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Wendy Williams passes mental competency evaluations with 'flying colours' following hospitalisation

Entertainment /Entertainment News / Mar 11, 2025

Wendy Williams has passed her mental competency evaluations with "flying colours".

The 60-year-old star - who fronted her eponymous talk show from 2008 until 2022 before Sherri Shepherd took over her slot - was ...Read more

Senators from both parties speak out against Russia as Ukraine offers ceasefire

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — Hours after President Donald Trump announced to reporters that Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire, a bipartisan group of senators took to the Senate floor to urge support for Ukraine.

The senators ...Read more

Johns Hopkins braces for cuts amid federal funding fight

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

Cuts to the Johns Hopkins University might be on the way as federal funding for the school’s research is under fire from the Trump administration, according to a letter posted by the school’s Office of the President.

Illinois farmers, saying they face 'so many challenges as it is,' criticize USDA funding freezes

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

Funding freezes by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under President Donald Trump could have a “generational” impact on vulnerable Illinois communities and are already causing financial hardships for farmers, a state ...Read more

ICE increases detention capacity in Southern Nevada

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

LAS VEGAS — Immigration and Customs Enforcement increased in capacity in Southern Nevada and three other states or persons in the federal agency’s custody.

CoreCivic, a company that operates private prisons and ...Read more

Trump picks second Muslim mayor of Michigan city for Middle East ambassadorship

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

President Donald Trump has chosen Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Mayor Bill Bazzi to be his nominee for U.S. ambassador to Tunisia, rewarding a second Metro Detroit Muslim mayor who backed his candidacy in 2024.

Trump last ...Read more

Measles at LAX: LA County resident had highly contagious disease when they flew into airport

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

Public health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident this year — the second infected person known to have passed through Los Angeles International Airport in 2025.

A county ...Read more

California lawmakers may give inmate firefighters a raise

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Inmate firefighters housed in California’s county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

Assembly Bill 247 would ...Read more

'Where does it stop?' Workers speak out about cuts to VA services in Puget Sound region

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

Workers hit with recent funding freezes and firings involving the Department of Veterans Affairs said the recent tumult might result in more long-term damage than any short-term financial gains for the federal budget.

Sen...Read more

Ukraine accepts US-brokered ceasefire plan in deal for aid

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

Ukraine accepted a U.S. proposal for a 30-day truce with Russia as part of a deal with the Trump administration to lift its freeze on military aid and intelligence for Kyiv.

The agreement laid out in a joint statement ...Read more

Raskin, other Democrats say athletes could lose if Congress intervenes in college sports

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers on Tuesday called for Congress to help stabilize college athletics, but Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin and other Democrats said they worry the NCAA would use legislation to roll back ...Read more

Lawmakers want Idaho 'undesirable' for undocumented immigrants, target health care

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is one step closer to imposing state crimes that would allow local police agencies to wade into immigration enforcement, which historically has been under the authority of the federal government.

British tourist in custody at Tacoma ICE detention center for weeks

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

A British tourist who had been traveling through the U.S. has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Tacoma, Washington, for about two weeks after she was denied entry into Canada, according to ICE and ...Read more

After tapes reveal racist and sexist comments, LAPD watchdog demands investigation

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

LOS ANGELES — The civilian commission that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department demanded a thorough internal investigation into racist, sexist and homophobic comments that were captured on recordings of LAPD ...Read more

State takeover of St. Louis Police Department clears Missouri Senate with bipartisan support

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate on Monday easily approved a state takeover plan for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department over the objections of the city’s mayor and local senators.

The plan, approved...Read more

'Supporter of mamas': Momentum builds for proxy voting for House parents

Politics /Political News / Mar 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — The effort to change House rules to allow recent mothers and fathers to vote by proxy is picking up steam, and proponents could now circumvent leadership and force a floor vote in the coming weeks.

Rep. ...Read more

Trump administration weighs barring Cubans, Haitians from US as part of new travel ban

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

The Trump administration is weighing including Cuba and Haiti on a list of countries whose nationals will face restrictions to enter the country, sources with knowledge of the ongoing discussions told the Miami Herald.

Lawsuit against Diddy says Hawaii police chief posed as a California sheriff in rape cover-up

Current News /News & Features / Mar 11, 2025

An amended lawsuit against musician Sean Combs, aka “Diddy,” names a Hawaii police chief as a co-conspirator, saying he helped facilitate the music producer’s “predatory sexual behavior” and covered up a woman’...Read more

Anika Noni Rose shares 'deep disappointment' as Disney's Princess and the Frog series is cancelled

Entertainment /Entertainment News / Mar 11, 2025

Anika Noni Rose is "deeply disappointed" that 'The Princess and the Frog' won't be made into a television show.

The 52-year-old actress voiced the role of Tiana in the 2009 animated musical film and Disney+ had plans to ...Read more

Stephen King's Cujo to be remade by Netflix

Entertainment /Entertainment News / Mar 11, 2025

Stephen King's novel 'Cujo' is to be remade by Netflix.

The horror was first adapted for the screen in 1983 and starred Dee Wallace as a frustrated suburban housewife whose life is in turmoil and now Deadline has ...Read more