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How fentanyl, suspected in recent mass overdose, gets to Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Local drug market experts believe fentanyl, a potent opioid, is behind the mass overdose in the Penn North neighborhood of Baltimore that hospitalized at least 27 people over a 24-hour period.
And they say the particular blend of drug involved is likely still out there. Bill Brooks, CEO of Penn North Recovery Center, which ...Read more

Lawmakers visited Alligator Alcatraz. Here's what they say they saw and learned
OCHOPEE, Fla. — For the first time since detainees began arriving at Florida’s makeshift immigrant detention center in the Everglades this month, the DeSantis administration on Saturday gave the outside world a brief glimpse inside Alligator Alcatraz, offering limited, guided tours to members of Congress and the Florida Legislature.
Just ...Read more

Hurricane center eyes potential system to form near Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began forecasting a system to form later this week near Florida with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
In its 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said it expects a broad area of low pressure to form over the next several days off of the ...Read more

Florida International University finalizes agreement to assist ICE
MIAMI — Florida International University Police has finalized its agreement to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which will deputize members of its staff to act as federal immigration officials. FIU is among 13 Florida university police departments that now have a finalized 287(g) agreement signed both by the university and ICE....Read more
US to accept Kurdish militant leaders in peace bid, Anadolu says
The U.S. would allow Kurdish militant leaders in Syria and Turkey to resettle in America if doing so would help support their groups’ transition from armed struggle to civilian life, a top diplomat said.
Members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and its Syrian affiliate, the YPG, should act swiftly to pursue integration and avoid ...Read more
Lavrov says North Korea affirms Russian war goals in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said North Korea has affirmed its “clear support” for Russia’s war in Ukraine and for Kremlin leadership as he started a three-day visit to Pyongyang.
The two heavily sanctioned nations are in constant contact, and more meetings between President Vladimir Putin and Leader Kim Jong Un are likely in ...Read more

Chell, Daughtry golf outing with Trump sparks inquiry over use of NYPD security detail
NEW YORK — NYPD Chief of Department John Chell and Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry brought their police security details along last month when they visited President Donald Trump on their personal time at Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club — and the deployment is now attracting scrutiny from a city government watchdog, the Daily News has ...Read more
Trump threatens 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico as talks continue
President Donald Trump unleashed his latest tariff ultimatums, declaring a 30% rate for Mexico and the European Union, as his trade agenda continues to keep allies off balance and inject uncertainty into global financial markets.
Trump made the announcement in two letters posted to social media Saturday as he informed key trading partners of ...Read more

Trump patience on tariffs runs thin as nations jostle for deals
U.S. trading partners trying to navigate the final weeks of negotiations before President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs hit are facing a leader who has made clear he’s lost patience with talks.
Even as negotiators from Brussels to New Delhi are racing to find a way out of the punishing levies he’s floated, Trump continued to...Read more
Major Russian airstrike targets western Ukraine near Romania
Russia launched its latest massive drone and missile strike on Ukraine, targeting areas in the nation’s west that border European Union states.
The attack — including on areas that have seen few if any strikes in the war to date — left at least two people dead and damaged residential houses and other civilian infrastructure.
Kremlin ...Read more

Iran says it's considering US offer to restart nuclear talks
Iran’s foreign minister said the U.S. is trying to revive nuclear talks with Tehran while stressing that his country is in no hurry to resume negotiations.
“The Americans insist on returning to the negotiating table,” Abbas Araghchi said in televised remarks Saturday, adding that Iran has received “multiple messages.” Tehran is ...Read more
Trump threatens 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico as talks continue
President Donald Trump unleashed his latest tariff ultimatums, declaring a 30% rate for Mexico and the European Union, as his trade agenda continues to keep allies off balance and inject uncertainty into global financial markets.
Trump made the announcement in two letters posted to social media Saturday as he informed key trading partners of ...Read more

Invasive carnivore plaguing Florida can completely absorb skeletons, study says
MIAMI — The invasive Burmese pythons plaguing Florida have an almost supernatural ability to absorb skeletons and scientists say they have finally found out how it’s done.
Turns out the intimidating predators have “previously unknown cell type” in the walls of their intestines that completely dissolves skeletons, according to a study ...Read more

Misinformation is already a problem during natural disasters in Texas. AI chatbots aren't helping
When deadly flash floods hit central Texas last week, people on social media site X turned to artificial intelligence chatbot Grok for answers about whom to blame.
Grok confidently pointed to President Donald Trump.
"Yes. Trump's 2025 cuts slashed NOAA/NWS funding by ~30% and staff by 17%, impairing forecast accuracy. Warnings underestimated ...Read more

Federal judge temporarily halts alleged indiscriminate immigration stops
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out what advocates allege are unlawful stops and arrests that have terrorized Angelenos, forced some immigrants into hiding and damaged the local economy.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, a Biden appointee, came after a hearing ...Read more

Gisele Fetterman on why Trump's crackdown on immigrants is a 'heartbreak,' her husband's health, and 'radical tenderness'
Gisele Barreto Fetterman spoke candidly about her life in an interview about her new book on WHYY in Philadelphia on Friday. She talked about her habit of crying, a conversation about immigration with President Donald Trump, being mistaken for “the help,” — and she defended her husband, who has become a polarizing force in Washington.
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SoCal surgery center staff confront ICE agents detaining landscapers on the property
Masked immigration agents got into a confrontation with staff members of a medical facility in San Bernardino County, California, this week after landscapers ran into their facility looking to avoid being taken into custody.
According to video obtained by KTLA-TV, staffers at the Ontario Advanced Surgical Center on Tuesday told two agents to ...Read more

South Rim fire forces evacuations near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Wildfires burning on thousands of acres across Colorado’s Western Slope destroyed two homes and continued to evacuate neighborhoods and close Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, local and federal officials said Friday.
Sowbelly fire
A wildfire that sparked in Mesa County on Thursday amid soaring temperatures, tinder-dry conditions ...Read more

Actor who sued Tyler Perry for sexual harassment says he 'couldn't stay silent anymore'
Derek Dixon, the actor who raised allegations of sexual harassment against Tyler Perry, has broken his silence after suing the producer and media mogul for $260 million last month.
In his first interview since filing the bombshell lawsuit in June, “The Oval” actor Dixon told The Hollywood Reporter, “I couldn’t just let (Perry) get away ...Read more

NYC Sheriff's academy graduation delayed because instructors weren't certified
Training for dozens of recruits hoping to be New York City deputy sheriffs was thrown into chaos after the Department of Investigation determined the academy’s instructors responsible for investigation and firearms training weren’t certified by the state, The New York Daily News has learned.
After being delayed for more than three weeks, ...Read more
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