An immigration judge has denied bond to Rümeysa Öztürk, her lawyers said Thursday, the latest development in the case of the Tufts University student from Turkey whose arrest on a Massachusetts sidewalk was captured in a viral video. Öztürk, 30, was on her way to meet friends to break the …
Read More »Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds
Globally, leatherbacks are considered vulnerable to extinction, but many groups are critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. All seven of the regions where leatherbacks are found face high environmental risks, said study co-author Bryan Wallace, a wildlife ecologist at Ecolibrium in Colorado. Leatherback turtles are …
Read More »Four dead in Italian cable car accident near Naples
ROME — Four people have died and one is seriously injured after a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy on Thursday, mountain rescue services and firefighters said. The accident happened at Monte Faito, a peak around 45 kilometres (28 miles) south-east of Naples. “The cabin at the top has crashed,” Umberto De Gregorio, chairman …
Read More »Active shooter reported on Tallahassee campus
Share Florida Attorney General’s Office responding to shooting Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office was responding to the active shooting on the FSU campus, he said in a post on X. In addition to the Tallahassee officials and campus police, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said it was “actively …
Read More »Nissan aims to ‘max out’ U.S. production plant amid Trump’s tariffs
Nissan Motor’s new Americas leader said the automaker is aiming to “max out” production at its largest American production plant amid President Donald Trump’s 25% auto tariffs. Christian Meunier, who started as chairman of Nissan Americas in January, said the tariffs are accelerating already needed plans for the automaker to increase domestic production …
Read More »MrBeast fans outraged over three-day Las Vegas ‘immersive’ event
Fans of YouTuber MrBeast who signed up for an “unforgettable” Las Vegas experience got what they asked for … just not in the way they expected. Some outraged fans said the Las Vegas event advertised as an “immersive” experience fell far short of their expectations, and complained that they had …
Read More »American doctor receives email from immigration officials telling her to leave the country immediately
A doctor born in the United States says she received an email from federal immigration authorities demanding that she leave the country immediately. Lisa Anderson, a physician from Cromwell, Connecticut, told NBC Connecticut on Wednesday that she recently received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security telling her, “It …
Read More »USA Football to lead Olympic efforts ahead of Los Angeles Games in 2028
USA Football has officially been certified as the national governing body for American football by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, the organization announced Thursday. Flag football will be showcased for the first time at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. USA Football will be in charge of selecting, training …
Read More »Italy’s ‘Trump whisperer’ Giorgia Meloni to meet U.S. president amid trade standoff with Europe
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday amid a tense trade standoff with the European Union over tariffs. Meloni’s visit to Washington makes her the first European leader to meet the president since he announced tariffs on European imports earlier this month. …
Read More »Lilly says daily pill can lower blood sugar and weight in people with Type 2 diabetes
A daily pill from Eli Lilly lowered blood sugar levels and induced weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes, the company announced Thursday. The experimental pill, called orforglipron, is a GLP-1 drug — the same class of medicine as the blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and …
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