President Donald Trump on Saturday invited a supporter onstage while he was speaking at a campaign-style rally at Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Florida. (Feb. 18)
County commissioners in rural New Mexico extended authorization for a migrant detention facility Wednesday in cooperation with federal authorities over objections by advocates for immigrant rights who allege inhumane conditions and due process violations at the privately operated Torrance County Detention Facility. The 3-0 vote by the Torrance County commission clears the way for a four-month extension through September of an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the detention of migrants at the facility. Critics of the detention center have urged federal immigration authorities to end their contract with a private detention operator, while unsuccessfully calling on state lawmakers to ban local government contracts for migrant detention.
Some U.S. students at Washington, D.C.'s Jackson-Reed High School filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the public high school's administrators censored them by prohibiting pro-Palestinian events. The lawsuit said administrators treated the Arab Student Union, a student club at the high school, differently from other groups like the Black Student Union and the Asian Student Union by restricting its activities. "For the past four months, it [the Arab Student Union] and its members have been trying to engage in expressive activities at the high school - showing a documentary film, putting up posters, distributing literature, presenting a cultural program - but have been stopped at every turn by the school administration," the lawsuit said.
The complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center alleges payments to Red Curve Solutions seem "designed to obscure" who is being paid for legal work.
Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that a body found at the home of a former Washington state police officer who killed his ex-wife before fleeing to Oregon, where he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was that of a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a baby. Elias Huizar, 39, a former police officer in Yakima, went on the run Monday afternoon after killing two people, including his ex-wife, Amber Rodriguez, 31, whom he shot eight times outside a West Richland elementary school in front of their 9-year-old son and other witnesses, police said. Rodriguez had recently obtained a protection order against Huizar.
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Thursday condemned Israel and reaffirmed her support for Palestinians in Gaza, after a backlash in her native Pakistan over a Broadway musical she co-produced with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Yousafzai, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, has been condemned by some for partnering with Clinton, an outspoken supporter of Israel's war against Hamas.
Go homemade and make one of these Father's Day card ideas for Dad. A mix of funny, cute and cool ideas, all of these DIYs are great for kids and toddlers.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis called for "negotiated peace" in Ukraine and Gaza, noting the devastating effects war has on children.
Technology firm Cisco Systems said that hackers have subverted some of its digital security devices to break in to government networks globally. In a blog post published on Wednesday, the company said its Adaptive Security Appliances - pieces of equipment that roll several different digital defense functions into one - had previously unknown vulnerabilities that had been exploited by a group of hackers they called "UAT4356." The blog post described the group as a "sophisticated state-sponsored actor" and said that the company's investigation found victims that "involved government networks globally."
TikTok is facing a ban in the United States, but don't delete your app just yet – legal battles loom. It's Wednesday's news.
Brazil's government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic tax overhaul approved last year, a key element of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's strategy to foster growth in Latin America's largest economy. The Finance Ministry said in a statement the bill contains most of the regulations needed to implement the constitutional amendment approved last year, and that a second proposal will be sent to lawmakers in the coming days specifically addressing management and oversight of the new taxes. The reform's goal is to enhance productivity by streamlining Brazil's complex tax framework, known for burdening businesses with significant compliance costs.
My Indian wedding was bright and bold in many ways — but when it came to my makeup, I wanted to keep it simple.
Emily Westerfield's incredible success in navigating the surrogacy experience led her to give birth to Carrying Dreams, her own full-service agency.
More than 200,000 Pennsylvanians voted 'other' in the primary. A few million stayed home. So what will these voters do in November?
Strong sales in Ford's fleet business offset deep losses in electric vehicles where the Detroit auto giant has delayed some investments, according to results released Wednesday.But on the flip side, Farley described Ford's electric vehicle business as a "huge drag" due to an oversupply of vehicles that has forced Ford, Tesla and others to cut prices on EVs. The industry overbuilt in response to robust demand early on for EVs from enthusiasts.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a bill Wednesday which would expand abortion access for Arizona residents following the state's Supreme Court decision to uphold a near-total abortion ban earlier this month.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will represent the Biden administration at a memorial Thursday for the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this month, according to a White House official.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13 in favor, Russia opposed and China abstaining.
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Staying abroad “does not relieve a citizen of his or her duties to the homeland,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warns.
North Korea will take more action to maintain its military power despite U.S. sanctions pressure that has only made the country stronger, a North Korean foreign ministry official said on Thursday. "U.S. heinous sanctions served as a catalyst and driving force that unleashed a gradual increase in our national strength," state KCNA news agency cited a North Korean senior foreign ministry official as saying, referring to its nuclear tests prompted by international sanctions led by Washington. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said on Wednesday that the country would press on with its "overwhelming" military buildup in response to frequent U.S. military drills with South Korea.
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