U.S. suspends asylum appointments in Texas border city after extortion reports
By Daina Beth Solomon and Ted Hesson MEXICO CITY U.S. asylum appointments at a dangerous Texas-Mexico border crossing
1970-01-01 08:00
US intelligence agencies buy Americans' personal data, new report says
The vast amount of personal data for sale online is an "increasingly powerful" tool for intelligence gathering by US and foreign spying agencies but also represents a privacy risk to ordinary people, according to a newly declassified US intelligence report.
1970-01-01 08:00
Cyberattack is a factor in Illinois hospital's closure
A hospital in Illinois will close on Friday due in part to a cyberattack -- a rare case of a health care provider publicly linking a hack incident to its closure.
1970-01-01 08:00
Illinois outlaws book bans in schools and public libraries
Illinois became the first state in the nation to prohibit book bans Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced, as states across the country continue to challenge and axe literature from public schools and libraries.
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Saddleback's Rick Warren ramps up appeals to Southern Baptists to let church with women pastors stay
Retired pastor Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” is intensifying a media blitz in what he acknowledges may be a lost cause
1970-01-01 08:00
'First of its kind' Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books
A new law signed in Illinois on Monday will require the state's libraries to uphold a pledge not to ban material because of partisan disapproval, starting on Jan. 1, 2024
1970-01-01 08:00
EXPLAINER: Trial begins in tribes' lawsuit over North Dakota redistricting map
A bench trial has begung in Fargo in the federal lawsuit brought last year by two Native American tribes challenging North Dakota's redistricting map the GOP-led Legislature approved in 2021
1970-01-01 08:00
Russian fighter killed in northern Syria -monitor, security source
QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT A Russian fighter was killed and several others wounded in Syria's northern province of Aleppo on
1970-01-01 08:00
UN chief calls for coordinated global action on disinformation, hate and artificial intelligence
The United Nations chief says the proliferation of hate and lies on digital platforms and the threat that artificial intelligence can become an uncontrolled “monster” demand coordinated global action
1970-01-01 08:00
New York City police commissioner, first woman to lead department, resigns after 18 months
New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell is stepping down after 18 months on the job
1970-01-01 08:00
Police: Maryland fatal shooting of 3 happened after parking dispute
Police say a man has been charged in a shooting that killed three men — including a father and son — and wounded three others in a neighborhood dispute over parking during a party
1970-01-01 08:00
Navy admiral with Pacific experience tapped as next top naval leader
U.S. officials say a Navy admiral with extensive experience in the Indo-Pacific has been recommended to be the service’s next top leader
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