Two New Tent Cities Will Be Built in Texas to Hold Migrants
With existing facilities “beyond capacity,” the administration will spend nearly $40 million on tents to house detained migrant families and children.
San Francisco’s Big-Hatted ‘Beach Blanket Babylon’ to Close After 45 Years
This treasured San Francisco staple is renowned as much for its spectacularly sculptural headgear as its content.
He Listed a T. Rex Fossil on eBay for $2.95 Million. Scientists Weren’t Thrilled.
“I own this thing,” Alan Detrich recalled telling a museum director. “It is mine. I can do whatever I want.”
Doctors Accused of Trading Opioid Prescriptions for Sex and Cash
Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday that they had charged 60 people, including 31 doctors, in a sweeping case involving more than 32 million illegally dispensed pills.
Dr. Richard Green, 82, Dies; Challenged Psychiatry’s View of Homosexuality
At a time when being gay was classified as a mental disorder, Dr. Green defied the advice of his colleagues and took a professional risk by arguing otherwise.
E.P.A. Moves to ‘Close the Door’ on Asbestos. Consumer Groups Say Loopholes Remain.
The new rule will restrict uses of asbestos, a carcinogen, more than initially expected, but health advocates criticized it as falling short of the protections needed.
Kim Foxx Worried Her Office Was Too Hard on Jussie Smollett, Messages Show
Chicago’s top prosecutor continued to text colleagues about the Smollett case after delegating it to a deputy, records show. She questioned the number of charges.
On ‘Made in America,’ Trump’s F.T.C. Appointees May Be Out of Step With Him
Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission want to penalize companies that falsely market products as American made, but the president’s appointees reject that approach.
Who Was Sol Pais, the Woman Sought in Colorado?
The 18-year-old high school student from Florida was said to be “infatuated” with the Columbine mass shooting. She had been reported missing by her parents on Monday.
‘Infatuated’ With Columbine: Threats and Fear, 20 Years After a Massacre
The frenzied hunt for an armed woman drove fears that Columbine still had the power to captivate would-be attackers, and that the community would never be free.
California Today: Life After Instagram for Overheard LA?
Wednesday: A social media brand prepares for life offline; using Google data in law enforcement; and discovering another “circumbinary” planet.
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