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With pause ending, senators concerned about whether loan servicers can handle resumed payments
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Concerned about the massive bureaucratic lift of restarting student loan payments this fall, some Senate Democrats are questioning whether loan servicers can smoothly transition out of a three-year-long payment pause. [Read More…]
Biden campaign admonishes DeSantis’ culture war fights as a ‘contrived political stunt’
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ culture war platform on Tuesday as a “contrived political stunt,” in its first on the record comments [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/18/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 10, Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 9, Toronto 1 LA Dodgers 10, Baltimore 3 [Read More…]
Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and opioids have spiked in last decade, CDC report finds
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Drug overdose deaths involving both cocaine and opioids have spiked over the last decade, new federal data suggests. A new report published early Wednesday by [Read More…]
Everything you need to know about collagen supplements, according to an expert
Chris Rogers/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — We hear the word collagen a lot when it comes to supplements and skin care, but what is it, exactly? To answer all of our questions, we turned to [Read More…]
Amid transgender care bans, exceptions made for surgery on intersex children
Courtesy of Sean Saifa Wall (NEW YORK) — When Sean Saifa Wall was 13, a doctor recommended to his mother that Wall’s male-typical genitals be removed and that he begin feminizing hormone therapy. He says [Read More…]
New warning issued for rebooking air travel after delays, cancellations
Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Summer air travel is already off to a bumpy start for many travelers experiencing more flight delays than usual and now there’s a new alert for when it’s time [Read More…]
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on ‘Barbie,’ Kenergy and the genius of Greta Gerwig
Warner Bros. The wait is almost over, dolls. The Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie hits theaters on Friday, July 21, and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, who portray the titular doll and her boyfriend, Ken, respectively, told ABC News ahead of the [Read More…]
Biden administration sends mixed signals on US soldier who crossed into North Korea
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a U.S. Army soldier launched international headlines by apparently intentionally crossing the border into North Korea on Tuesday, the Biden administration sent mixed signals on how far it [Read More…]
Woman finds man hiding under coat in backseat of her car while driving home
Facebook/Yarmouth Police Department (YARMOUTH, Mass.) — A woman was left shaken and terrified by the side of a highway when she found a man hiding in the backseat of her car as she was driving “with [Read More…]
Child dies after being hit by 3-year-old driving golf cart: Authorities
Siede Preis/Getty Images (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A 7-year-old in Fort Myers, Florida, has died after sustaining critical injuries when he was struck by a golf cart his 3-year-old brother was driving, law enforcement officials said. [Read More…]
Republicans on campaign trail, Capitol Hill seek to dismiss seriousness of Trump target letter
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican candidates for president and lawmakers on Capitol Hill largely fell in line, again, behind former President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he was informed that he is a target in [Read More…]
US soldier in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. Army private who had just finished a stint in a South Korean detention facility crossed the border into North Korea “without authorization” and is in custody in the secretive [Read More…]
Amid tensions with North Korea, US nuclear-capable submarine arrives in South Korea for 1st time in decades
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) pulls into port in Busan South Korea July 18, 2023. — Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Chen/US Navy (BUSAN, South Korea) — A U.S. Navy nuclear-capable submarine [Read More…]
A Texas town was less than a day from running out of water
Google Maps Street View (BLANCO, Texas) — A tiny cattle and ranching town nestled in Central Texas is experiencing water supply woes so severe that it recently only had about a day’s worth of water left. [Read More…]
Judge in classified docs case appears skeptical of Trump’s argument for indefinite delay
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MIAMI) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case did not rule from the bench during Tuesday’s pretrial hearing, but appeared skeptical of Trump’s lawyers’ arguments that [Read More…]
1-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by 3-year-old sibling, authorities say
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (FALLBROOK, Calif.) — A 1-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed Monday by her 3-year-old sibling, who had gained access to an unsecured handgun, authorities said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said [Read More…]
Texas DPS launches probe amid allegations troopers were told to push back migrant children into Rio Grande
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The Inspector General of the Texas Department of Public Safety is conducting a full investigation into allegations that Texas troopers were ordered to push back those attempting to [Read More…]
Federal prosecutors contacted Nevada secretary of state’s office as part of 2020 election probe
KeithBinns/Getty Images (CARSON CITY, Nev.) — Federal prosecutors have been in contact with the office of Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar as part of the special counsel’s ongoing probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 [Read More…]
Trump got a ‘target letter.” What is one and what does it mean?
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With sources saying special counsel Jack Smith has sent former President Donald Trump a “target letter,” what does that mean, as a general matter ? An official notice, [Read More…]