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Pregnant Chinese mothers have been heading to a U.S. territory close to home to have their babies and obtain for them coveted U.S. citizenship. Yu Yao and Jiu Dao have the details from Saipan, capital of the Northern Mariana Islands. Elizabeth Lee narrates.

Facing backlash over $500K salary, LA’s wildfire recovery czar agrees to work for free

They have names that could make a random password generator cry uncle. Meet, for example, GCHG CH Calicops Sassafras Gonnakikurass. “She’s a saucy girl. Her name says it all,” Fred Ortiz said as he groomed the Brussels griffon to compete Monday at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Her name says ... what exactly? Well, ponder the final part, and you may understand what her owners are wryly getting at. But in any event, you can just call her Wrassy. Westminster’s main...

Senate Democrats launch new whistleblower portal for federal employees

Beijing and Washington roll out new tariffs as trade tensions rise, but some believe 2020 Phase 1 trade agreement may give both a starting point

Many of Ukraine’s men have been drafted, leaving Ukrainian women to work in the country’s vast coal mines. Lesia Bakalets went to a mine on the front line in the Dnipropetrovsk region and heard from some of those women. Videographer: Vladyslav Smilianets

Saliva test proves that the bats cycle through Arizona and consider the region their part-time home

Nearly 14% of schoolchildren have vaccine exemptions, far more than state and national averages

The use of chatbots at work and school is destroying jobs, professions and threatening the acquisition of knowledge, some argue

More than 2 million federal civilian employees had faced a midnight deadline Monday to accept the proposal

Proclamations cancel exemptions and duty-free quotas for major suppliers Canada, Mexico, Brazil and other countries in a move that could boost risk of multifront trade war

Flights, run by Venezuelan airline Conviasa, are part of a plan to repatriate thousands of migrants who fled Venezuela 'because of economic sanctions and the campaigns of psychological warfare against our country,' government statement says

Taliban authorities have not responded to the UN assertions but have downplayed the Islamic State affiliate’s activities in the country

Italy claims ICC had sent a flawed arrest warrant

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more. President Donald Trump announced Sunday he's ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin, whose buying power is long past its prime. Advocates for ditching the penny cite its high production cost — currently almost 4 cents per penny, according to the U.S. Mint — and limited utility. Fans of the penny cite its usefulness in charity drives...

Litang Liang was acquitted in federal court of charges that he acted as unregistered Chinese agent in a case brought in 2023 that US authorities had portrayed as part of their commitment to counter efforts by China's government ato silence its critics abroad

8 more UN staffers detained; decision impacts one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters

Specialized Haitian National Police Units working with the Kenyan-led multinational Support and Security Mission launched an operation over the weekend to crack down on a pre-Carnival event organized by the 400 Mawozo gang.  Click here for the full story in Creole.   

District Judge directs government to immediately release any withheld funds

President Donald Trump says the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico. Trump also plans to announce “reciprocal tariffs” — “probably Tuesday or Wednesday” — meaning that the U.S. would impose import duties on products in cases in which another country has levied duties on U.S. goods. We speak with Timothy Meyer, Distinguished Professor in International Business Law at Duke Law.