A young girl named Ofelia Torres was battling a serious illness while her dad faced detention by federal immigration agents. Her story first reached the public eye when her father, Ruben Torres Maldonado, was taken into custody at a Home Depot in Niles. At that time Ofelia had paused her cance
Gallup, the famous pollster that started measuring how people feel about presidents back in 1938, said on February 11 it would stop tracking these scores. The change marks a shift in what the company wants to study, according to its own statement. The idea of polling presidents began when George Ga
Southern California is gearing up for a big weather event that could bring heavy rain, flooding, and dangerous waves to the coast. A strong storm system is expected to hit the region over the weekend, with the most intense impacts occurring from Sunday into Monday. The weather forecast starts off
The city of el‑Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region became the scene of a brutal assault that left more than six thousand people dead over just three days, according to a United Nations investigation. The attack was carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied Janjaweed militia, who ove
Russia claims it is striking Ukraine’s energy sites as payback for attacks on its own civilians. But the reality looks very different. The Russian defence ministry said a big attack on February 3 was a “response” to what it called terrorist strikes by Kyiv. That statement follows a pattern
Police in Tucson carried out a big operation last Friday night after the 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her home on February 1. The sheriff’s office said a man was stopped near a Culver’s parking lot, handcuffed and later released. He had been involved in a traffic stop that was linked to a
The Colorado River, a lifeline for millions, has once again stalled negotiations among the seven western states that rely on it. Arizona, California and Nevada have urged their counterparts in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming to make more concessions after missing a critical deadline for the s
The Canadian women’s hockey team won a decisive 5‑1 victory over Germany in the quarterfinals of the Milan Cortina Games, sending them to the semifinals. Captain Marie‑Philip Poulin, who had been sidelined by a knee injury, re‑entered the lineup and scored a power‑play goal that matched her Olymp
The movie that first hit theaters on February 14, 1991, is now thirty‑five years old. That film, a landmark in psychological horror, has recently sparked debate among its creators about how it handled a character linked to transgender themes. One actor, who portrayed the infamous serial killer, s
Heart disease tops the list of causes of death in the U. S. , yet many problems that lead to it can be stopped with everyday choices. Doctors say that even people who run in their family history can change their outlook on heart health by adopting a few smart habits. One of the biggest changes is w
