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Officers ambushed at Texas ICE facility

Officers ambushed at Texas ICE facility

Tensions over the federal government’s immigration agenda erupted into violence 25 miles from downtown Fort Worth. A group of 10 to 12 people ambushed corrections and police officers July 4 outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado,...

Rise in Dengue Fever cases prompts health alert for popular spring break spots

Rise in Dengue Fever cases prompts health alert for popular spring break spots

As many embark on spring break trips, Managing Editor for News for The Points Guy, Clint Henderson, provides updates on the hottest trends we're seeing this season, tips, tricks, and hacks for those planning a last-minute trip and where to go. As...

Latest News, highlights Today August 13, 2024: Tropical Storm Ernesto threatens Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, with heavy rainfall and strong winds

Latest News, highlights Today August 13, 2024: Tropical Storm Ernesto threatens Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, with heavy rainfall and strong winds

Latest news on August 13, 2024: A drone view shows storm clouds over a coastal community as Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches Loiza, Puerto Rico, August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Get the latest news updates and breaking news stories from...

Why the US Virgin Islands Is a “Leader” in Caribbean Tourism 

Why the US Virgin Islands Is a “Leader” in Caribbean Tourism 

It’s not just all the new flights, or the hotel occupancy growth, or the new-look waterfront in Charlotte Amalie. There’s a palpable dynamism in the US Virgin Islands right now. You know it when you board a completely-full flight from Miami to St...

USVISF Women’s Premier League Builds Momentum Ahead of Second Weekend

After an exciting start, the USVISF Women’s Premier League continues to grow, welcoming new teams, new energy, and a clear vision for the future of women’s soccer in the U.S. Virgin Islands. A high-energy opening weekend left fans and players...

Guest Oped: EPA is Cleaning Up Trenton’s Historic Potteries Site

Guest Oped: EPA is Cleaning Up Trenton’s Historic Potteries Site

By Michael Martucci, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2 If you grew up in Trenton, you may remember the tall brick smokestacks and kilns that dotted the skyline. The East Trenton and Top Road neighborhoods were...

Detection Of Plant Disease Leads To Citrus Quarantine

A statewide citrus quarantine was issued recently for Mississippi after one of the most serious citrus plant diseases in the world was detected in the state. Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB, was confirmed earlier this year,...

5 Years Later: Black Health Care Workers Reflect On COVID-19

5 Years Later: Black Health Care Workers Reflect On COVID-19

BOSTON, MA – JUNE 11: Healthcare workers at Boston Medical Center hold an an 8 minute 46 second moment of silence in memory of George Floyd and other members of the Black and brown community who have lost their lives to police violence on June 11,...

Jeffrey Epstein timeline: Florida case led to15 more years of sex abuse

Jeffrey Epstein timeline: Florida case led to15 more years of sex abuse

The Jeffrey Epstein saga began — and could have ended — in Palm Beach County in 2006. The Palm Beach Post sued in 2019 to find out why it didn't. Now, secret documents detailing what happened 17 years ago when Epstein was indicted on only a single...

GOP's new landmark bill forces states to pay for costly food stamp errors

GOP's new landmark bill forces states to pay for costly food stamp errors

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, reacts to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' criticism of the 'big, beautiful bill' and the secretary of agriculture's remarks on migrant farm workers possibly facing deportation. Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill...

Rum tax supporting USVI, Puerto Rico bonds raised

Rum tax supporting USVI, Puerto Rico bonds raised

USVI Gov Albert Bryan, Jr, left, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, right, meeting to discuss permanent raise of rum cover over rate supporting USVI bonds and Puerto Rico contingent vehicle instruments. The U.S. government permanently increased the rum...

Now's The Time To Prepare For Daylight Saving Time Health Issues

Now's The Time To Prepare For Daylight Saving Time Health Issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light...

Springing forward to daylight saving time affects your health — here's how to prepare

Springing forward to daylight saving time affects your health — here's how to prepare

Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your...

How daylight saving time’s ‘spring forward’ could affect health

How daylight saving time’s ‘spring forward’ could affect health

CUSTODIAN RAY KEEN gets ready to change the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse in Clay Center, Kansas, in March 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file) WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for...

March 5 - How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare

March 5 - How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light...

Is daylight saving time bad for your health? A neurologist explains.

Is daylight saving time bad for your health? A neurologist explains.

Beth Ann Malow is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at Vanderbilt University. As people in the U.S. prepare to turn their clocks ahead one hour in mid-March, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions...

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light...

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health

Alarm Clock (Photo: Pixabay)WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings...

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health -- and how to prepare

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health -- and how to prepare

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light...

This $40 Million Caribbean Estate Is Like Your Own Private Resort

This $40 Million Caribbean Estate Is Like Your Own Private Resort

Your next vacation home could well be in “America’s Paradise.” A quaint hilltop estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands has just hit the market for $40 million. Perched atop two hillside acres on the island of St. John, the aptly named Le Paradis (or...

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