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Immigration enforcement actions have begun to spread throughout major U.S. cities since President Donald Trump returned to office. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 956 persons were taken into custody on Sunday. However, according to an NBC News report, immigration officials made around 1,200 arrests that day, but only 613 of them—or roughly 52%—were classified as criminal arrests. The remaining individuals seemed to be either nonviolent criminals or those who had only crossed the border illegally. Being undocumented is not a criminal; rather, it is a civil offense. The following day, the number of arrests increased once further, according to the agency, which reported that 1,179 arrests and 853 detainers were made on Monday. There has been worry that law-abiding...

Authorities claimed Tuesday that a guy from New York City had confessed to stealing over $100,000 worth of sports memorabilia while working as a sorting clerk for the USPS. According to a statement from federal prosecutors in New Jersey, 34-year-old Bronx resident Shelby Dozier entered a guilty plea to mail theft by a postal worker. When Dozier worked as a sorting clerk for the USPS in Clifton, New Jersey, in August 2022, "numerous parcels destined for a consignment auction house located in Clifton went missing," according to prosecutors on Tuesday. The victimized business "specializes in the sale of trading cards and sports memorabilia that it receives from customers around the world," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Dozier stole at least ten packages containing "valuable trading...

President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was grilled on his opinions on abortion and vaccines when he appeared before senators on Wednesday for his first confirmation hearing. In his opening remarks, Kennedy attempted to shield himself from the anticipated lines of inquiry, which caused a protester in the gallery to briefly erupt. "News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry," Kennedy stated. The individual exclaimed, "You are!" before being escorted from the room. Kennedy went on: "I am pro-safety, but I am neither. I spent years trying to educate people about the harmful chemicals and mercury found in fish, but that didn't make me anti-fish. I think vaccines are essential to health care, and all of my childr...

Dank Demoss, a Detroit rapper, is suing Lyft, a ride-sharing service, alleging that her weight prevented her from getting into a car she had hired. Demoss, whose real name is Dajua Blanding, posted a video of an encounter with a purported Lyft driver who turned her down on Instagram on January 19. I apologize. I have no room. In the video, the driver remarked, "My car is small." "I can fit in this car," said 29-year-old Demoss. You can't, I assure you, so I apologize. The driver responded, "I'm going to cancel [the ride], and you won't be charged." Are you saying that because I can't get in your car, I can't get into the Lyft? Are you saying that I need to order another Lyft because I'm too big to fit in your car? Demoss uttered those words. "Yes, you need to order a bigger car," the d...

The scientific community has spent decades trying to refute the widely disproved hypothesis that vaccines cause autism before turning its attention to other plausible explanations. However, proponents of autism now express concern that if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as secretary of health and human services, it could undo years of progress in distancing autism from vaccines and possibly redirect valuable research funds to a theory that has already been refuted by hundreds of studies conducted worldwide. They caution that he would have significant control over who serves on committees and sets policy. Kennedy's previous remarks regarding autism were also criticized by others, who called them offensive and stigmatizing. The founder of the Autism Science Foundation, Alison Singer, stat...

A court ordered Wednesday that Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood tycoon whose sexual misbehavior fueled the #MeToo movement, will be retried on rape charges in New York on April 15. In 2020, Weinstein, 72, was found guilty in New York of first-degree criminal sex act against another woman and third-degree rape of another woman. He was given a 23-year jail sentence. Last April, a state appeal court reversed that conviction in a 4-3 ruling, finding that the trial judge had erred in permitting women to testify regarding unrelated charges. Weinstein was indicted on further charges by a grand jury in New York City in September. Weinstein's retrial will feature a new accusation involving a woman who wasn't involved in the initial case, according to Judge Curtis Farber's statement on Wedn...

TALLAHASSEE, FL. With Governor Ron DeSantis pledging to reject the legislation voted by Republican lawmakers late Tuesday night, an attempt to enact President Donald Trump's immigration accord in Florida is expected to fail. Trump, who owns a house in Florida and has recruited several Floridians into his administration, helped arrange the deal. However, it immediately encountered a fierce conflict between DeSantis and the state's Republican-controlled Legislature, which now feels more confident in opposing the once-all-powerful governor. Late into the night, lawmakers worked to strengthen a measure that they and DeSantis claimed was intended to bring Florida state laws into compliance with a number of executive orders that Trump had signed. However, the bill's main source of contention p...

During his first confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before senators on Wednesday. Democrats questioned him about his opinions on abortion and vaccines. In his opening remarks, Kennedy attempted to shield himself from the anticipated lines of inquiry, which caused a protester in the gallery to briefly erupt. "News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry," Kennedy stated. The individual exclaimed, "You are!" before being escorted from the room. Kennedy went on: "I am pro-safety, but I am neither. I spent years trying to educate people about the harmful chemicals and mercury found in fish, but that didn't make me anti-fish. I think vaccines are essential to health care, and all...

Former Senator Bob Menendezi is set to be sentenced Wednesday afternoon in federal court in New York on accusations of bribery and corruption. Prosecutors are recommending that he be imprisoned for 15 years. The 71-year-old former leader of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee calls the plan "vindictive and cruel" and "a life and death sentence" for the New Jersey Democrat. Prosecutors accused Menendez of accepting bribes, including cash and gold bars, to benefit the governments of Egypt and Qatar, and he was found guilty in July of extortion, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and operating as a foreign agent. Additionally, two co-defendants were found guilty, and on Wednesday morning, one of them received a seven-year prison sentence. Menendez entered a not guilty plea and...

During his first confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump's choice to be the next secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before senators on Wednesday. Democrats questioned him about his stance on vaccines. A protester in the gallery briefly erupted as Kennedy attempted to shield himself from the anticipated line of questioning in his opening statement. "News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry," Kennedy stated. Someone shouted, "You are!" and was escorted from the room. Kennedy went on, "I am pro-safety, but I am neither. I spent years trying to educate people about the harmful chemicals and mercury found in fish, but that didn't make me anti-fish. I think vaccines are essential to healthcare, and all of my children have had th...