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Cyclosporiasis cases rise to about 2,600 in Michigan as outbreak continues
DETROIT — The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan climbed to 2,640 as of Monday morning, an increase of over 1,000 from Friday, according to the state's health department.
Forty-four people have reportedly been hospitalized, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Monday's numbers are up from 1,562 on Friday. Cases ...Read more
ICE signs contract to open new immigration detention center northeast of Denver
DENVER — The private prison giant Geo Group has signed a multiyear contract with the Trump administration to reopen a shuttered prison in Hudson, Colorado, and turn it into an immigration detention center.
The long-expected agreement will nearly double U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s immigrant detention capacity in Colorado. The ...Read more
Cyclosporiasis cases rise to about 2,600 in Michigan as outbreak continues
DETROIT — The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan climbed to 2,640 as of Monday morning, an increase of over 1,000 from Friday, according to the state's health department.
Forty-four people have reportedly been hospitalized, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Monday's numbers are up from 1,562 on Friday. Cases ...Read more
Mayor Zohran Mamdani casts doubt on NYC Council plan to bolster pay of school paraprofessionals
NEW YORK — A controversial bill to provide each New York City school paraprofessional with a $10,000 “workforce stabilization” payment — outside of the standard collective bargaining process — will go before the full City Council for a vote later this week, but Mayor Zohran Mamdani Monday said he has misgivings about the plan.
The ...Read more
As killer's execution approaches, victim's sister loses hope for closure
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As the execution of convicted killer Dennis Sochor draws near, his victim’s sister is bracing for a reality she has dreaded for 44 years.
“I wish we had her home,” Marilyn Gifford said of her slain sister, Patricia. “I want her back. We want to lay her to rest.”
With his execution date set for Tuesday, time ...Read more
Maryland sheriffs say DOJ lawsuit confirms Community Trust Act concerns
BALTIMORE – The Justice Department’s lawsuit challenging Maryland’s new immigration law has sharpened a growing divide over immigration enforcement, with local sheriffs telling The Baltimore Sun the measure leaves them caught between conflicting state and federal directives, while top Maryland Democrats say it is essential to building ...Read more
Defense funding to research troops' brain injuries shrank since 2025
WASHINGTON — Funding for Defense Department medical research into traumatic brain injuries has dropped by more than three-quarters in the last three fiscal years, even as the problem continues to plague U.S. servicemembers.
At issue is the Pentagon-funded program to research detection and treatment of TBIs and to understand psychological ...Read more
Colorado wildfires: Gov. Jared Polis declares disaster emergency for Green Ridge fire near Steamboat Springs
DENVER — Two new wildfires sparked in northern Colorado on Sunday, one of which prompted mandatory evacuations and a disaster declaration from Gov. Jared Polis.
The Green Ridge and Fishhook fires join four larger wildfires actively burning on more than 205,000 acres across Colorado: the Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain, Ferris and Willow fires.
...Read more
US and Iran trade strikes, dispute whether Hormuz is open
The U.S. and Iran exchanged fresh strikes overnight into Monday, prolonging a spate of tit-for-tat attacks at a time when the two nations offer conflicting statements over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open to shipping.
The latest wave follows a weekend escalation that saw the U.S. launch one of its heaviest bombardments on Iran since the two...Read more
Chicago's second heat wave of the season to bring poor air quality Monday, more 90s starting Tuesday
CHICAGO — As a heat dome builds in the Plains and “dangerous” record highs become a possibility for parts of the country, the Chicago area is forecast to experience at least three days of 90-degree weather this week, Tuesday through Thursday.
The area will get little overnight relief as temperatures remain in the mid to upper 70s. No rain...Read more
US agency seeks to expand investment reach into the Caribbean
The United States’ federal investment arm is expanding its reach in the Caribbean, where the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is hoping to soon begin reviewing proposals to boost energy and improve infrastructure such as seaports and airports.
A top official with the federal agency, which helps finance projects in developing...Read more
Burnham weighs bigger budget as experts lobby on economy
Andy Burnham, the U.K.’s presumptive next prime minister, is considering unveiling a bolstered budget later this year as allies and experts seek to persuade him to pursue a land tax, public control of utilities and a more ambitious devolution strategy.
Burnham is on course to take over from Keir Starmer on July 20, with little known of the ...Read more
US and Iran trade strikes, dispute whether Hormuz is open
The U.S. and Iran exchanged fresh strikes overnight into Monday, prolonging a spate of tit-for-tat attacks at a time when the two nations offer conflicting statements over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open to shipping.
The latest wave follows a weekend escalation that saw the U.S. launch one of its heaviest bombardments on Iran since the two...Read more
As Milei's aura fades, Argentina starts to look for a third way
Corruption was once Javier Milei’s strongest card against the Peronist movement that dominated Argentine politics for decades. Now it’s just one of several vulnerabilities that are damaging the libertarian president’s brand and giving wings to the opposition’s comeback plans.
With Milei’s popularity at its lowest level in more than ...Read more
To promote more housing, cities and states target parking minimums
In 1923, the city of Columbus, Ohio, enacted the first known off-street parking requirement for new apartment buildings.
The city’s rules got stricter over time. In 1954, a Columbus apartment building with 100 one-bedroom units had to have at least 100 parking spaces; by 2022, the minimum was 150. For a 2,500-square-foot restaurant, the ...Read more
Shielded records & stripped money. How NC's new budget alters college discipline
Buried in North Carolina’s late state budget — now law under the governor’s signature — are two provisions that alter how students are disciplined at public colleges and universities.
One prevents students convicted of assaulting an officer from receiving financial benefits from the state. The other shields disciplinary records that ...Read more
Immigration arrests near Illinois courthouses still persist, despite state law
Lucia Vasquez-Gonzalez thought she was doing the right thing when she went to court in March.
Vasquez-Gonzalez migrated to the U.S. in search of a better life but did not have legal permission to live here. In January, she was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery in a confrontation with her roommate, according to court records...Read more
U.S. Supreme Court decision on transgender sports bans left CT case open. It's not going away
When the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that states can bar biological males from competing in women’s sports, it left unanswered the other side of the question: Can states permit it?
The question is pointed directly at Connecticut or, more particularly, at a case referred to as Soule that has percolated in Connecticut’s federal district ...Read more
Patients face a thicket of red tape trying to maintain consistent health coverage
By the time Derion Blackman collapsed in front of a Dollar General in Kissimmee, Florida, in March, he had been waiting two months to regain access to some of the vital medications he’d been taking since undergoing a heart transplant two years ago.
“He was on a nasty, dirty ground in front of a store,” recalled Sonja Smith, who is enraged...Read more
DOJ investigating allegations against UAW President Fain
The U.S. Justice Department launched a grand jury investigation into allegations that the head of the United Auto Workers pressured another high-ranking union official to secure benefits for his fiancée and her sister, according to internal communications within the labor organization.
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed the union’s court-...Read more
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