By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander was acquitted Thursday of criminal charges related to his arrest last September at a protest inside a building that houses one of New York City’s immigration courts. U.S. …
Judge acquits Democratic congressional candidate arrested at New York immigration court protest Read MoreBy Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.org Nearly 200 residents at the St. Joseph’s Center nursing home in the affluent Connecticut suburb of Trumbull were evacuated last year after Legionella bacteria was found in the facility’s water system. Two months later, they …
After nursing home crises, states target private equity’s role Read MoreBy JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court was weighing whether to extend the detention of a prominent Palestinian doctor who was seized by Israeli forces 17 months ago in Gaza and appeared via video conference before the judges …
Courthouse glimpse of prominent Gaza doctor renews calls for his release from Israeli detention Read MoreBy NICOLE WINFIELD, HELENA ALVES and RENATA BRITO ARGUINEGUÍN, Spain (AP) — Pope Leo XIV traveled to a once-notorious epicenter of the European migration debate on Thursday, challenging countries to uphold migrants’ rights while shaming those leaders, including Christians, who …
Pope slams world’s indifference to migrants while visiting onetime ‘dock of shame’ in Canary Islands Read MoreLos Angeles Neighborhood Councils are official, elected advisory bodies within the city government that represent local communities to City Hall. They consist of local volunteers who advocate for their areas on key issues like land use, homelessness, and public safety, …
The West Hills Neighborhood Council’s beautification committee engages in activities to improve the community Read MoreBy COLLEEN BARRY and NICCOLÒ LUPONE MILAN (AP) — Foreign workers building a sprawling $350 million American Consulate in Milan were paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages, according to Associated Press interviews with five former …
Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan Read MoreBy MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, according to a new memo that’s likely to stir new questions …
FDA’s e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones Read MoreGood morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: In an at times contentious congressional hearing in Washington, Chicago Public Schools Supt. and CEO Macquline King was repeatedly pressed by Republican lawmakers on the district’s transgender policies and sex education curriculum. 🗞️ Plus: …
CPS CEO grilled on the Hill Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Detectives are trying to track down a prisoner who escaped from a police van in southeast …
Manhunt for prisoner who escaped van after assaulting guard in Woolwich Read MoreThe building is reportedly in lockdown as teams investigate (Picture: Getty) A hazmat team has descended upon the Pentagon for a ‘hazardous materials incident’ just hours before the World Cup kicks off. Multiple floors and corridors have been shut down, …
Hazmat team swarms Pentagon and building locks down hours before World Cup kickoff Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Britain’s most tattooed man has revealed he is ‘petrified’ of needles despite spending 1,600 hours being …
UK’s most tattooed man Bodyart admits he is ‘petrified’ of needles Read MoreChristian Brueckner has been under constant police surveillance since his release (Picture: Alexander Koerner/Getty Images) The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is reportedly no longer under 24.7 police surveillance. There are fears Christian Brueckner could disappear nine …
Fears Madeleine McCann prime suspect will ‘disappear’ after surveillance is scrapped Read MoreSatellite images show the area where trees have been cleared for the construction (Picture: Pravda) Russia has begun constructing a new military base eerily close to Finland’s eastern border for the first time since the USSR collapsed. New aerial photos …
Putin is building a new military base just 100 miles from NATO border Read MoreBy Elisha Brown, Stateline.org Black midwives in the South, a region rife with racial disparities in maternal health access and maternal mortality, are leading lawsuits over state regulations that they say limit their ability to provide care. Women behind the …
Black midwives are suing Southern states, claiming regulations make it harder to help patients Read MoreBy GISELA SALOMON MIAMI (AP) — On a late March afternoon, a Florida Fish and Wildlife officer pulled up to a Guatemalan couple walking their dog in a park in the affluent beachside community of Bonita Springs, along the Gulf …
Florida immigration arrests have quietly surged, with state and local agencies at the forefront Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the attempted murders of a state senator and his wife, is due to appear in federal …
The man accused of killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband is due to change plea Read MoreThe streaming age is both a blessing and a curse. The good news is that it’s easier than ever to watch a huge variety of series and movies on demand. The bad news is that it can be easy to …
12 novels and nonfiction books for the movie and TV fan in your life Read MoreValley Cultural Foundation presents Concerts at Warner Park beginning on Sunday, June 14, in Woodland Hills. In the file photo, hundreds of people turn out for the Beach Boys tribute band Surfin’ at Warner Park, Woodland Hills, CA, July …
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, June 11-19 Read MoreBalancing a household budget became trickier this spring as rising gasoline prices boosted Southern California inflation to its 2026 high. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed May’s Consumer Price Index report, averaging results for local regions – Los Angeles and Orange counties, …
Southern California inflation hits 5-month high as gas prices jump 27% Read MoreBy YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) — No food says Japan more than sushi. But few people make it themselves, even Japanese. The art of making sushi traditionally meant decades-long training to become a master. But times are changing. Now, just …
Once the preserve of elite chefs, sushi-making can be fun Read More