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Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits

Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border Patrol has repaired illicit openings in the would-be barriers.

December 19, 2023

Behind the shortage keeping cancer patients from chemo

The disruption this year in supplies of key chemotherapy drugs has confirmed the worst fears of patients — and of the broader health system — because some people with aggressive cancers have been unable to get the treatment they need.

December 19, 2023

Southwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement over holiday flight-canceling meltdown last year

Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays.

December 19, 2023

Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 116 people in Gansu, Qinghai provinces

At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday.

December 18, 2023

Iceland volcano erupts weeks after thousands evacuated from a town on Reykjanes Peninsula

A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defense to be on high alert.

December 18, 2023

Deadly storm batters Northeast, knocking out power, grounding flights and flooding roads

A storm barreled into the Northeastern U.S. on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, forcing flight cancellations and school closures, and killing at least four people.

December 18, 2023

Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country.

December 18, 2023

Marvel Studios drops Jonathan Majors following guilty verdict for harassment, assault

Marvel Studios has parted ways with Jonathan Majors — the actor cast to play Kang, the central antagonist in the Multiverse Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — after he was convicted Dec. 18 of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault.

December 18, 2023

Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don’t resemble marriage

Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples.

December 18, 2023

Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty of assaulting former girlfriend in car

Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend after a two-week trial that the actor hoped would salvage his damaged reputation and restore his status as an emerging Hollywood star.

December 18, 2023

James McCaffrey, ‘Max Payne’ and ‘Alan Wake 2′ voice actor, dies at 65

James McCaffrey, an actor who provided the voice of Max Payne in the popular video game series and most recently voiced Alex Casey in “Alan Wake 2,” died Sunday after a battle with cancer, Variety has confirmed with his manager. He was 65.

December 18, 2023

The late Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was remembered Monday as a trailblazer who never lost sight of how the high court’s decisions affected all Americans.

December 18, 2023

US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel

U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion

December 18, 2023

US defense secretary, Israeli leaders discuss more targeted approach in Gaza

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed with Israeli leaders Monday ways to scale back major combat operations in Gaza but said Washington was not imposing a timetable despite international calls for a cease-fire.

December 18, 2023

Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning

Self-checkout, first tested in supermarkets in the late 1980s, gained momentum 20 years ago. But grocers ramped it up even more three years ago to address the pandemic-induced severe labor shortages.

December 18, 2023

Flooding drives millions to move as climate-driven migration patterns emerge

Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study.

December 18, 2023

A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine’s soldiers as war with Russia grinds on

Discontent among Ukrainian soldiers — once extremely rare and expressed only in private — is now more common and out in the open.

December 18, 2023

Florida Republican Party suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation

The Republican Party of Florida suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting Sunday, adding to calls by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top officials for him to step down as police investigate a rape accusation against him.

December 17, 2023

‘Wonka’ waltzes to $39 million opening, propelled by Timothée Chalamet’s starring role

“Wonka” debuted with $39 million in box office sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

December 17, 2023

Russia and Ukraine launch numerous drone attacks targeting a Russian air base and Black Sea coast

Russia and Ukraine reportedly launched mass drone attacks at each other’s territories for a second straight day Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport.

December 17, 2023

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