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She was adopted into an abusive US home. Decades later, immigration policies sent her back to Brazil 09/10/2025 10:47am • It sounded like freedom, like a world of possibility beyond the orphanage walls. Maria Pires was getting adopted. At 11, she saw herself escaping the violence of the Sao Paulo orphanage, leaving Brazil for America. A single man in his 40s, Floyd Sykes III, came to meet her. He signed paperwork and b Trump's strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat raises questions about his use of military power 09/10/2025 10:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Within a week of Donald Trump’s election, Sen. Lindsey Graham counseled the president-elect to quickly send a message to the drug cartels from the White House. “Blow up something,” Graham told Trump. The brazen military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling speedboat carryin Bear or no bear? Maryland wildlife officials get a report of a sighting in Prince George's Co. 09/10/2025 05:47am • Jevon Butler was out for a bike ride near the Tucker Road Community Center in Fort Washington, Maryland, when he had a close encounter with a black bear. The eighth grader was near the archery range near Bock Road, which backs to a wooded area, when he said he stopped to check his phone. And that 'A burgeoning epidemic': Why some kids are forming extreme emotional relationships with AI 09/10/2025 03:42am • As more kids turn to artificial intelligence to answer questions or help them understand their homework, some appear to be forming too close a relationship with services such as ChatGPT — and that is taking a toll on their mental health. “AI psychosis,” while not an official clinical diagno Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs 09/09/2025 08:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation's highest court. The justices will hear the case in November, a lightning-fast timetable Early Warning Signs of Kidney Problems: What You Need to Know 09/09/2025 08:00pm • When you experience issues with your kidneys, you might think they would cause obvious warning signs. After all, kidneys are among the most important organs in the body, carrying out crucial functions that enable us to live each day. However, in reality, the symptoms of kidney problems are often sub Does Medicare Cover the Shingles Vaccine? 09/09/2025 08:00pm • If you've ever had chickenpox in your childhood, chances are you're likely to develop shingles in the future. While people might assume that shingles -- a painful, blistering rash -- only affects older adults, 1 in 3 adults who have had chickenpox are susceptible to it. Here's what you need to know Charlie Sheen was once a leading man in Hollywood. His new book reveals how it unraveled 09/09/2025 06:58pm • A young Charlie Sheen once had Hollywood in his pocket, starring in culture-shaping films like “Wall Street” and “Platoon” before eventually becoming the highest-paid actor in television. But underneath the glory laid decades of drug abuse, seven worried family interventions, innumerable dru Eagles' Jalen Carter loses $57,222 for spitting on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott 09/09/2025 06:08pm • Jalen Carter's penalty for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott sends a message to the rest of the league. Carter is losing $57,222 for the infraction, the equivalent of his game check for Week 1 because the NFL considers the punishment a one-game suspension with time served. The Pro Bowl de Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted 09/09/2025 05:39pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the United States the pest has been discovered. The University of Maine and state conservation officials said Monday they confirmed the prese Top US immigration official defends rule targeting 'anti-American' views in green card, visa process 09/09/2025 04:48pm • CAMP SPRINGS, Maryland (AP) — A new rule allowing a U.S. immigration agency to scrutinize a person's “anti-American” views when applying for a green card or other benefits isn't designed to target political beliefs, but to identify support for terrorist activity, the organization's director to FanDuel Promo Code: Claim $300 Bonus for MLB, NFL Week 2 Games 09/09/2025 04:47pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services New customers who activate the current FanDuel promo code offer can win bonus bets for MLB and NFL games. 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Kemp has courted foreign investment to his state but also once offered to use his own pickup truck to round up “criminal illegals.” Those two stances collided this past week when immigrat Special election day in Virginia: Fairfax voters decide next member of Congress 09/09/2025 04:20pm • Check back with WTOP for special election results on Tuesday night. WTOP will have election analysis and team coverage on air, online and on our social media platforms. Voters in the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County, Virginia, are lining up Tuesday to cast their ballots and decide who will be