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New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The newly sworn-in head of the Social Security Administration told agency staff this week that when he was first offered the job in the Trump administration, he wasn't familiar with the position and had to look it up online.Frank Bisignano, a former Wall Street executive, said during a town hall with Social Security managers from around the country on Wednesday that he wasn't seeking a position in the Trump administration when he received a call about […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris

Niagara County Sheriff's Office(NEW YORK) -- A federal jury has convicted Svetlana Dali of stowing away on a Delta flight to Paris last November after passing through security in a lane reserved for crewmembers and bypassing gate agents by blending in with boarding passengers.Dali had been charged with a federal stowaway count for boarding an overnight Delta flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Nov. 26, 2024, and traveling to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers

Scott Eisen/Getty Images(BOSTON) -- The former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue pleaded guilty to stealing body parts from cadavers donated to the Boston institution and then selling them, federal prosecutors said.Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to transporting stolen human remains, the Department of Justice said Thursday.He pleaded guilty during a change of plea hearing Wednesday in federal court in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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Nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes seized by federal officials

Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- Federal authorities seized nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes in their latest effort to crack down on unauthorized vaping products entering the U.S.The Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered nearly two million illegal e-cigarette units during inspections in Chicago this February, officials announced Thursday.Almost all the products came from China and included brands like Snoopy Smoke and Raz.In a new move to combat illegal imports, the FDA also sent […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil set to appear in immigration court

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who the Trump administration has targeted for deportation after he helped organize pro-Palestinian protests as a student at Columbia University, is set to appear in immigration court in Louisiana Thursday.Khalil, a green card holder who is married to an American citizen, has been held in a Louisiana detention facility since ICE agents arrested him in the lobby of his apartment building in New York City in March.Khalil’s attorneys are prepared to argue on […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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Above-normal activity predicted for 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA forecasts

Kevin Carter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will likely experience above-average activity, the National Hurricane Center announced on Thursday.Between 13 and 19 named storms are expected for the 2025 season, which starts on June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30, according to the NHC. Storms are named when become tropical storms or stronger.Meteorologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict between six and 10 hurricanes and between three and five major hurricanes, at Category 3 or […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education

J. David Ake/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education.U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump administration from firing half the Department of Education's workforce.The order from Judge Joun -- a Biden appointee -- also prohibits the Department of Education from transferring the management of federal student loans to the Small Business Administration.The decision marks the first time a federal judge has determined the […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes ‘cents’

Tim Boyle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Treasury Department says it will phase out production of new pennies early next year after President Donald Trump asked the agency to stop producing the coin that has been part of the American currency for more than 230 years.The Treasury Department said in a statement that the U.S. Mint, which it oversees, will stop producing new pennies once it runs out of blank templates used to make the mostly copper and zinc coins. The agency confirmed […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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2 Israeli embassy staffers killed in apparent ‘targeted attack’ in Washington, DC

IsraelinUSA/Twitter/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two members of the Israeli Embassy staff -- a couple about to get engaged -- were gunned down outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in what the FBI believes may be a targeted attack.The shooting has sparked outrage and has been condemned as an "unspeakable" act of antisemitism after officials said the suspect, who is in custody, shouted "free, free Palestine" following the shooting.During a press conference on […]

todayMay 22, 2025

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