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Thousands of California foster children at risk of losing their homes
Nearly 10,000 children in California’s foster care system are at risk of losing their homes over insurance. There are about 45,000 kids total in California’s foster system and more than 1 in 5 of them live in group homes supported by nonprofit foster family agencies, or FFAs. Most often, FFAs care for children considered high-risk,… -
Virus known to paralyze kids spreading across the US
A respiratory virus that can paralyze children, much like polio, is spreading in the U.S., wastewater samples show. The virus – an enterovirus called EV-D68 – is known to affect the nervous system, causing severe weakness in the arms and legs called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), especially in children. Wastewater samples from across the country… -
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail in racketeering, sex trafficking case
Rapper and hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail and will remain in custody as he faces serious charges, including sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Authorities said Combs will be held by himself at a “special housing unit” in a detention center in Brooklyn. In a federal… -
Trump, Harris use assassination attempt to highlight policy proposals
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris commented on this past weekend’s apparent assassination attempt during campaign events on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Trump was back on the campaign trail, holding his first event since the incident at his golf club in Florida. During a town hall in Flint, Michigan, Trump told Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee… -
Hezbollah blames Israel for deadly pager explosions
Hezbollah is blaming Israel after pagers used by the militant group exploded killing at least nine people and injuring thousands. And former President Donald Trump holds his first campaign event since the second apparent assassination attempt on his life. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Hezbollah blames Israel… -
Toxic chemicals entering the human body through food packaging
It’s long been known chemicals can seep into food when it’s made, packaged, processed and stored, but a new study shows just how many of those chemicals make their way into the human body. Researchers from multiple countries came together to study 14,000 chemicals known to be used in food packaging. They found 3,601 of… -
Americans lose confidence college is worth it, skilled trades on the rise
As more Americans lose confidence that a college degree is actually worth it, a new study points to some potentially good news for the post-secondary schools. The number of high school graduates who chose to enroll in college held steady from 2022 to 2023, and both years were a big improvement over enrollment numbers during… -
Amazon ending remote work starting next year
Amazon is ending remote work almost five years after the COVID-19 pandemic swept and ravaged the nation, as well as the world, and led to many people working from their homes. Starting next year, corporate employees will be required to be back in the office five days a week. This is the latest update to Amazon’s rules regarding remote work.… -
‘All good’: Final text messages from doomed Titan submersible revealed
Tuesday, Sept. 17, is day two of the Coast Guard’s hearing into the Titan submersible implosion that killed all five people on board. Monday, Sept. 16, we learned one of the last messages sent from the doomed vessel, indicated there were no concerns. It read “all good here.” That text message sent from the Titan to its support ship,… -
Suspect in Trump apparent assassination attempt went undetected for 12 hours
New details emerge on the suspect in the second apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, including how long he went undetected near the former president’s golf club. And Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been arrested on federal charges. We have the latest on what’s ahead for the hip hop mogul. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates… -
Texas hospitals to start asking immigrants about their legal status
Texas is joining Florida in its quest to identify undocumented immigrants living in the state. In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis put into a place a law requiring hospitals to ask whether a patient was in the U.S. legally. Now, Texas is following suit. Hospitals in the Lone Star State will start asking patients the same… -
NORAD intercepts Russian aircraft near Alaska 4 times in 1 week
Russian military aircraft have been intercepted flying near Alaska four times over the last week, according to the North American Aerospace Defense command (NORAD). It comes as there seems to be an uptick in activity as tensions grow between the U.S. and Russia. NORAD says on all four occasions, the Russian aircraft stayed in international… -
US Coast Guard hearing into deadly Titan submersible implosion begins
The first hearing in the U.S. Coast Guard’s investigation into the deadly implosion of the Titan submersible is Monday, Sept. 16. Former employees of OceanGate are expected to testify. The company was behind the experimental submersible that imploded while on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean in June 2023, killing all five people…