Texas must remove 1,000 feet of floating barrier along the Rio Grande meant to keep migrants from illegally crossing near Eagle Pass, a U.S. appeals court ruled Friday. The decision came as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Lukeville, Arizona, southwest of Tucson, decided to close its port of entry after being overwhelmed by migrants…
A federal appeals court has paused enforcement of a federal government regulation that allows abortion providers to receive federal family planning money — but only in Ohio, where state health officials said the policy took money away from them. Since 1981, federal policy has changed several times regarding whether programs receiving family planning funds can…
Television star Julianna Margulies issued an apology after comments she made slamming Black and LGBTQ supporters of Hamas sparked intense backlash on social media. “I am horrified by the fact that statements I made on a recent podcast offended the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities, communities I truly love and respect,” Margulies told Deadline on Friday….
The College of Saint Rose, a century-old Roman Catholic College in Albany, New York, will close in May 2024 after years of financial struggles, college officials announced Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that the Board decided to close the college at the end of this academic year,” Jeffrey D. Stone, chair of the…
An alternative mental health court to compel treatment for people with severe mental illness has received more than 100 petitions since launching in seven California counties in October, state officials said Friday. The state believes between 7,000 and 12,000 people statewide will eventually be eligible for “CARE Court,” which launched on a limited basis before…
Gov. Roy Cooper and health care advocates celebrated Friday’s official start of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, the result of state legislation this year that’s expected to help roughly 600,000 low-income adults obtain the government health insurance. Visiting a Goodwill location in Charlotte that hosted a Medicaid enrollment event, Cooper said that the gathering marked…
Three magistrates of Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal left the country early Friday, hours after the Congress opened them up to prosecution by stripping them of their immunity as the losing side in the presidential election continued its efforts to interfere with the results. A spokesperson for Guatemala’s immigration agency confirmed Friday that the jurists had…
According to international space laws, no nation can claim sovereignty over the moon or other outer space entities. That’s why NASA is turning to private companies to advance its outer space goals. “If we want to maintain our lead, then we need to continue to invest and ensure that we’re the ones setting the pace…
Kevin Durant is one of three athletes, along with Michael Jordan and LeBron James, who have a lifetime contract with Nike. So, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards made a bold statement when he said he wanted to see Durant rock Edwards’ signature shoe. Edwards is an Adidas partner. Durant caught wind of Edwards’ wish and…
More than 5 million viewers tuned in to FOX News Channel’s groundbreaking “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate” featuring Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The roughly 90-minute debate moderated by FOX News’ Sean Hannity averaged 4.75 million total viewers, including 742,000 viewers in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic,…