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Deported to Central African Republic, a transgender woman who lived openly in Miami is hiding again
DAKAR, Senegal | In Miami, Daniela Fuentes styled hair for clients and performed in drag at a nightclub called Azúcar. She wore her blond wig in public and dressed as the woman she had known herself to be since adolescence in Cuba. Now, more than 6,000 miles (10,000 kilometers) away in the Central African Republic, […]
Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations
ATHENS, Greece | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday flatly refused to comment on a new report alleging that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before taking up her post. Rubio told reporters that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal […]
Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US
WASHINGTON | The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment. A proposed rule would require schools to pay the fee for every student who participates in the optional practice […]
Trump’s $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions aren’t eligible. Critics see a political stunt
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump says his administration will make one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees pay for their Part B premiums. It will cost about $2 billion. Less than one-third of all Medicare recipients are eligible for the payments, which are expected to be sent out […]
Ex-Marine to face death penalty in 2025 mass shooting at North Carolina bar
BOLIVIA, N.C. | A prosecutor announced Wednesday that he would seek the death penalty against a former Marine charged in a mass shooting last year that left three people dead and several others wounded. “We are not blind to who this defendant is,” Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David said of defendant Nigel Max Edge. […]
FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle
MINNEAPOLIS | FBI agents thwarted a terror attack by a teenager on the Mall of America after monitoring him for nearly two years and ultimately supplying him with the AK-47 he planned to use, authorities said Wednesday. The 18-year-old had been on the FBI’s radar since December 2024, when he began trading messages with a […]
Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital
MADRID | María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez led the way on social media offering his condolences after housing activists and Abascal’s lawyer announced her death. Known […]
The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego
SAN DIEGO | The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew out to the carrier on Wednesday to give the crew the […]
Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case
Russia’s public health watchdog on Thursday denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person, as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague. Rospotrebnadzor has said that the lab worker at a plague research institute in Irkutsk in southeastern Siberia died of pneumonia of unknown origin. In tersely worded […]
As Democrats eye big midterm wins, Republicans look to turn the tables in some House districts
WASHINGTON | The midterm elections might look ominous for President Donald Trump, but there are places where his Republican Party could turn the tables on Democrats if it can peel off a few key wins in key congressional races. National organizations are pumping money behind candidates that Republicans hope can provide bright spots. Here’s a […]