WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration visas has divided his supporters. Trump, in an interview with the New York Post on Saturday, praised the use of visas to bring skilled foreign workers…… MORE
Abortions Are Up In The US. It’s A Complicated Picture As Women Turn To Pills, Travel
Even with abortion bans in place in most Republican-controlled states, the number of people obtaining them has grown slightly. That’s part of a complicated picture of the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two and a half years ago. Abortion pills are more common now. So is traveling to…… MORE
Nasty Norovirus Is Back In Full Force With US Cases Of The Stomach Virus Surging
The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States. The most recent numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported during the week of Dec. 5. Data from recent years show a maximum of…… MORE
Bloodied Ukrainian Troops Risk Losing More Hard-Won Land In Kursk To Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied by daily combat losses and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk. Some want to stay in the region at all costs. Others question the value of having gone in at all. Battles are so intense that…… MORE
Big Lots Reaches Deal To Keep Hundreds Of US Stores Open
The discount chain Big Lots has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores open. Big Lots said it will be sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, which specializes in distressed companies. Gordon Brothers will then transfer Big Lots’ stores to other retailers. Variety Wholesalers, which owns more than 400 U.S. discount stores,…… MORE