RSS News

US Lacks Facilities for Spike in Unaccompanied Children at Border: Psaki

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the United States doesn’t have enough facilities to house the influx of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. “There are more children coming across the border than we have facilities for at this point in time,” Psaki told reporters during a press briefing. According to […]

US Lacks Facilities for Spike in Unaccompanied Children at Border: Psaki Read More »

Girl Born With Heart Beating Outside Chest Defies Odds and Is Now a Thriving 11-Year-Old

Warning: This article includes content some readers may find disturbing When a little girl’s rib cage and abdominal muscles did not form properly in the utero, doctors feared she may not survive to full term or through birth. However, the now-pre-teen who has her heart developed out of her chest has defied her prognosis. Now 11, Virsaviya

Girl Born With Heart Beating Outside Chest Defies Odds and Is Now a Thriving 11-Year-Old Read More »

House Approves Pro-Union Bill Aimed at Expanding Protections for Labor Union Organizing

The U.S. House of Representatives on March 9 narrowly approved legislation pushed by Democrats that would expand protections for labor union organizing and collective bargaining and amend decades-old labor law. The bill, called the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, was approved in a 225-206 vote, with five Republicans joining Democrats in favor of the

House Approves Pro-Union Bill Aimed at Expanding Protections for Labor Union Organizing Read More »

California Gov. Newsom Criticizes ‘Political Power Grabs’ Amid Recall Efforts

California Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at his critics on Tuesday during his state of the state address as a campaign to oust the state’s top official has accumulated enough signatures to trigger a special election later this year. “The state of our state remains determined. I remain determined! We won’t change course just because of a

California Gov. Newsom Criticizes ‘Political Power Grabs’ Amid Recall Efforts Read More »

Associate Attorney General Nominee Questioned Over Partisan Record

Republicans questioned associate attorney general nominee Vanita Gupta during a hearing Tuesday over her record of partisan attacks. In her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee Gupta said she would work to uphold the Constitution and not any partisan agenda. “If confirmed, I will aggressively ensure that the Justice Department is independent of partisan influence,”

Associate Attorney General Nominee Questioned Over Partisan Record Read More »

66lb Woman Recovers From Eating Disorder, Trains as Doctor in Hopes of Saving Others

A student doctor whose studies were waylaid by a severe eating disorder is making her recovery story public. She has also returned to medical school to qualify as a doctor in the hopes of helping others. Sarah Rav, 22, migrated from Malaysia to Melbourne, Australia, at the age of 7. Detailing her story in a series of videos

66lb Woman Recovers From Eating Disorder, Trains as Doctor in Hopes of Saving Others Read More »