The Justice Department is seeking to convince a federal judge to deport a Texas-based Afghan woman who prosecutors allege is an “alien terrorist,” it revealed Wednesday, in the first-ever test case before a secretive court that has never convened since it was created three decades ago. Nazira Haji Zada, 47, of Fort Worth, Texas, will…
Lettuce from supplier Taylor Farms was linked to a parasitic disease in an FDA investigation. The FDA advised consumers should avoid shredded iceberg lettuce distributed to Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Taco Bell said it removed the lettuce, and Taylor Farms voluntarily recalled their impacted product. Source link
The transcontinental railroad changed just about everything in America: transportation, communications, commerce, cities, politics, even our perception of time. Correspondent David Pogue visits Steamtown National Historic Site, in Scranton, Pa., home to Big Boy, the biggest functioning steam train in the world, to learn how trains helped define an expansive America. Source link
What began as a search for one missing woman led to multiple bodies and the capture of a man police say is a serial killer. May 1, 2010: Shannan Gilbert disappears Shannan Gilbert, 23, was working as an escort. In the early morning hours of May 1, 2010, Gilbert made a frantic phone call to…
In North Dakota, small farming towns like Hebron and Glen Ullin, where there are many retirees, have withstood all manner of challenges. Despite the difficulties, 98-year-old Mae Buchli, whom we met back in 2025, is determined to live out her days out here. “We decided we’re not going to move, ’cause we want to stay…
London — Labour Party lawmaker Andy Burnham, who looks increasingly likely to be Britain’s next prime minister, has previously criticized President Trump, accusing the American leader of bringing “instability” to the world. Current Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he would resign in the wake of disastrous local elections in May, and 20 resignations from…
Despite a spectacular launch pad explosion last week, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company Blue Origin said Tuesday the damage was not as severe as initially feared and that the company plans to resume New Glenn rocket launches by the end of the year. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, in a post on the social media platform…
President Trump on Friday threatened additional tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days, blaming the U.S.’ northern neighbor for failing to contain the blazes. “We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and…
Washington — Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance announced Tuesday that they are expecting their fourth child. “We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” the pair announced in an Instagram post. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all…
In 2007, live television turned a sacked chief justice into a national uprising that ended Gen Musharraf’s rule. A lawyer who marched then, and resigned from the Supreme Court in protest last year, explains why that isn’t happening now. The Lawyers’ Movement of 2007-2009 is considered one of the most significant episodes of civic mobilisation…
