DHS reassigns top official at Customs and Border Protection following death of 8-year-old
The Department of Homeland Security has removed the chief medical officer at US Customs and Border Protection following the death of an 8-year-old girl held in US custody last month, according to a Homeland Security official.
2023-06-16 03:30
U.S. Senate confirms Nusrat Choudhury as first Muslim female federal judge
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed civil rights lawyer Nusrat Choudhury to the U.S. District
2023-06-16 03:29
UN chief says fossil fuels 'incompatible with human survival,' calls for credible exit strategy
The head of the United Nations attacked fossil fuel companies Thursday, accusing them of betraying future generations and undermining efforts to phase out a product he called “incompatible with human survival.”
2023-06-16 03:28
A city in Michigan votes to permanently ban Pride flags from display on public property during Pride Month
As communities across the United States celebrate June as Pride Month, a city near Detroit, Michigan, has voted to permanently ban the display of Pride flags on public property.
2023-06-16 03:24
Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said on Thursday
2023-06-16 03:23
Live updates | Zut Alors! Pavon makes hole-in-one at US Open
Matthieu Pavon is in the record book for French golf as the first from his country with a hole-in-one at the U
2023-06-16 03:20
Jury awards $25.6 million to white Starbucks manager fired after the arrests of 2 Black men
Jurors in federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile arrests of two Black men in 2018 at a Philadelphia location
2023-06-16 02:59
A historic youth climate trial is happening in Montana. Here's what to know
A landmark youth climate trial is playing out in Montana, as more than a dozen young plaintiffs aged 5 to 22 said they are already being hurt by climate change-fueled wildfires, drought, reduced snowpack and impacts to wildlife.
2023-06-16 02:58
US State Department identifies 'rapidly growing and troubling trend' of forced labor linked to cyber scams
The US State Department identified a "rapidly growing and troubling trend" of "forced labor as a result of cyber scam operations," as it launched its annual human trafficking report, US Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer said Thursday.
2023-06-16 02:57
Catholic bishops' president calls for better border management, continued care for immigrants
The leader of the nation’s Catholic bishops weighed in on ongoing immigration issues during their spring meeting in Florida
2023-06-16 02:53
US FDA panel weighs makeup of next COVID vaccine
By Bhanvi Satija and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were meeting on Thursday to
2023-06-16 02:52
Republicans in Oregon Senate end six-week walkout that blocked bills on abortion, trans health care
Enough Republican members showed up in the Oregon Senate to end a six-week walkout that halted the work of the Legislature and blocked hundreds of bills, including some on abortion, transgender health care and gun safety
2023-06-16 02:51