Portland bans daytime camping, imposes other restrictions
Officials in Portland, Oregon, have voted to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places as the city struggles to address a longtime homelessness crisis.
DeSantis on migrant relocation program during visit to Arizona: ‘Border should be closed’
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who wants to be the next U.S. president, defended his migrant relocation program on Wednesday during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona.
2 Connecticut officers fired over treatment of man paralyzed in police van after 2022 arrest
Two police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, have been fired for what authorities call their reckless actions and lack of compassion in handling prisoner Richard “Randy” Cox after he became paralyzed in the back of a police van last year.
Autopsy finds North Carolina man died of ‘sudden cardiac arrest’ during police confrontation
An autopsy has determined that a man who died in January after police officers in North Carolina’s capital city repeatedly used stun guns died from “sudden cardiac arrest.”.
Cancer centers say US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications
U.S. cancer centers say a growing shortage of common treatments is forcing doctors to switch medications and delaying some care.
Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery
Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and boost the number of available organs.
GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power.
Richard Snyder, ‘warrior-king’ of publishing who presided over rise of Simon & Schuster, dead at 90
Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who presided over the publisher’s exponential rise during the second half of the 20th century and helped define an era of growing corporate power, has died.
The Iron Sheik, charismatic former pro wrestling villain and Twitter personality, dies at 81
The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who played a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport’s biggest stars, has died at age 81.
Los Angeles Times announces 74 job cuts due to economic challenges
The Los Angeles Times says it is cutting 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to transform itself into a digital media organization.