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8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s Far East sets off tsunami warnings in Japan, Alaska and Hawaii

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after an ...

Civil rights agency sued over handling of transgender worker discrimination complaints under Trump

The lawsuit alleges the agency halted payments to state and local civil rights agencies for investigating gender identity ...

Wife of Marine Corps veteran released from ICE custody after advocacy from GOP Senator’s office

A Marine Corps veteran’s wife has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention following advocacy ...

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced ...