The Massachusetts Institute of Technology banned the 2025 class president from Friday’s graduation commencement ceremony after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech during an event Thursday. The university made the announcement on Friday without naming the student, saying that she delivered a speech at Thursday’s OneMIT commencement ceremony that was not …
Read More »Sydney Sweeney is selling soap that contains her actual bathwater
Sydney Sweeney fans can now lather up with the actor’s bathwater in a limited-edition soap made by men’s natural body wash brand Dr. Squatch. The Emmy-nominated star, who rose to fame on the HBO series “Euphoria,” appeared soaking in a bathtub in a viral Dr. Squatch commercial in October, inspiring …
Read More »California Democrats call for reinstatement of National Weather Service staff
California House Democrats on Friday demanded that the National Weather Service restore some terminated workers and begin hiring new forecasters after it halted around-the-clock operations at its Sacramento and Hanford weather forecasting offices, among others. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Laura Grimm, the acting administrator of …
Read More »9-year-old San Diego girl’s death after dental procedure ruled an accident
More than two months after a 9-year-old San Diego girl died following a dental procedure, officials have released new details on her death. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of Silvanna Moreno an accident, according to an updated summary report. The girl died after she underwent …
Read More »Jackie Chan, 71, does all his own stunts in the new ‘Karate Kid,’ naturally
There won’t be any simulated roundhouse kicks from Jackie Chan in the new “Karate Kid” movie. The legendary actor returns to the big screen as he reprises his role as the wise instructor, Mr. Han, in “Karate Kid: Legends,” in theaters Friday. And it draws on Chan’s legacy. This meant …
Read More »Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke legal status of 500,000 immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to revoke temporary legal status granted to more than 500,000 immigrants by the Biden administration. The court granted an emergency application filed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that ends the Biden program that gave 532,000 people from Cuba, …
Read More »Markets react after Trump accuses China of violating trade agreement
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Read More »Advanced colon cancer patients lived twice as long with a Pfizer combo therapy, trial finds
A combination drug treatment doubled survival time for patients with an aggressive form of colorectal cancer, according to late-stage trial data published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in Chicago. The three-treatment combination included a standard chemotherapy …
Read More »A lawsuit says Honolulu police are arresting people for impaired driving even when they are sober
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Police Department said it will review all impaired driving arrests after the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging officers are arresting sober drivers in an overzealous focus on making drunk-driving arrests. In recent years Honolulu officers have arrested “scores” of drivers …
Read More »Sen. Jon Ossoff questions Trump immigration actions of ‘separating families’
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said he’s demanding answers about reports that the Trump administration is prioritizing separating families instead of focusing on threats to public safety when it comes to immigration enforcement. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday, Ossoff cited the cases of two immigrant …
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