What to know about the hantavirus strain that led to cruise ship outbreak
All eyes are on passengers of a cruise ship battling an outbreak of Andes virus, an infectious disease that has so far left three people dead and several others sick.
On Monday, a group of Americans on the ship were flown...Read more
Cuba's new migration law changes little for Cuban Americans. Here is why
Cuba’s new migration and citizenship laws maintain several restrictions affecting Cuban Americans, including a requirement that Cubans with dual citizenship travel to the country with a Cuban passport and maintaining the...Read more
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck sued by Miami-Dade cops over 'The Rip'
MIAMI — Two Miami cops aren’t happy about how they were portrayed in a Netflix film, and now they’re seeking justice — and damages.
On May 6, Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office ...Read more
If weather allows, sonic boom in store as SpaceX tries for launch to the space station
Despite a dodgy weather forecast, SpaceX has lined up its latest resupply run for NASA to the International Space Station on Tuesday night that could bring a sonic boom to parts of Central Florida.
A Falcon 9 on the CRS-...Read more
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul announce $4 billion in new state cash to city
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday an additional $4 billion in state cash flowing to the five boroughs, ahead of the mayor’s release of his executive budget proposal.
The budget ...Read more
Man who died on Mount Wilson identified as film and TV composer Mark Smythe, 53
LOS ANGELES — The most recent death on Mount Wilson claimed the life of a man identified as New Zealand-born, L.A.-based composer Mark Smythe. Following the tragedy, his colleagues and family poured out their hearts as ...Read more
Mary McNamara: 'Outlander' finale marks the end of a great show and an unprecedented age of TV
The final episode of the eight season Starz drama “Outlander” is upon us, and no matter what occurs— will the epic love story of Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) end with, as many fear, one or ...Read more
A deep-ocean climate plan wins rare EPA approval, but is sinking plants in the sea the answer?
Innovators who are working on ways to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to fight climate change are having a tough time lately.
Their biggest supporter, Microsoft, recently began telling partners that it...Read more
The Cherokee Bible, one of the language’s first books, is a window between worldviews
If you wanted to learn the Cherokee language in the 1990s, there weren’t many written resources: three dissertations from the 1970s and ’80s, one textbook and a handful of college classes in North Carolina and ...Read more
Many of the Caribbean’s most important reefs are going unprotected
Living by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature’s most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm surges, flooding and destructive waves that threaten homes, infrastructure and livelihoods.
...Read more
Gugu Mbatha-Raw's work keeps her young
Gugu Mbatha-Raw believes acting has helped her keep feeling young.
The 43-year-old actress is "loving" life in her 40s but thinks her job helps because it is important to maintain her "childlike imaginative sensitivities"...Read more
Paul McCartney reveals how he stops life turning 'sour'
Sir Paul McCartney is determined to never let his life turn "sour".
The 83-year-old Beatles legend has reflected on the song Life Can Be Hard, which is taken from his new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane, and was written in...Read more
Uncertainty over hantavirus spread complicates global response to cruise ship outbreak
Passengers from the Hondius cruise ship are being repatriated under a patchwork of measures that reflect uncertainty over how this strain of hantavirus spreads, complicating efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.
Some ...Read more
Trump says he will discuss Taiwan arms sales at Xi summit
President Donald Trump said he will discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a meeting this week, a move that risks undermining America’s longstanding support for the self-ruled island claimed ...Read more
In war with Iran, China sees a familiar pattern of US mistakes
BEIJING — The Trump administration has repeatedly framed the war in Iran as a quick, winnable fight, vowing to defeat the Islamic Republic "totally and decisively" — incomparable to the "dumb" wars in Iraq and ...Read more
Patty García gets Congressional Progressive Caucus endorsement in race to replace US Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García
CHICAGO — The political arm of the Congressional Progressive Caucus is following U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García’s lead in backing the Southwest Side Democrat’s former chief of staff to succeed him in the House ...Read more
Delcy Rodríguez pushes back on Trump's Venezuela statehood remarks
President Donald Trump’s repeated musings about Venezuela becoming the 51st U.S. state drew a sharp response Monday from interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, who said the country would never surrender its ...Read more
'Sons of Detroit,' doc about race, identity and Detroit, comes home
DETROIT — Jeremy Xido is returning to Detroit with his movie about returning to Detroit.
"Sons of Detroit" is Xido's deeply personal documentary about his own journey growing up on Detroit's East Side, the circumstances...Read more
Bahamians vote as Davis seeks second term amid US lobbying controversy
Bahamians head to the polls on Tuesday in general elections in which the current prime minister has called the opposition “weak,” a former NBA star has claimed the party in power targeted him, and a lucrative contract ...Read more
Federal gas tax holiday sees growing support amid pain at the pump
WASHINGTON — Federal gas tax holiday proposals were making the rounds on Capitol Hill on Monday after President Donald Trump expressed his support for such an effort, with one new bill already introduced in the Senate ...Read more
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