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Young Ukrainian refugee’s subway stabbing death fuels uproar
Outrage is building over the death of a young Ukrainian refugee who fled to the U.S. seeking safety, only to be stabbed to death in a random subway attack by a homeless ex-convict with multiple previous arrests.
Florida surgeon general defends plan to end vaccine mandates
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo defended Sunday his plan to eliminate all state vaccination requirements, casting it as an “issue of right and wrong,” despite pushback from public-health experts and President Trump.
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‘Chipocalypse Now’: Trump zeroes in on Chicago as part of sanctuary city cleanup
The Trump administration is stepping up its federal presence in sanctuary cities, bringing in the National Guard to assist law enforcement in detaining and deporting criminal illegal immigrants, whether local Democratic officials like it or not.
Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine rule won’t start for 90 days, won’t cover all diseases
Florida's plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won't take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases, like polio and measles, the health department said Sunday.
Mark Volman, who co-founded The Turtles and performed with Flo & Eddie, has died at 78
Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960's pop group The Turtles, whose hits include "Happy Together" and "Elenore," died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday after a brief, unexpected illness, according to his publicist, Ame Van Iden. He was 78.
In one D.C. neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bag
In a swath of the nation's capital that sits across the tracks, and the river, residents can see the Washington Monument, the Waldorf Astoria - formerly the Trump Hotel - and the U.S. Capitol dome.
‘Never seen anything like it’ — what Trump’s favorite phrase says about his presidency
As President Donald Trump tells it, never-before-seen things are happening with stunning regularity.
White House’s review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide
High school history teacher Katharina Matro often pulls materials from the Smithsonian Institution website as she assembles her lessons. She trusts its materials, which don't require the same level of vetting as other online resources. She uses documents and other primary sources it curates for discussions of topics like genocide and slavery.
Lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split nearly $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot
Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game's three-month drought without a big winner.
Several of Trump’s immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings
President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the United States in the largest deportation program in American history. But his immigration agenda is facing various tests in the U.S. courts.
AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans
Armen Kirakosian remembers the frustrations of his first job as a call center agent nearly 10 years ago: the aggravated customers, the constant searching through menus for information and the notes he had to physically write for each call he handled.
Freeze! Police ice cream trucks seek to portray officers in a positive light
The puns are plentiful as police departments around the country buy their own ice cream trucks and roll into neighborhoods to hand out frozen treats for free.
Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs hate crime law
When Jarvis McKenzie locked eyes with the man in the car, he couldn't understand the hate he saw. When the man picked up a rifle, fired over his head and yelled "you better get running, boy!" as he scrambled behind a brick wall, McKenzie knew it was because he is Black.
Trump considering federal takeover of New York 9/11 memorial
The Trump administration is looking into whether it can take control of the 9/11 memorial and museum in New York City.
Trump says ‘Department of WAR’ could reach Chicago
President Trump threatened a "Chipocalypse Now" in Chicago, led by the War Department, in a post with the likeness of the movie "Apocalypse Now."
Powerball jackpot rockets to $1.8 billion
The Powerball jackpot is up to $1.8 billion ahead of Saturday night's drawing, the second-largest amount in Powerball and American lottery history.
