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Jury Hears Closing Arguments in Social Media Addiction Trial
Plaintiff says algorithms prey on vulnerable youth; companies insist family circumstances and genetics drove the woman’s struggles.
DOJ Names 42 New Immigration Judges
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the appointees will rule ‘based on the law—not politics.’
Iran Won’t Close Strait of Hormuz, UN Envoy Says
Iran’s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, recently suggested that closing the Strait of Hormuz could be used as leverage in the war.
Retired Air Force Major General Who Disappeared in New Mexico May Have a Weapon: Authorities
Authorities reported finding a shirt left about one mile away from the house that might belong to the missing man.
Taiwan’s Political Parties Agree Government Can Sign Agreements on US Arms Sales
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the opposition have been mired in a rare political crisis.
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Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Lower in Recent Months, Preliminary Data Show
Officials presented the estimates during a meeting on March 12.
17 States Sue Education Department to Challenge Policy Requiring Colleges to Collect Race Data
The coalition led by Massachusetts argues new survey reporting, intended to ensure that race is no longer a factor in university admissions, is illegal.
California Startup Starts Drilling World’s First Underground Nuclear Borehole
Deep Fission plans to drill three test holes in rural Kansas as part of a larger project to develop small modular nuclear reactors.
CENTCOM Says US Military Destroyed Dozens of Iranian Minelayers
Aside from the more than 30 minelayers, the U.S. military has destroyed 60 Iranian naval vessels, the military says.
US Knows Location of Most Iranian Sleeper Cells Inside America, Trump Says
‘We’ve got our eye on all of them,’ Trump said.
‘Freedom Plane’ Soars on Landmark Journey Honoring America’s 250th Anniversary
A Boeing 737 will travel to eight cities, delivering priceless Revolutionary War documents to enthusiastic audiences.
More Than 300 TSA Workers Have Quit During Homeland Security Shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security entered a partial shutdown on Feb. 14.
2 Dead in Indiana as Tornado, Storm Outbreaks Continue Across US
‘I wouldn’t be surprised to see a couple of tornadoes tonight in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama,’ said one storm chaser.
Trump Says Iran’s Navy and Air Force Destroyed, War ‘Not Finished Yet’
The president signaled that the United States is ‘not finished yet’ with Iran and that there would ‘be more of the same.’
Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence of Accomplice Convicted in Shooting Death
Gov. Kay Ivey’s commutation means life in prison for the 75-year-old inmate, who had already chosen his final meal before execution.
Microsoft Backs Anthropic’s Bid to Block the Pentagon’s Supply-Chain Risk Label
Microsoft warned that U.S. warfighters could be hampered if the Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic is implemented.
Justice Department Moves Forward With Collection of Complete Voter Rolls
About a dozen states have provided the data voluntarily. Although some of the lawsuits have been dismissed, criminal proceedings have yielded results.
Trump Admin Signals Iran Conflict Wrapping Up as US Forces Deliver Heaviest Day of Strikes
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. military operations against Iran will not turn into an ‘endless nation-building’ project.
ICE Houston Arrests Over 400 Illegal Immigrants Charged With or Convicted of Child Sex Offenses in 2025
These individuals collectively account for 761 child sex offenses and 525 other crimes.
