U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More
For U.S. farmers and Mexican workers, it's tough being legal Employers say guest visa rules are complex and costly. Labor groups say they fail to protect workers. Fixing things won't be easy... There are millions of undocumented workers in America, and thousands of employers who illegally hire them. More
Ariz. sheriff releases records from Giffords' shooting The Pima County Sheriff's Office released an estimated 2,700 pages of investigative records Wednesday from a shooting rampage here two years ago — documents that are expected to shed new light on a massacre that left six dead and 14 wounded. More
Broad Support for Path to Citizenship, Poll Finds Nearly two-thirds of Americans favor giving illegal immigrants an opportunity for legal status, according to a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution. More
What really happens when illegal immigrants leave? An illegal immigrant who can’t find a job in the U.S. and who chooses to go home is a policy win just as much as one who is arrested, detained, and deported. Those who leave voluntarily are also far ... 12/16/2024 - 9:58 am | View Link
Trump’s Plans To Deport Immigrants Likely To Harm U.S. Workers Multiple economic studies have concluded that previous efforts to bar immigrants from the United States have harmed U.S. workers. 12/4/2024 - 11:27 pm | View Link
New LAPD chief says he will work to protect immigrants ahead of Trump’s plans for mass deportations The new chief of the Los Angeles police force said his department is working with consulate offices for Mexico and other Central American countries to draft a plan to protect ... 12/4/2024 - 12:02 pm | View Link
Canada braces for surge of immigrants hoping to move from US (NewsNation) — Canada is bracing for a surge of immigrants to cross the United States’ northern ... Last week, however, Trudeau said that the figure would drop to 396,000 new permanent residents in ... 11/25/2024 - 1:26 pm | View Link
Trump immigration crackdown: Denaturalization just a drop in the bucket In 2016, before Trump won his first presidential election, an internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) watchdog found 315,000 fingerprint files for immigrants who had been deported or convicted ... 11/23/2024 - 8:00 am | View Link
TALLAHASSEE — Saying the “Constitution does not mandate comfortable prisons,” Florida corrections officials want a federal judge to toss out a potential class-action lawsuit alleging the state has violated inmates’ rights because of hot conditions at a Miami-Dade County prison.
Lawyers for the Florida Department of Corrections, Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon and Dade Correctional Institution Warden Francisco Acosta filed a motion Tuesday seeking dismissal of the lawsuit filed in October.
The lawsuit, which names three Dade Correctional Institution inmates as plaintiffs, alleges violations of the U.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year, according to a Pentagon report Wednesday that details actions accelerating key areas of conflict with the United States.
The report, however, also notes that the recent rash of corruption allegations within China’s powerful Central Military Commission, which oversees the People’s Liberation Army, is hurting Beijing’s military growth and could slow its campaign to modernize.
The impact, said a senior defense official, is a bit of a mixed bag because while there has been progress in some programs, China has slid back in others.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the U.
Wednesday will see the likelihood of heavy rain across South Florida, particularly in Broward and Pam Beach counties.
The city of Fort Lauderdale had already received 3 inches of rain as of Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., according to city officials, and was experiencing flooding. The high tide happened at 10:20 a.m., exacerbating the flooding.
By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is voting Wednesday on final passage of a sweeping defense bill that will authorize significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion while also stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members.
The annual defense authorization bill usually gains strong bipartisan support and has not failed to pass Congress in nearly six decades, but Pentagon policy in recent years has become a battleground for cultural issues.
The Hurricanes sured up their 2025 wide-receiver room with a solid portal addition on Wednesday.
Former LSU wide receiver C. J. Daniels committed to Miami, his representative told On3.
Daniels, who 247Sports rates as a four-star transfer, is the second portal addition for Miami this offseason, joining safety Zechariah Poyser after the defensive back committed Tuesday.
Daniels, who is listed at 6-2 and 205 pounds, was not a highly recruited prospect.
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Madeline Brimley had a decent but not brilliant career as an actress, briefly in New York, then for about 20 years in Atlanta. Acting was all she ever wanted to do since majoring in theater at Florida State University.
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