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With hopes for asylum in US dashed, migrants in Tijuana ponder next moves
TIJUANA, Mexico — When the Russian man arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 1, he knew he was too late. Still, he held on to hope that even with President Trump in office he could be let into the United States to seek asylum.
Slavik, a 37-year-old engineer, said he fled Russia after being beaten by security forces for supporting the ...Read more

Hit hard by opioid crisis, Black patients further hurt by barriers to care
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Purple flags, representing the nearly 300 Mecklenburg County residents who died of opioid overdose in 2023, fluttered in the humid breeze last August in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on the city’s predominantly Black west side.
As recently as five years ago, the event might have attracted an ...Read more

How the Mexican Mafia's 'Pomona Mike' made LA's federal jail his fiefdom
LOS ANGELES -- In Pomona, Michael Lerma is a “mythical” figure, his attorney says.
Lerma, 68, hasn’t walked the streets of his hometown on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County since the 1980s, when he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. But according to federal prosecutors, he controls an “empire” of gang ...Read more

It's rattlesnake season. Here's how to dodge the venomous creature
LAS VEGAS — It’s the sound a hiker never wants to hear.
The sizzling warning call of a rattlesnake should be any outdoorsman’s sign to flee. Rattlesnake season, when Nevadans may see one of the state’s six species during the day or at night, begins each March as the Las Vegas Valley gets warmer. The snakes are most active through ...Read more

Wind and solar power opponents make headway in state legislatures
WATER VALLEY, Texas — On a recent day when the wind gusted close to 40 miles per hour, 82-year-old George Neill was making repairs on his ranch, oblivious to the nearby cluster of wind turbines churning the sky behind him.
“After about a year, you never know the things are here,” said Neill, who leases part of his West Texas property to ...Read more

More women allege sexual assault at KC spa joining 6 others, attorney says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — More women have come forward alleging they were sexually assaulted during massages at a spa in south Kansas City.
In late February, The Star published a story online about two women who reported to police that a man sexually assaulted them as he gave them massages at Fusion Spa, 12931 Stateline Road. Four other women also ...Read more
Colorado food pantries scramble amid steep federal funding cuts
DENVER — Colorado’s food banks and pantries are reeling from a recent wave of funding cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration and are uncertain how to replace millions of dollars in fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, beans and other groceries that feed thousands of hungry Coloradans every year.
The cuts come at a time of rising need ...Read more

Florida's Cubans, once a protected class, face new immigration threats
For years, Cubans who arrived in the United States were treated differently from other immigrants.
Many were quickly allowed to stay. They obtained work permits and became residents without a long wait. They even found a path to citizenship more easily than others. Credit the special treatment to a holdover from the Cold War, when U.S. foreign ...Read more

Pa. Sen. Dave McCormick cautions 'give it a little time' as the stock market swings
As the stock market swung wildly in response to President Donald Trump's trade war, Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Monday tried to offer reassurance that the uncertainty people were feeling would be "eliminated" in the "coming days and weeks."
"I don't want to be in the business of predicting stock markets," ...Read more

Boston Mayor Wu proposes $4.8B city budget with 4.4% spending increase
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proposed a $4.8 billion city budget that she says may need to be adjusted down the line depending on the outcome of potential federal funding cuts, some of which the city is already challenging in court.
The mayor’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, filed Monday with the City Council, represents a roughly 4.4% ...Read more
Ancient artifacts made of volcanic glass keep turning up in Canada. But how?
Volcanic glass has been discovered at more than 500 archaeological sites in western Canada. Geologically speaking, it shouldn’t be there.
Now, researchers may have answered how these artifacts made of obsidian ended up so far away from their point of origin, according to a March 14 study published by the Archaeological Survey of Alberta.
“...Read more

Maryland General Assembly alters Blueprint education plan: Here's what changed
With a little more than five hours before adjourning, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation Monday evening to alter the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. The change maintains funding for community schools but bumps collaborative time implementation.
“This session has seen dramatic progress restoring the vast majority of the ...Read more

Japan to get priority in trade talks after Trump-Ishiba call
Japan looks set to get priority in U.S. tariff talks, moving to the front of a long line of countries seeking to roll back President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal duties, which are scheduled to kick in on Wednesday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who along with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will lead the American side of ...Read more
13th-century stories hidden in book binding tell sequel to King Arthur legend
For centuries, the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, Guinevere and the world of Camelot have come to be known as Arthurian legend, or the matter of Britain.
From Arthur’s birth to his ascension to king and eventually his presumed death, medieval writers told stories of power, greed and love through the lens of fantasy.
Key parts of ...Read more

'Troubling pattern' in Nevada's probate system could be changed with new state bill
Nevada lawmakers on Monday heard a bill that would boost requirements to oversee a probate case, and were told a Las Vegas Review-Journal investigation uncovered a “troubling pattern” in the system.
The state Senate Judiciary Committee discussed Senate Bill 404, which would add steps needed to take over a dead person’s estate after the ...Read more

BioLab fined $61,000 after OSHA says improperly stored chemicals caused fire at Georgia facility
ATLANTA — BioLab has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor following an investigation that found that improperly stored hazardous chemicals were the cause of a fire at its Conyers, Georgia, facility seven months ago.
According to the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the company was cited as having four ...Read more

An uptick of ticks in Washington? Study of trail reports to help track sightings
Tick sightings are on the rise in Western Washington, according to research conducted by a University of Washington master’s degree student.
Thanks to that same student, there’s now a system to help track where people are encountering ticks on trails across the state.
According to an April 7 news release from the Washington Trails ...Read more

Supreme Court upholds Trump's war power to deport Venezuelan gang members
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday the Trump administration may use a wartime law to deport alleged members of a foreign crime gang, but only if they are given the right to challenge the government’s claim.
By a 5-4 vote, the court set aside the orders of judges in Washington who said the Trump administration had overstepped its ...Read more

U.S. House passes first Barrett bill to simplify VA claims notices
WASHINGTON ― Michigan U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett saw his first piece of legislation pass through the House on Monday, which aims to make the claims correspondence that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sends to veterans around the country more "user friendly."
The bill passed the House on Monday night by a vote of 412 to 0.
"Our veterans ...Read more

USDA issues warning to Norfolk-based medical school over animal testing
The United States Department of Agriculture has sent a warning to the Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University alleging research done in years prior using animals violated the Animal Welfare Act.
Specifically, the warning notes issues in past research using chinchillas and monkeys. The USDA’s warning alleges that researchers...Read more
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