President Donald Trump is taking another shot at birthright citizenship, signing a pair of executive orders on Thursday designed to succeed where his last attempt failed. The move comes just weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his broader effort to limit automatic U.S. citizenship. What the orders say One targets what he calls “birth tourism”, […]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said Friday she won’t vote to confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the role, citing the “weaponization” of the Justice Department and its “slash fund.” Her decision makes for an even narrower vote to confirm Blanche, who needs a simple majority in the Senate to be confirmed. Murkowski shared the […]
Pam had visited a convenience store in her Connecticut town countless times but never noticed the cryptocurrency ATM until a man she had been chatting with online asked her to use it to send him money. He gave her detailed instructions. “They would tell me step by step, how to find the address of an […]
New U.S. intelligence reports say Russian President Vladimir Putin could try a limited attack or hybrid operation against a NATO ally in the next few years, according to anonymous U.S. officials who described the reports to The Wall Street Journal. The reports consider several possibilities, including cyber operations, armed groups sent to seize territory and […]
Despite domestic abuse allegations and growing calls to drop out, Republican Rep. Max Miller is vowing to stay in the race — and lending his campaign $1 million to keep going. Miller plans to lend his campaign $1 million of his own money as he seeks a third term in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, The […]
The Virginia Department of Health announced Tuesday that a Northern Virginia resident was infected with dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease known as “breakbone fever” in many parts of the world for the intense muscle, joint and bone pain it can cause. It is the first locally acquired case in the state’s history, according to health […]
Doctors are testing new vaccines that represent a promising new step in the fight against cancer. They’re hoping the shots could stop colon cancer before it ever develops in people at very high risk. The focus is on Lynch syndrome, an inherited genetic condition that greatly increases the risk of colorectal and several other cancers. […]
A Chicago funeral home is under investigation for improperly storing at least 50 bodies, which were discovered in varying stages of decomposition. Now, officials are working to identify the bodies and notify families. It’s the latest case involving alleged malpractice by funeral home operators. Critics say it points to lax state-level regulation of the death […]
Straight Arrow reported last week that U.S. officials were investigating whether Iran-backed hackers targeted more than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota. Now, the suspected wave of attacks appears to be much broader. Cyberattacks on U.S. water systems possibly linked to Iran-backed hackers have been reported in at least 12 states, including Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, […]
At the beginning of the year, more companies in the U.S. said they were moving toward “peanut butter”-style raises, in which everyone gets the same small bump in salary, rather than merit-based pay increases for their employees. Now, it seems they’re changing their tune. According to a new report from Payscale, a compensation and benefits […]
