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Katia Arias buzzed with hope on Friday morning as she gathered at the gates of a prison on the outskirts of Havana, waiting with other families for their loved ones to be freed in one of the biggest prison releases by the Cuban government in years. When her 20-year-old son Emilio Alejandro Leyva walked out of the doors of the detention facility with dozens of other prisoners, bags and a small release document in hand, she wrapped her arms around her son, who was detained for a robbery, for the first time in years. “It has been so difficult, but today God has give

As freed prisoners celebrate in Cuba, human rights groups demand clarity and release of protesters

Mother accused of forcing unneeded medical treatments on son, warrant says

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans an April rally to mark his first 100 days in office

Raw dairy farm recalls some cheese products as FDA investigates E. coli outbreak

A California dairy producer that health authorities have been investigating amid an ongoing outbreak of E. coli is recalling some of its raw cheese products, after initially refusing to do so. Raw Farm of Fresno, California, said Thursday it is voluntarily recalling more than a half-dozen varieties of its cheddar cheese made from raw milk. The recalled batches carry expiration dates spanning from May 2026 to September 2026. Interest in and sales of raw milk have been rising in recent years, fueled by social media and growing support from the Health Secretary Robert

OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence

Checking a bag on United Airlines now costs $10 more as jet fuel costs soar

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Tennessee eases up on its unique child support rule for restoring voting rights after a felony

A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back, including a unique requirement among states that they must have fully paid their child support costs. The Republican-supermajority Legislature approved the Democratic-sponsored change, which now lets people prove they have complied for the last year with child support orders, such as payment plans. The legislation also unties the payment of all court costs from voting rights restoration. Advocates for years have sought various c

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State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation

The US State Department on Wednesday announced a series of changes to the US foreign service test with a specific focus on eliminating alleged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” as the Trump administration attempts to reshape the diplomatic corps.In its statement announcing the changes, which also includes new curriculum for diplomats’ orientation process, the State Department called on “patriotic Americans” to apply.“Applicants will be tested on American history, foreign policy concepts, and logical reasoning, while questions intended to test alignment with ideological agendas hav

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US rescues one of two crew members from fighter jet shot down over Iran

A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, three US sources said, confirming Iranian state media reports.US forces have launched search and rescue efforts, two of the sources said. One of two crew members has been rescued and is in US custody, two of the US sources and a third source familiar told CNN. The crew member is alive and receiving medical attention.One of the US sources also confirmed the aircraft was an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet, an aircraft that can carry out air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. F-15s typically are crewed by a pilot and a weapon systems officer.Potential

A new CNN poll reveals how people mad at both parties see the midterms

Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military bases

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Hegseth tells Army chief of staff to retire immediately

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday fired the US Army chief of staff and two other generals as the Iran war continues.Hegseth told US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire immediately, a Pentagon official told CNN. He also fired two other Army generals Thursday, a US official said — the chief of chaplains, Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., and the commander of Army Transformation and Training Command, Gen. David Hodne.Hegseth’s move comes a day after President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on the Iran war. In the speech, Trump signaled the US will intensify strikes on

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Will Pam Bondi still have to testify before Congress after she was fired?

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to serve as the interim head of the Justice Department, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the past year, often taking a more public-facing role when Pam Bondi was in hot water with White House officials.Early in the administration, in fact, the White House told the now-former attorney general she could not appear on Fox News for a time amid fallout over the Justice Department’s handling of making parts of the documents related to Jeffrey Epstein public. Blanche appeared in her absence, hel

Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran

Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission

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Pooping and snacking: More on an astronaut’s daily life inside the tight Orion

The Artemis II mission crossed a crucial and historic threshold Thursday when the Orion spacecraft ignited its engine and propelled four astronauts toward the moon, setting them on a days-long slingshot trip that will reach deeper into space than any human has traveled before.The burn, as these engine firings are called, lasted for a brief 5 minutes and 50 seconds, while Orion was just 115 miles (185 kilometers) above Earth, according to NASA. But the engine firing marked the first time humans — in this case NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency as

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US fighter jet shot down over Iran, 1 of 2 crew members rescued, US sources say

Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Wisconsin mosque president detained by immigration agents

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Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure

Cuba’s government will free 2,010 prisoners in the largest such release in years, it announced Thursday, as the island buckles under increasing pressure from the Trump administration.The government decided to grant its pardon based on the inmates’ good conduct, their health status, and the nature of their “acts committed,” according to the notice in Granma, the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper.It added that the prisoners included young people, women, people above 60 years old, and foreigners. The list does not include prisoners who committed crimes such as murder, homicide

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NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

NASA released the very first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon.The stunning pictures were taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman using his Personal Computing Device — a tablet that includes a camera — and they are both views of Earth.The first one was described by NASA mission control at Johnson Space Center in Houston as a “reminder that no matter how far we go, we are still one world, watching, hoping and reaching higher.” As the sun set behind Earth, auroras were visible to the top right and bottom left of the pl