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CALEXICO, Calif., — U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced today that they are amending the hours of operation at the Calexico East Port of Entry (POE), will resume …

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) will launch the tethered aerostat, “Argos,” at U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station South Padre Island …

By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A grand jury indicted five Louisiana law enforcement officers on Thursday on charges ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance for their role in …

By Nate Raymond and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress on Thursday passed legislation that would allow U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to shield their personal …

(Reuters) – Public school students in Philadelphia will have to wear face coverings at school for 10 days after their winter break, officials said, as communities around the country contend …

By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pet retailers are set to be barred from selling dogs, cats and rabbits in the state of New York come December 2024 under …

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s movement for greater self-government got a boost on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives, which passed a bill for a referendum …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A former Texas police officer was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter in the death of a Black woman who was killed when he …

By Ross Kerber and Dan Whitcomb BOSTON (Reuters) -Harvard University on Thursday named Claudine Gay, the school’s dean of Faculty Arts and Sciences, as its 30th president, the first Black …

By Tyler Clifford and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Three men convicted of playing supporting roles in a foiled plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan in 2020 were sentenced to multiple …

By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Archives on Thursday released thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy, acting shortly …

By Padraic Halpin and Laila Bassam DUBLIN/BEIRUT (Reuters) -An Irish soldier was shot and killed on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and a second was in a critical condition …

By Brenda Goh and Albee Zhang BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the …

By Ted Hesson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Over 200 advocates from around the United States converged on Capitol Hill this week with an 11th-hour mission: persuade lawmakers to provide …

BELGRADE (Reuters) – The Serbian government will ask the NATO peacekeeper commander to allow the country to send up to 1,000 police and army personnel to Kosovo, President Aleksandar Vucic …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she had yet to decide whether the U.S. House of Representatives will join the Senate in backing legislation to …

(Reuters) -A gunman on Thursday wounded two people, including his former girlfriend, in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania medical clinic before killing himself, local police said. The suspect was …

Laredo, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol awarded the Youth of the Month honorees for December during a ceremony at St. Augustine High School. On Dec. 15, Laredo Sector Border …

By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Thousands of people rallied in Turkey on Thursday to oppose the conviction and political ban of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, chanting slogans criticising President Tayyip …

(Reuters) -A sprawling winter storm was expected to unleash ice, snow and strong winds across the U.S. Northeast on Thursday after spawning dozens of tornadoes that killed three people and …

By Jeff Mason, Daphne Psaledakis and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced he would support the African Union joining the G20 group of large economies …

By Angus McDowall and Tarek Amara ZARZIS, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisia holds an election on Saturday but, in the coastal town of Zarzis, teenager Ismail Challahki and others like him …

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry and his wife Meghan piled fresh criticism on the British royals in new episodes of their documentary series released on Thursday, accusing his …