Michigan pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was the first person to scientifically prove a direct link between Flint’s 2014 water switch and elevated levels of lead in local children. In her new book, “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City,” she calls Flint a “crime scene” and says the city has PTSD from…
Acid Software said Tuesday that purchases of “Active Shooter” were “temporarily disabled” as its representatives tried to resolve the issues with PayPal.
So it caught Capitol Hill off guard when on Tuesday the president indicated he would be signing an executive order to end family separation, CBS News correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports
After further investigation, and some tips from eye witnesses, police were able to identify the suspect and return some of the stolen property.
The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, resulting in the separation of families, has sparked nationwide protests and condemnation from religious leaders. Here’s a look at what immigrant families are currently experiencing on the U.S. border. In this photo, a 2-year-old from Honduras cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 in…
Tupelo police were called to the 800 block of West Jefferson Street on Monday morning. A 61-year-old man was stabbed multiple times.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Heavy rains in South Texas have caused flooding in areas that were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey 10 months ago. National Weather Service meteorologist Tyler Castillo said Wednesday that since Tuesday, rain of 5 to 10 inches was widespread along the Texas coast with up to 15 inches in isolated areas. Port Aransas, which was devastated…
Some proposals would have lifted the caps by law on July 1, but legislators settled on a final version that lets the agency to decide.
A federal jury has awarded $18.4 million in damages to a man who said in a lawsuit that two doctors failed to test him for HIV, which allowed the virus to progress to AIDS.
American Airlines acknowledged that it may have carried minors who were caught crossing the border illegally, and it’s possible that includes kids separated from their parents.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is drafting an executive action for President Donald Trump.
McCain says he was only expressing his opinion that he wants to protect the United States’ borders at any cost.
The suspect is accused of making personal purchases with a city credit card. The alleged theft took place from January 2013 until February 2015.
These days, all American auto companies are dealing with President Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, something many analysts expect will raise the cost of making a car.
The largest U.S. doctors’ group, the American Medical Association, is urging the Trump administration to end promptly the practice of separating children from their migrating families at the southern border. The AMA’s chief executive officer, Dr. James Madara, writes in a letter that families seeking refuge in the U.S. “already endure emotional and physical stress” and that separation only makes…
People hold signs to protest against President Trump’s executive order to detain children crossing the southern U.S. border and separating families outside of City Hall in Los Angeles on June 7, 2018. Reuters After repeatedly suing the Trump administration over U.S. immigration policies, California will find itself in an unusual position Wednesday: defending protections for people in the country illegally…
Trump administration officials say they have no clear plan yet on how to reunite the thousands of children separated from their families at the border since the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy in which anyone caught entering the U.S. illegally is criminally prosecuted. “This policy is relatively new,” said Steven Wagner, an acting assistant secretary at the Department of Health…
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — The lawyer for slain rapper XXXTentacion said Tuesday that detectives believe he was fatally shot in a random robbery while likely planning to buy a motorcycle at an upscale shop near a residential neighborhood in South Florida. Attorney David Bogenschutz said investigators also told him the 20-year-old rapper, who pronounced his stage name “Ex Ex Ex…
Air travelers will face a new level of attention at airport checkpoints starting Wednesday. The TSA will now inspect passengers’ carry-on bags for powdered material. TSA officers will start asking passengers in the standard security lines to remove containers holding at least 350 milliliters of powder – roughly the size of a soda can – from their carry-on bags for…
The governors of multiple East Coast states have announced that they will not deploy National Guard resources near the U.S.-Mexico border, a largely symbolic but politically significant rejection of the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy that has resulted in children being separated from their families. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, announced Tuesday morning on his Twitter account that he…
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — The number of undocumented children held in federal detention centers is growing. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said nearly 12,000 minors are living in its network of shelters right now. Most young people in shelters tried to cross the border on their own, but a growing number were forced to separate from their families. More…
Many things you see online are not what they appear to be. In the case of social media influencers – people who are paid to promote brands and products – some aren’t even real people. In what is part of a growing online trend, some of these computer-generated influencers have more than one million followers each. Recent studies predict the…
Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border to at least three “tender age” shelters in South Texas, The Associated Press has learned. Lawyers and medical providers who have visited the Rio Grande Valley shelters described play rooms of crying preschool-age children in crisis. The government also plans…
TODAY: Scattered showers in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Highs in the low 90s with heat index values in the upper 90s. Some storms could be strong, with gusty winds, frequent lightning, heavy downpours, and small hail. Rain chance around 50%. Lingering showers and a few thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the low 70s. THU/FRI: Numerous…