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USS Abraham Lincoln’s record deployment highlights shortfalls of US military readiness
Reports from the USS Abraham Lincoln describe a crew running on almost no sleep and suffering mental strain.
The Navy’s own account acknowledged that the Lincoln spent 266 days deployed, 200 of them in a combat zone. It said that meal plans were adjusted when fresh resupply was unavailable, and that its sailors and Marines had been ...Read more
‘Mad honey’ that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide
A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that his father-in-law had been rushed to the hospital after eating some wild honey brought back from the hills of Nepal.
Within about 30 minutes, his heart rate had dropped dangerously low and his blood pressure had collapsed. He recovered, but the episode was terrifying for the whole family...Read more
Dementia care navigators help Coloradans get the support they need
Latino Americans are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
In Colorado, nearly a quarter of the overall population identifies as Hispanic or Latino. As Coloradans age, more individuals and families in these communities will be affected by dementia.
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Why Democrats are amplifying corruption talk: A historical strategy for parties out of power
If you have seen campaign ads for the midterm elections, you have likely noticed that a major theme this year is corruption.
New Hampshire congressman and Senate candidate Chris Pappas has framed his campaign around his anti-corruption efforts in Congress, claiming that his anti-corruption record includes the fact that he “doesn’t...Read more
At least 1,400 missing as flood devastates Nepal and China
A flash flood in a Nepalese valley near the Chinese border unleashed waves of devastation that inundated villages and swept away buildings, killing at least 270 and leaving more than 1,400 missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists.
Visitors from countries including India, Malaysia, Australia, the U.K. and U.S. are unaccounted for more ...Read more
Putin moves to escalate war in Ukraine as talks at dead end
Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin.
For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure ...Read more
Rare bird draws flocks of Southern California birders to this Irvine marsh to get a glimpse
LOS ANGELES — For the last two weeks, a little bird with big feet has turned a 320-acre marsh in Irvine into one of the hottest birding destinations in Southern California.
Hundreds of birdwatchers have flocked to the Irvine Ranch Water District's San Joaquin Marsh, hoping to catch a glimpse of a juvenile purple gallinule.
It's the first ...Read more
Breaking down the findings from the Hope Florida grand jury report
MIAMI — A grand jury in Leon County determined the DeSantis administration misappropriated taxpayer funds by redirecting $10 million from a Medicaid settlement into a state charity to fund political activities, but there wasn’t enough evidence to charge anyone criminally, according to the sealed report.
Miami Herald news partner CBS Miami ...Read more
Extreme heat is taking a toll on firefighters as wildfires stretch crews to the limit
When a wildfire threatens a community, most people don’t think to ask whether the firefighters coming to help slept enough the night before, recovered from the previous day’s shift or have enough energy left for another day on the fire line. They simply expect firefighters to show up.
But that workforce is increasingly being ...Read more
Medicare's paying less for cataract surgery. Eye doctors are turning to lucrative lasers
Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian in New York, was thrilled with the results of her cataract surgeries, which left her with close to 20/20 vision.
She said she paid nearly $4,000 out-of-pocket for her two surgeries last year because she opted to have her doctor use a laser to assist with the procedure.
Chalala, 69, chose that method over the ...Read more
Violence against healthcare workers and staffing shortages fuel hospital strikes
Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn’t expect to witness so much violence against her own colleagues.
“I’ve seen nurses get shoved, pushed, scratched. The biggest one is bitten,” said Dhooghe, who works at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
The ...Read more
Sanctuary policies are keeping prisoners in local jails away from ICE
As more states seek ways to limit immigration enforcement, a Stateline analysis shows one tactic has had an effect: making it more difficult for local law enforcement to hand over people they are holding in city or county jails to federal immigration authorities.
The analysis found that states with strict non-cooperation policies — Oregon, ...Read more
Reno became an affordable, booming destination. Fires show the limits of all that growth
Over the last 15 years, the population of Reno — the so-called Biggest Little City in the World — has surged, thanks in large part to an influx of Californians drawn by Nevada's cheaper housing, booming tech industry and relative lack of soul-crushing traffic.
From 2010 to 2025, Reno's population grew an astonishing 26%, to more than 283,...Read more
From divorce to speed limits, Missouri's new laws take effect Friday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers considered over 3,000 laws during the latest legislative session, passing more than 100, and most are set to take effect Friday.
The state will have 81 new laws on the books. They include every nonbudget piece of legislation that wasn’t passed with an emergency clause or that required an earlier ...Read more
After Seattle Center shooting, Washington gun reform up against rifts, fatigue
SEATTLE — As Washington state Rep. Liz Berry stood near Seattle Center’s International Fountain at a vigil for the Bite of Seattle shooting victims one month ago, she took stock of what’s next for lawmakers’ efforts to reduce gun violence.
The Democrat from Seattle has worked on several firearms-related proposals in the state ...Read more
Putin moves to escalate war in Ukraine as talks at dead end
Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin.
For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure ...Read more
Three state senators press University of California system to restore SAT test requirements, backing faculty outcry
Three Republican state senators are pressing the University of California to reinstate SAT and ACT scores in undergraduate admissions, urging the Board of Regents to act "as soon as possible" and warning that six years without the tests has left students under-prepared.
"Please re-instate the SAT or ACT ASAP," wrote the three legislators — ...Read more
ICE deports Venezuelan official accused of torture. He lived in South Florida
The Trump administration has deported a former lieutenant colonel in Venezuela’s National Guard who has been accused of torturing political dissenters and spearheading a violent crackdown on protests against the Venezuelan government.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami confirmed on Wednesday that Rafael José Quero Silva had been ...Read more
DHS staff lacks 'high confidence' in Trump's claims of noncitizen voters in Pa., Al Schmidt claims in letter to Markwayne Mullin
Pennsylvania's top election official contended in a letter to a cabinet secretary this week that the Trump administration's own staff does not have "high confidence" in its claims of thousands of noncitizens on the state's voter rolls.
In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of State Al Schmidt said the Department of Homeland ...Read more
RevMed's pancreatic cancer pill priced above $475,000 a year
Revolution Medicines Inc. won U.S. approval for a breakthrough pill that lengthens the lives of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, a major advance against one of the hardest-to-treat tumor types.
The once-daily drug carries a list price of more than $475,000 a year, making it one of the most expensive cancer treatments in history. The ...Read more
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