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A fragile return of medical care in Haiti after weeks of violence roil capital
The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders has reopened its hospital in Haiti’s Cité Soleil neighborhood three weeks after suspending operations because of intense fighting between armed groups.
The deadly surge in violence has forced 300,000 people to flee their homes across metropolitan Port-au-Prince, including 17,500 from the ...Read more
Trump wins delay to Jan. 6 civil suits during bid for immunity
WASHINGTON — A federal judge granted President Donald Trump’s request to again pause a collection of lawsuits seeking to hold him responsible for violence at the U.S. Capitol five years ago while he pursues an immunity defense.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Thursday that Trump is entitled to a complete pause on activity in most of...Read more
Trump, without proof, claims 'cheating' in California vote, says federal probe underway
LOS ANGELES — To the surprise of few, President Donald Trump has once again claimed without evidence that Democrats are somehow cheating to win California’s primary elections — writing on social media late Wednesday that federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are investigating the matter.
“The Dumocrats are at it again! They are trying to ...Read more
NYC using AI to help administer SNAP food-assistance benefits
NEW YORK — New York City is using AI to help with administering SNAP benefits, officials testified before the City Council on Thursday.
The tech was developed with consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which the city is formally ending its contract with at the end of the fiscal year. That work will then be brought in-house as the city’s ...Read more
U.S. denies sanctions caused Cuba's crisis as UN warns of worsening shortages
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday rejected claims the U.S. policies are responsible for Cuba’s worsening humanitarian crisis, telling U.N. member states that the U.S. government is offering a new $100 million humanitarian aid package while accusing the Cuban government of causing the island’s shortages through corruption ...Read more
Colorado appeals court overturns homicide convictions for 2 paramedics in Elijah McClain's death
DENVER — Two former Aurora paramedics could get new trials after the Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed their homicide convictions in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.
McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was unarmed and not suspected of committing any crime, died after Aurora police put him in a neck hold and a paramedic injected...Read more
DEA eyes potential drug trafficking risks tied to World Cup in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal drug enforcement officials say they are preparing for potential drug trafficking risks tied to next week’s FIFA World Cup in Kansas City.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is working with state and local partners while also launching a nationwide awareness campaign aimed in part at educating foreign ...Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declares statewide drought emergency
DENVER — Colorado’s state leadership on Thursday declared a drought emergency as this winter’s record-low snowpack and an abnormally warm spring fuel one of the worst statewide droughts on record.
The emergency declaration opens the door for a future request for a federal disaster declaration and aid. It also mandates that state agencies ...Read more
US-Iran talks progress stalls after Hezbollah rejects truce
There was no sign of progress in ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran after the worst burst of violence in weeks and as the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militia rejected on Thursday a U.S.-brokered truce in Lebanon.
President Donald Trump said ceasefire talks are in the “final” stages. Earlier, Iran’s foreign minister said the ...Read more
Maryland Gov. Moore blames Iran war, White House for high energy prices; Republicans push back
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday defended his administration’s efforts to ease historically high gas and energy prices during an event at Salisbury University, saying his team is working to reduce household costs while blaming the White House and the war in Iran for broader price spikes.
“You know what would be really helpful? Let’s ...Read more
Trump administration is disbanding climate research during hurricane season
The Trump administration’s most recently wave of defundings directly affects North Carolinians at one of the most crucial times of the year: hurricane season.
The National Science Foundation has begun descaling their Ocean Observatories Initiative following President Donald Trump’s firing of the NSF’s independent board through an email in...Read more
Trump says Pulte will only be temporary intelligence director
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that Bill Pulte will only serve as national intelligence director on an acting basis, adding that he is interviewing permanent candidates for the position.
“He’s not going to be permanent, because, you know, I don’t think he’d want to be permanent,” Trump told reporters Thursday of Pulte, a ...Read more
Maryland issues recall of Clover Hill Dairy soft cheese products
BALTIMORE — Health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain soft cheese products made by a Southern Maryland dairy over concerns about possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially dangerous foodborne bacterium.
The Maryland Department of Health announced that Clover Hill Dairy, based in Mechanicsville, has ...Read more
Officials say fake shipping ring hacked data to steal $5 million in meat, cheese, cigarettes
NEW YORK — A sophisticated theft ring used hacked data, fake trucking logs and bogus shipping information to steal nearly $5 million in goods from retailers across the Northeast to sell in New York City, officials said.
The retail theft ring targeted logistics sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey. They stole everything from ...Read more
Kennealy endorses Mike Minogue in Massachusetts gubernatorial race
BOSTON — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue has earned the endorsement of his once-primary opponent and former fellow GOP candidate for governor, Mike Kennealy, making the announcement in front of a crowd of supporters at Minogue’s campaign headquarters in Burlington on Thursday.
Kennealy’s endorsement comes after failing to ...Read more
Karen Read texts revelations causes Norfolk DA candidate to call for Morrissey's immediate resignation
BOSTON — Norfolk DA candidate Adam Deitch is calling for current DA Michael Morrissey’s resignation “effective immediately” after concerning text messages between cops investigating Karen Read came to light.
“Michael Morrissey should resign his position as District Attorney effective immediately. Today’s text message revelations ...Read more
Sens. Dave McCormick, John Hickenlooper introduce national robotics commission
Robotics are taking center stage in discussions of national security, which is why U.S. Senators Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and John Hickenlooper, D-Co., introduced a bipartisan National Commission on Robotics Act on Thursday.
Whether the robots that end up on factory floors, folding laundry in homes or fighting wars are U.S.-manufactured robots or...Read more
Spencer Pratt claims LA's homeless will move to Seattle if he's elected. That city's mayor responds
LOS ANGELES — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson pushed back against a claim by Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt that if he’s elected, L.A.’s homeless population would move to Seattle to take advantage of that city’s drug laws.
Pratt made the comment during an interview with ABC’s Josh Haskell, in which he claimed the city’s more...Read more
Orange County immigration attorneys suspended for filing briefs filled with AI-hallucinated errors
LOS ANGELES — A pair of Orange County immigration attorneys received temporary suspensions after the court discovered they used generative AI to write briefs that included “multiple nonexistent cases, misattributed quotations, and gross misrepresentations.”
Attorneys Mike Singh Sethi and William Rounds, both part of Sethi Law Group in ...Read more
Trump attorney general pick Todd Blanche could face confirmation challenges
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night at a White House dinner that he wanted to make acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche’s leadership of the Department of Justice permanent.
The president said he thought the confirmation of his onetime personal defense attorney would go “very quickly,” according to a video posted ...Read more
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