A block for under-16s would soothe many parents’ concerns, but experts are divided over the evidence in support of it, and how it might work in practiceSocial media has transformed our relationships with our friends and family, brought unfiltered news from around the world to our handsets and introduced us to an unending supply of cat memes. Some of this has been positive, some negative and, for much of it, the jury is still out. But as the first generation of social media natives start to have children of their own, there is increasing unease about tech’s impact on children.…
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Washington • The Trump administration is ramping up plans to detain immigrants in the U.S. without legal permission at military sites across the country, a significant expansion of efforts by the White House to use wartime resources to make good on the president’s promised mass deportations. The Trump administration is ramping up plans to detain immigrants in the U.S. without legal permission at military sites across the country, including at Utah’s Hill Air Force Base. Washington • The Trump administration is ramping up plans to detain immigrants in the U.S. without legal permission at military sites across the country, a…
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Buying nail polish or ordering frozen meat for delivery can seem pretty routine. But one Chicagoland couple is working to make such products and services more readily available and accessible to America’s growing Muslim population. Iqra Isphahani, 30, and her husband, Ibrahim Ali, 33, own 786 Cosmetics and Boxed Halal. The couple, who live in Barrington, started the businesses after identifying needs within the Muslim community that they wanted to help meet. “There’s such a huge Muslim community in Illinois,” Isphahani said. “We’re surrounded by this community and we see the struggle to find the products they need.” Isphahani said…
Yosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the U.S. government worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildlife that thrive in the popular vacation destination located in California’s Sierra Nevada. Yosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the U.S. government worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildlife that thrive in the popular vacation destination located in California’s Sierra Nevada. Yosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the U.S. government worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildlife that thrive…
Four years ago, Utah legislators enacted sweeping changes to the state’s “troubled teen” industry, placing more oversight and stricter rules for treatment programs. Seven teenagers have died in Utah teen treatment programs since 2021, when legislators enacted stricter regulations and more oversight of the troubled teen industry. One state lawmaker and celebrity Paris Hilton say this means more change is needed. Four years ago, Utah legislators enacted sweeping changes to the state’s “troubled teen” industry, placing more oversight and stricter rules for treatment programs. But since then, seven teenagers have died at Utah congregate care programs, according to Utah Sen.…
Hill Air Force Base may soon be used to hold immigrants who President Donald Trump’s administration says are in the U.S. illegally, according to news reports. The base in northern Utah would act as a detention facility before the administration deports those detainees. Trump reportedly eying Hill Air Force Base as an immigrant detention hub, but military leaders in Utah “have not received … any directions at this point. Hill Air Force Base may soon be used to hold immigrants who President Donald Trump’s administration says are in the U.S. illegally, according to news reports. The base in northern Utah…
Police conducting a welfare check have discovered five people dead inside a home in northwest Indiana. Police conducting a welfare check have discovered five people dead inside a home in northwest Indiana. Police conducting a welfare check have discovered five people dead inside a home in northwest Indiana.
As new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth begins an ambitious effort to slash 8% from the military’s budget, the committees that advise senior leaders on matters ranging from science to handling of sexual misconduct are once again being asked to justify their existence. In an email sent Feb. 13 by Lekecia Gamble, a manpower and reserve affairs portfolio manager at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, all active Defense Department advisory committees were given until Feb. 21 to send back a comprehensive response. Among the details required were: Summary of the committee’s purpose, duties and…
The remains of a mother of two young boys who were taken to Gaza together at the start of the Israel-Hamas war have been returned to Israel, bringing the total closer to the 33 hostages supposed to be released under the ceasefire that started last month. The plight of Ariel and Kfir Bibas captivated Israelis since the boys were taken during Hamas’ deadly attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel identified the boys and another hostage, Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted, after their remains were handed over Thursday. The remains of the boys’ mother, Shiri Bibas, were…
As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace has been upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace has been upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace has been upended in a matter of days by…
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Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency have begun nudging Defense Department managers to utilize idling DARPA cybersecurity tools meant to preempt hacks and accidents in critical programs. A series of high-profile incidents in recent years has highlighted a kind of passivity among defense officials in the face of the damage caused, according to Kathleen Fisher, the director of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office. Believing that systems can’t stave off catastrophic cyber incidents caused by software vulnerabilities, the department often focuses instead on reactive fixes, she said. But proactive tools for building more resilient software already exist in the Pentagon’s…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When 11-year-old Ceiba Phillips returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after the devastating Eaton fire, he couldn’t believe his eyes. The fire that tore through the community of Altadena on Jan. 7 left only a few houses standing among the rubble, leaving families dealing with the trauma and painful […] LOS ANGELES (AP) — When 11-year-old Ceiba Phillips returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after the devastating Eaton fire, he couldn’t believe his eyes. The fire that tore through the community of Altadena on Jan. 7 left only a few houses standing…
It feels like just about every month I’m coming here to remember a recently deceased writer who had some profound effect on my life as a reader. This month it’s Tom Robbins, author of numerous classic novels, including “Another Roadside Attraction,” “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” “Still Life with Woodpecker” and “Skinny Legs and All,” among others. Robbins died in his home of La Conner, Washington, on Feb. 9, at the age of 92. I suppose confronting these occasions is the inevitable byproduct of aging. I will turn 55 in less than two months, and the established writers who were…
Angel Yin birdied three of her final four holes on the front nine to help set up an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament. The American had a three-round total of 21-under 195 at Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course. Sponsor invite Akie Iwai of Japan, who led after the first two rounds, shot 71 and dropped into second place. She stumbled with her first bogey of the tournament on the ninth hole. The event is the first stop of the LPGA’s so-called Asian swing before the tour…
The Space Force has canceled its contract with one of the four companies developing designs for its Resilient GPS program following an initial design review, Defense News has learned. Last September, the service’s acquisition arm, Space Systems Command, awarded L3Harris, Sierra Space, Astranis and Axient — which has since been acquired by Astrion — each $10 million contracts to draft early concepts for a constellation of small, low-cost, resilient GPS satellites. In December and January, after early design reviews with each firm, SSC opted to “discontinue” Astrion’s contract, according to Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer for military communications and positioning,…
President Donald Trump on Friday evening fired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Jim Slife. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that Trump plans to nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, who joined the venture capital firm Shield Capital in January, as the nation’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs. “General Caine embodies the warfighter ethos and is exactly the leader we need to meet the moment,” Hegseth said. “I look forward to working with him.” No…
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Ben Garcia thinks of himself as a typical high school senior. He plays Fortnite in a room his mom says is too messy. He watches TV with her on weeknights in their Rogers Park apartment — “Severance” and “Will Trent” are their current favorites. And every so often, he goes to Olive Garden with his friends for what they call an “old man dinner.” But these days, the 18-year-old feels like his mere existence is seen as a threat by a U.S. government that wants to force him to return to a time when something as simple as using a…