Hanna Cavinder announces return to Miami basketball: 'Itching to get back'

Hanna Cavinder announced her return to Miami Hurricanes basketball on Wednesday after taking a season off and seeing her twin sister sign with TCU late last year. Cavinder posted a video on X of her time with the Hurricanes. She wrote she had been "itching" to get back on the …...Read More

US, Italy coordinate efforts to counter spread of misinformation

The U.S. and Italy agreed to coordinate efforts to counter misinformation and fake news from foreign governments. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reached this agreement during a meeting on Capri Island. Belgium recently announced a probe into alleged Russian efforts to influence an …...Read More

Deion Sanders pushes back on 'stupid lie' top Colorado players would refuse to play for some NFL teams

Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders pushed back on a "stupid lie" about wanting some of his players to be drafted to specific NFL teams. Sanders said on the "Million Dollaz Worth of Game" podcast that his son, Shedeur Sanders, and two-way player Travis Hunter would refuse to play in …...Read More

Chinese Embassy defends TikTok against potential forced sale in meeting with congressional staffers: report

The Chinese Embassy has held meetings with Capitol Hill staffers to protect TikTok from a potential forced sale, according to a report. The meetings took place with Chinese diplomats after the House passed legislation with an overwhelming bipartisan vote last month that would force Chinese divestment from TikTok or see …...Read More

'You start to believe you're ill': Fight to free autistic people from hospitals - as govt misses crucial target

The government has missed a long-standing target to reduce the number of people with autism and learning disabilities detained in hospitals. Some 2,045 people with autism or learning disabilities are currently detained in psychiatric facilities in England, many of them sectioned under the Mental Health Act. People with a learning …...Read More

Solomon Islands national election count begins, closely watched by US, China

Counting for the national election in the Solomon Islands began on Thursday. The election follows a security pact with China in 2022 by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, potentially shifting the nation's alliances. The election outcome is of interest to the U.S., China and Australia, as it could impact regional security …...Read More

CA establishes statewide drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

California regulators have set the nation's first drinking water limit for hexavalent chromium, aiming to reduce long-term health risks. The proposal, unanimously passed, could influence other states to do the same. Water providers must start testing within six months and submit compliance plans for exceeding levels. California regulators voted Wednesday …...Read More

Iranian-American lawyer whose response to anti-Israel protesters went viral predicts new 'world war'

As anti-Israel protests take over public spaces from the Golden Gate Bridge to Columbia University, one attorney went viral for her admonishment of such "clueless defenders" of the Palestinians' top benefactor, the hardline theocrats in Tehran. Elica Le Bon, who self-describes herself as a "daughter of Iran," asked protesters where …...Read More

Polish president meets with Trump in New York City amid criminal trial

Former President Donald Trump continues to meet with foreign leaders, even as his criminal trial is underway in New York. Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in New York City to discuss the Ukraine-Russia conflict and NATO defense spending. The pair were photographed entering Trump Tower, where …...Read More

Ex-pharmacy exec faces sentencing in MI woman's death linked to tainted steroids

Donna Kruzich, a 78-year-old Michigan woman, became ill and later died after receiving a routine injection for back pain in 2012. Evidence revealed that she was one of 64 people who died due to tainted steroids from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy. Barry Cadden, the operator of the New England Compounding …...Read More