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Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE 11/26/2025 04:46pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A Massachusetts woman who was once engaged to the brother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt remains in ICE custody two weeks after being arrested on her way to pick up the son she shares with her former fiance. Bruna Ferreira, 33, was driving to her son's school West Virginia parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of school vaccines, judge says 11/26/2025 03:16pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� West Virginia officials suspended a school vaccination mandate Wednesday after a judge ruled that parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of vaccines required for their children to attend classes. In issuing a permanent injunction in a lawsuit filed in June, Raleigh 8 executions in October: Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year 11/26/2025 03:02pm • Thirty-five men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, including one early Friday, with seven others scheduled to be put to death later this month. The total for 2025 already far exceeds the number of executions carried out last year ��� 25 ��� and could be the highest s Gratitude and doubt: The effects of the shutdown linger as families prepare for Thanksgiving 11/26/2025 02:36pm • She had it figured down to the last dollar. The looming insurance payment, balanced against the hard-earned paycheck. The cost of keeping her children fed, covered mostly with government SNAP assistance. And when Shelby Williams reviewed the family budget for November, she told herself that this mon Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge 11/26/2025 07:03am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a rights advocacy group on Wednesday challenging the world-first legislation in court. The Sydney-based Digital Freedom Project said it had filed a constitutio China's pressure on Japan is a familiar tactic that could last for some time 11/26/2025 02:21am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Just days after China issued an advisory against traveling to Japan, the cancellations started. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda's tearoom in an alley in Tokyo's historic Asakusa district every year. Some 200 have already canceled bookings for her tea ceremony class, as far ahe What to know about the 2 hostages whose remains are still in Gaza 11/26/2025 02:07am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza began Oct. 10, Palestinian militants have released the remains of 26 hostages. But the return of the last two hostages under the agreement's terms is progressing slowly. Hamas says it has not been able to reach all of the remains because t Americans eye Thanksgiving travel weather after Texas tornadoes, snow and rain elsewhere 11/26/2025 01:09am • CYPRESS, Texas (AP) ��� Kenny Beck surveyed the damage Tuesday to his family's two-story home after at least two tornadoes tore through the Houston area, damaging over 100 homes at the start of a busy Thanksgiving travel week that has Americans closely eyeing the weather. ���Half my roof on the back Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki nears the pinnacle of Japan's national sport 11/26/2025 12:59am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan's national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday, he was promoted by the Japan Sumo Association to the rank of ozeki, the rung just below the top. Only two now hold the top rank Dementia Home Care: Safety, Daily Tips & Caregiver Self-Care 11/25/2025 07:00pm • For most older adults, the idea of aging in place and staying at home for as long as possible is an attractive one. However, for seniors who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, finding the balance between safety and support at home can be a challenging prospect. A Prosecutors will retry man in death of Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance spotlighted missing kids 11/25/2025 05:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A notorious 1979 missing-child case is headed to trial a third time after New York prosecutors vowed Tuesday to retry the man whose murder conviction was recently overturned in the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. In a case that has long been gnarled by time and uncertainty, Death of Florida teenager on Carnival cruise ship ruled a homicide 11/25/2025 05:10pm • The death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month has been ruled a homicide, the latest development in a case that has drawn international attention and sparked intense speculation on social media. Anna Kepner's cause of death was ���mechanical asphyxia," according to a co Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison 11/25/2025 02:02pm • ROME (AP) ��� Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country���s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women, a day designated by the U.N. General Assembly. The l ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show 11/25/2025 12:13pm • Tests of ByHeart infant formula tied to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies showed that all of the company's products may have been contaminated. Laboratory tests of 36 samples of formula from three different lots showed that five samples contained the type of bacteria that can le More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say 11/25/2025 09:15am • Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn���t eat, sleep or function without it. But at the time, she didn't see the need to reach out for help. ���I didn���t think cannabis was a big deal,��� the 24-year-old said. ���It was really socially accepted.��� This attitude is common. As more