legal fight against Trump continues over Guard troops in LA

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawyers for California Gov. Gavin Newsom continued their court battle on Monday against President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and other military personnel to Los Angeles during protests over immigration raids.

The case is the latest flash point between the Democratic governor and the Republican ...Read more

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As budget talks stall, NC Senate comes up with a funding stopgap -- for now

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North Carolina Senate lawmakers on Monday transformed a bill about the state star into a 44-page measure that funds agencies and programs, as budget talks with the House remain stalled.

The bill could be on the Senate floor as soon as Monday night.

Senators also unveiled their reworked version of a House bill to fund more aid in Western North ...Read more

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Afghan translator for US troops detained at immigration hearing in San Diego

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An Afghan national who served as a translator for the U.S. military and entered the U.S. legally was arrested during his immigration hearing in San Diego and is now being detained.

On June 12, Sayed Naser, whose full name is being withheld because of safety reasons, was at a courthouse in San Diego for a routine immigration hearing and was ...Read more

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3 hikers found dead days after jumping into California waterfall

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Three hikers were found dead over the weekend days after they jumped into a California waterfall.

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office received a report on June 18 that three men had jumped into Rattlesnake Falls, near Soda Springs.

The men did not resurface and a search and rescue mission was launched.

Officials said ground and aerial ...Read more

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Anderson Cooper, CNN crew evacuate live on air during Tel Aviv missile attack

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Anderson Cooper and several of his CNN colleagues were forced to evacuate their broadcast station live on air Monday morning while reporting from Tel Aviv.

During a report from the Israeli city at 3 a.m. local time, Cooper along with international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond heard an emergency alert ...Read more

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Trump announces tentative Israel-Iran ceasefire to end fighting

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President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a tentative ceasefire in their conflict that would begin about midnight Washington time on Monday.

Trump, who made the surprise announcement on his Truth Social platform days after ordering airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, said the accord is aimed at a lasting end to ...Read more

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State governors briefed by DHS on potential threats after attack on Iran

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The nation’s governors have been briefed by the Department of Homeland Security over a “heightened threat environment” after President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend.

According to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, the weekend briefing from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem included ...Read more

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Judge voices skepticism toward state's move to comply with ICE subpoena: 'Am I going to believe my own lying eyes?'

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DENVER — A Denver judge appeared unpersuaded Monday that a federal subpoena referencing child abuse gave Gov. Jared Polis the latitude to side-step Colorado law and turn over personal information about undocumented children and their sponsors to immigration authorities.

“It’s one of those instances where — am I going to believe you, or ...Read more

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Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire hours after Iran attacks largest US base in Middle East

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BEIRUT — President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran had reached a ceasefire just hours after Iran fired missiles at the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East. Iran had called the attack a “mighty” retaliation for the American bombardment of Iran’s nuclear sites.

Posting on his Truth Social platform ...Read more

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White House walks back Trump ‘Make Iran Great Again,’ regime change calls

The White House Monday sought to walk back President Donald Trump’s calls to “Make Iran Great Again” and for a “regime change” after the massive U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.

Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt insisted the president...Read more

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to deport migrants to third countries

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The Trump administration can deport migrants to third countries other than their homeland, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday, overturning a federal judge’s decision in Massachusetts that had stopped such deportations.

The high court’s ruling paves the way for the administration to transfer deported men currently held at a U.S. military...Read more

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Should teachers be allowed to lead students in Christian prayer? What poll found

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A majority of Americans said they support letting public school teachers guide students in Christian prayer during class, according to a new poll.

Fifty-two percent of U.S. adults said teachers should be allowed to “lead their classes in prayers that refer to Jesus,” while 46% said they oppose letting teachers do so, according to Pew ...Read more

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Mass. Gov. Maura Healey plans to sign surtax-fueled $1.4B spending bill Tuesday

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BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey said she plans to sign a spending bill Tuesday that includes hundreds of millions for transportation and education projects as well as cash for scores of hyperlocal projects across Massachusetts.

The first-term Democrat plans to ink her name to a $1.4 billion proposal that largely uses leftover dollars from the ...Read more

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, joins USC law school faculty

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LOS ANGELES — Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, attorney Doug Emhoff, is joining the University of Southern California faculty to teach law students, the university plans to announce later Monday.

Emhoff, who received his law degree from USC in 1990, will start the job at the USC Gould School of Law on July 1. He taught at ...Read more

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Interior Alaska fires trigger highway delays, evacuations and air-quality warnings

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Several large fires in Interior Alaska flared over the weekend, triggering evacuations and lengthy road closures and delays into Monday.

Nearly 300 wildfires are burning around the state after a previously slow fire season erupted last week amid a barrage of lightning strikes.

Several of the state's more significant blazes near Fairbanks and ...Read more

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Jurors continue to deliberate fate of accused UC Davis serial stabber

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WOODLAND, Calif. — Jurors entered their third week Monday deliberating the fate of Carlos Reales Dominguez, the former UC Davis student accused in a 2023 knife rampage that killed two men in Davis and nearly killed a woman experiencing homelessness.

Deliberations followed five weeks of testimony in the guilt phase of Dominguez’s trial ...Read more

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UK vows to spend 5% of GDP on security by 2035 to hit NATO goal

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LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will vow to spend 5% of British economic output on security by 2035, embracing an ambitious NATO target sought by President Donald Trump without providing a path on how to get there.

After weeks of refusing to be drawn on the matter, the premier will make the new commitment on Tuesday at the North ...Read more

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'All feet on the ground': Red Cross South Florida needs volunteers for hurricane season

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MIAMI — Susy Rodriguez remembers her first time responding to a fatality as an American Red Cross volunteer. It was October 2022 and a fire at a Homestead public housing complex ravaged one family’s home, taking the life of a young child who lived there.

Though shaken up, she knew what to do as part of the organization’s Disaster Action ...Read more

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This Missouri air base played key role in US attack on Iran. Here's what to know

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Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County, Missouri, has a mission statement: “Execute Nuclear Operations and Global Strike ... Anytime, Anywhere!”

Over the weekend, bomber pilots from Whiteman were called upon to carry out attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, drawing the U.S. into an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

According to...Read more