Health advice is all over social media. Here’s how to vet claims
About half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from social media influencers or podcasts.
Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US
By JOSHUA GOODMAN MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after…
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails…
Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
By JOHN HANNA TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Even as Democratic officials fight the effort in court, the Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine…
Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved another term five years after voting to convict President Donald Trump…
US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
By JULIE WATSON and MORGAN LEE TECATE, Mexico (AP) — White sage burning, Norma Meza Calles gathers guests at a Mexican wellness resort into a semicircle facing Kuuchamaa Mountain and…
Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks
Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel experts.
Drone strike sparks fire on the edge of the UAE’s nuclear power plant in latest blow to Iran truce
By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on…
North America’s largest commuter rail system remains shut a second day as Monday rush hour looms
By PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — North America’s largest commuter rail system was shut down Saturday after unionized workers in the New York City area went on strike. The…
‘Just so thankful’: Lake County expands free, full-day pre-K program
Rimes Early Learning and Literacy Center in Leesburg has struggled with enrollment, but officials hope to reverse the trend with an expanded, free, full-day pre-K program.