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US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy
Orange no-entry signs posted by the U.S. military in English and Spanish dot the New Mexico desert, where a border wall cuts ...
Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans’ $1 trillion Medicaid cut
Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area’s aging farmers delaying care until they end up in ...
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...
Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical ...
‘Let the dust settle’: Local tax experts weigh in on anticipated implementation of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
After a tied vote in the Senate and another close vote in the House of Representatives, President Donald Trump’s “Big ...
What to know about Julio César Chávez’s arrest by U.S. immigration officials
U.S. immigration officials have arrested famous Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. — days after his high-profile fight with ...
Pop star Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom split 6 years after getting engaged
Popstar Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have split, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. Outlets including People and ...
George Springer homers twice, Blue Jays sweep Yankees to take AL East lead
George Springer hit two two-run home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Thursday night to ...
Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated, 2 die in Turkey
Firefighters battled blazes Thursday near Athens and on the island of Crete, where thousands were forced to flee holiday ...
North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean ...
Ethiopia completes the power-generating dam on the Nile that caused a dispute with Egypt
Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that a controversial power dam on the Nile is now complete, a major milestone for his ...
Navy ships and helicopters used in intensified search for 30 missing after Indonesian ferry sinks
Indonesian authorities deployed navy ships and helicopters Friday in the intensified search for 30 people still missing almost two days after a ferry sank near the ...