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Could a Common Asthma Drug Curb Drinking?

A medication designed to treat asthma showed no benefit over fake pills in helping most people reduce alcohol consumption. However, UCLA scientists found it helped women drink less during a recent clinical trial. Researchers gave 102 adults with serious drinking problems either ibudilast or a placebo twice daily for three months. Results published in JAMA Network Open revealed the respiratory drug worked no better than dummy pills for the full group. Still, women taking the real medication saw greater decreases in daily alcohol intake. Lara Ray, a UCLA psychology professor who led the s

Study uncovers lasting brain changes during and after pregnancy

Newsom unveils new tool to combat deadly California heat

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California's safety net grows stronger with 339 new officer graduates

Three major California agencies have bolstered their ranks with 339 newly trained public safety personnel, marking a substantial expansion of the state’s emergency response and law enforcement capabilities. The recent graduates include firefighting supervisors, correctional officers, and highway patrol personnel who completed their respective training programs before deployment to communities across California. Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the new officers during graduation ceremonies, emphasizing their commitment to public service. “Thank you for answering the call to serve our g

Millions face credit score hits — will you be next?

Scientists just solved the mystery of why some streets are deadly hot

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Will the No Tax on Tips Act bring real relief for servers and bartenders?

Under President Donald Trump’s administration, the Senate unanimously passed the No Tax on Tips Act on May 20, 2025. The legislation would exempt up to $25,000 in tips from federal income tax for eligible workers, with some limitations. To qualify for the tax deduction, workers must have earned less than $160,000 for the 2024-2025 tax year. If the bill becomes a law, this limit will be indexed for inflation. Bill S.129, introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz in January, creates a federal income tax deduction for workers in occupations that traditionally receive tips. Individuals working as

Is This Freedom? Aging Elephants Relocated, Not Released

It’s all in the genes! Scientists explain why men are taller than women

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Georgia's experience raises red flags for Medicaid work requirement moving through Congress

Georgia’s experiment with a work requirement for Medicaid offers a test of a similar mandate Republicans in Congress want to implement nationally, and advocates say the results so far should serve as a warning. Just days shy of its two-year anniversary, the Georgia Medicaid program is providing health coverage to about 7,500 low-income residents, up from 4,300 in the first year, but far fewer than the estimated 240,000 people who could qualify. The state had predicted at least 25,000 enrollees in the first year and nearly 50,000 in the second year. Applicants and

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Trump says border czar should arrest California Governor Newsom

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would support the arrest of California Governor Gavin Newsom over possible obstruction of his administration's immigration enforcement measures, amid protests in the state.Trump border czar Tom Homan threatened on Saturday to arrest anyone who obstructed enforcement efforts in the state, including Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Both sharply criticized the Republican president's deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles."I would do it if I were Tom. I think it's great. Gavin likes the publicity but I think it would be a great thin

A break in the trade clouds lifted consumers’ spirits in May

Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids

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First on CNN: More than 12,000 Harvard alumni unite to support university legal challenge

Thousands of Harvard University alumni have signed on to a legal message of support for their alma mater, CNN has learned, an unprecedented effort to back the school as it challenges the Trump administration’s decision to halt more than $2.2 billion in federal funding.More than 12,000 Harvard alumni – from the class of 1950 to the just-graduated class of 2025 – added their signatures to an amicus brief, a legal document sent by a third party to a lawsuit offering the court additional information about the case. The brief, first reported by CNN, was submitted to the court on Monday.The si

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Abrego Garcia’s attorneys still want Trump administration officials held in contempt

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys are pushing to keep a civil case against the Trump administration alive so they can seek sanctions against officials for allegedly violating orders to return him from El Salvador, where he was wrongly deported earlier this year.After the government returned Abrego Garcia to the US on Friday to face federal criminal charges in Tennessee, Justice Department attorneys told US District Judge Paula Xinis that she should pause all deadlines in the civil case while they readied a formal request for her to drop the matter entirely. His return, they argued, rendered t

As DC welcomes the world for Pride, marchers spotlight rollbacks of LGBTQ rights in US

Inside the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard to California

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Putin promised to make Ukraine pay for its airbase attacks. What does he have left?

For more than three years, Russia has used its fleet of bombers to rain hellfire on Ukraine. On June 1, Kyiv responded by going after those bombers.The operation, codenamed “Spiderweb,” was 18 months in the making. Dozens of hidden drones emerged from trucks parked in Russia, racing to airfields thousands of miles from Ukraine and destroying at least 12 bombers.Although the operation was a huge boost for Ukrainian morale, many in the country braced for Moscow’s retaliation. Their fears sharpened when Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday that

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Canada vows to meet NATO defense budget target early, US welcomes news

Canada, under pressure to spend more on its military, vowed on Monday to boost funding for the armed forces and hit NATO's 2% military spending target this fiscal year, five years earlier than promised.Prime Minister Mark Carney also said Canada was likely in future to devote a greater percentage of GDP on defense, given the need to replace outdated equipment and reduce its heavy reliance on Washington."Now is the time to act with urgency, force, and determination," Carney said in a speech in Toronto, reiterating promises to work more closely with Europe's defense industry.The United Sta

US reports the arrest of another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

US seeking 'handshake' on rare earths from China, White House aide says

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Low turnout thwarts Italian referendums, deals blow to opposition

Low voter turnout on Monday sank Italian opposition referendum proposals to ease citizenship laws and tighten job protection rules, with senior figures in the coalition of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni saying the outcome boosted the government.Near-final data from polling stations in Italy showed only around 30% of eligible voters had cast their ballots at the end of two days of voting, far short of the 50% plus one of the electorate needed to make the vote legally binding.The outcome - which will be final once votes from Italians living abroad are counted - is a blow for the coalition of

'Day of the Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86

Frederick Forsyth, the British author of “The Day of the Jackal" and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said Monday. He was 86. Jonathan Lloyd, his agent, said Forsyth died at home early Monday surrounded by his family. “We mourn the passing of one of the world’s greatest thriller writers," Lloyd said. Born in Kent, in southern England, in 1938, Forsyth served as a Royal Air Force pilot before becoming a foreign correspondent. He covered the attempted assassination of French President Charles de Gaull