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Sheriff warns more people will be questioned in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping
More people are likely to be detained in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as investigators work through thousands of calls and tips in the search for the 84-year-old.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told 13 News that more people are likely to be questioned following the release of video footage showing an armed individual ...Read more
Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly
Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on Earth after water.
But the way concrete is made today also makes it a major contributor to climate change.
Portland cement, the ...Read more
How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s immigration strategy
Stephen Miller’s January 2026 announcement to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers – telling them that they have “immunity to perform your duties” and that no “illegal alien, no leftist agitator or domestic insurrectionist” can stop them – may seem like an extreme statement outside the political mainstream.
And ...Read more
Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted Feb. 11, 2026 to approve the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act – or SAVE America Act. The bill would require individuals to provide proof of citizenship when they register to vote and present photo identification when they do vote in federal elections.
This marks the third ...Read more
ICE will be at 2026 World Cup games in Seattle, director says
SEATTLE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will be present at the summer FIFA 2026 Men’s World Cup games, including those held in Seattle.
In a hearing before Congress on Tuesday, acting director Todd Lyons told lawmakers immigration enforcement officials are “a key part of the overall security apparatus for the World Cup...Read more
Miami could undo ICE agreement, mayor says. Commissioners don't plan to vote on it
MIAMI — Dozens of people poured into Miami City Hall last summer to urge commissioners to vote against an immigration enforcement agreement with ICE, warning that partnering with the federal agency could jeopardize the wellbeing of residents in Miami, a “city of immigrants.”
Despite public outcry, the commission voted 3-2 in June to sign ...Read more
Border czar Tom Homan declares end to Minnesota immigration crackdown
Border czar Tom Homan on Thursday declared an end to President Donald Trump’s tumultuous Minneapolis immigration crackdown and claimed victory despite the killings of two U.S. citizens by immigration agents in recent weeks.
The tough-talking immigration boss called the unpopular operation a “great success” after arresting at least 4,000 ...Read more
Damage to Florida crops could top $1 billion after below-freezing temps
ORLANDO, Fla. — As forecasts called for freezing weather, David Hill planned to run sprinklers overnight, hoping a coating of ice would protect the crops at his Clermont farm.
But Hill, who owns Southern Hill Farms, had never tried freeze protection in temperatures as low as were predicted for the early hours of Feb. 1. So he decided to spray...Read more
Border czar Tom Homan: Minnesota ICE surge to end
MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration will phase out all federal immigration agents in Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday, Feb. 12, bringing an end in sight to what’s been described as the largest immigration enforcement deployment in U.S. history.
Homan said a significant drawdown of federal agents in Minnesota has already ...Read more
UCLA professor's emails to Epstein stir protest as academia is jolted by links to sex abuser
LOS ANGELES — He was seeking a $500,000 donation from Jeffrey Epstein to boost research into how sound — like lullabies or a mother’s voice — could reduce pain, stress and heart rates among premature babies hospitalized in neonatal intensive care.
Dr. Mark Tramo, an adjunct professor of neurology at the UCLA David Geffen School of ...Read more
LA wildfire victims would get mortgage relief under new bill
LOS ANGELES — Victims of last year's wildfires in Los Angeles County who were unable to get mortgage relief under a state law enacted last year would get another chance with a stronger bill introduced Wednesday.
The legislation, AB 1847, by Assemblymember John Harabedian, D-Pasadena, would triple to 36 months the 12 months of mortgage relief...Read more
ULA Vulcan launch suffers fiery booster issue but makes it to space, company says
United Launch Alliance suffered yet another fiery burn-through on one of its solid rocket boosters during a national security mission Thursday.
The Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 4:22 a.m. on the USSF-87 mission for the Space Force, ULA’s first launch of the year and only its ...Read more
Border czar Tom Homan declares end to Minnesota immigration crackdown
Border czar Tom Homan Thursday declared an end to President Donald Trump’s tumultuous Minneapolis immigration crackdown and claimed victory despite the killings of two U.S. citizens by immigration agents in recent weeks.
The tough-talking immigration boss called the unpopular operation a “great success” after arresting at least 4,000 ...Read more
Advocates call on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to dramatically expand discounted subway and bus fare program
NEW YORK — More than three dozen advocacy and nonprofit groups are calling on the Mamdani administration to expand discounted bus and subway rides through the Fair Fares program — and to make all rides free for the poorest New Yorkers.
The consortium of groups — headlined by the Community Service Society, the Permanent Citizen’s ...Read more
Border czar Tom Homan: Minnesota ICE surge to end
MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration will phase out all federal immigration agents in Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday, Feb. 12, bringing an end in sight to what’s been described as the largest immigration enforcement deployment in U.S. history.
Homan said a significant drawdown of federal agents in Minnesota has already ...Read more
Secrecy surrounds hiring of LAPD messaging guru with Hollywood background
LOS ANGELES — Last year, LAPD leaders quietly brought on a temporary consultant to advise on how to give the department's battered public image a spit shine.
In a proposal reviewed by The Times, the consultant wrote that the LAPD's standing as "one of the most prominent and visible law enforcement agencies in the world" was on the line.
The ...Read more
Nithya Raman declared 'Defund the police.' Now she says LA shouldn't lose more cops
LOS ANGELES — Two days after her surprise entry into the Los Angeles mayor's race, Nithya Raman staked out her position on public safety, saying she doesn't want the Police Department to lose more officers.
"We need to maintain the size of our police force and grapple with the fact that even the size of our existing police force is not enough...Read more
Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy
In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X but before he discontinued free academic access to the platform’s data, my colleagues and I looked for signs of social bot accounts posting content generated by artificial intelligence. Social bots are AI software that produce content and interact with people on social media. We ...Read more
More than a feeling – thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate
Love and hate seem like obvious opposites. Love, whether romantic or otherwise, involves a sense of warmth and affection for others. Hate involves feelings of disdain. Love builds up, whereas hate destroys.
However, this description of love and hate treats them as merely emotions. As a religious ethicist, I am interested in the role ...Read more
Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery
Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of 2021, the most recent data available.
Decades of evidence show that addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain. Nonetheless, ...Read more
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