By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000, intensifying public concern over what might contribute to its prevalence. Recent U.S. government data shows that autism diagnoses among 8-year-olds reached record highs in 2022, affecting 1 in 31 children. The U.S. National Institutes of Health has announced awards totaling more than …
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration intends to shift $1.8 billion in foreign aid funding toward “America First” initiatives such as pursuing investments in Greenland and countering “Marxist, anti-American regimes” in Latin America, according to a document sent to Congress. “The national security interests of the United States require that the United States …
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By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, a Democrat who has sometimes bucked his party’s leadership, said he is considering a possible run for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts next year, setting up what could be a high-profile intra-party midterm contest against Senator Ed Markey. A move by Moulton, 46, to challenge Markey, …
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(Reuters) -A Missouri woman was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for scheming to defraud the family of singer Elvis Presley of millions of dollars and steal their ownership interest in Presley’s iconic Graceland estate, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday. The department said in a written statement that U.S. District Court Judge …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The family of one of the victims of the January 29 fatal collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport sued the airline, its subsidiary and the U.S. government on Wednesday. The lawsuit filed in U.S. …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Public statements by Justice Department officials about Luigi Mangione, the man charged with killing an insurance executive last year, violated a court rule meant to protect criminal defendants against publicity that could prejudice a jury pool against them, the judge overseeing the case said on Wednesday. In a written …
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By Renee Hickman and Brad Brooks CHICAGO (Reuters) -Police records and witness accounts from a Chicago suburb where a man was fatally shot by a federal immigration enforcement agent earlier this month complicate the picture of the event presented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which said the agent fired his weapon after the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration will not bail out New York City in any financial crisis if Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani follows through with his plans, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. “I guarantee you – and there are not a lot of things in life that are sure – that New York …
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By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -The Trump administration’s plan to dramatically raise fees for H-1B visas is drawing concern from U.S. healthcare groups who say the move could worsen staffing shortages as more than half of healthcare workers consider changing jobs within the next year. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reviewing policy changes that …
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By Amy Tennery FARMINGDALE, New York (Reuters) -Extraordinary levels of security will be in place when the Ryder Cup tees off on Friday, with U.S. President Donald Trump expected to step back into the sport spotlight at the famed Bethpage Black Course. New York State Police will deploy helicopters, drones and their Chemical Biological Radiological …
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