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Demonstrators gather Friday outside a courthouse in Baltimore before a hearing regarding access to Social Security data by Elon Musk’s White House team. (Stephanie Scarbrough / Associated Press) In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit … Read more

Opioid overdose deaths have plummeted for addicts in a revolutionary treatment program on Staten Island, a new study shows — as officials look to expand it to help save more lives. There were two fatal overdoses of 612 people participating in the “Hotspotting” program compared to 14 deaths for 1,089 addicts not engaged, according to … Read more

Ladies, it’s time to suit up. It’s shaping up to be the year of the women’s power suit, as the masculine look takes over femme fashion from the runway to the red carpet — with everyone from Rihanna to first lady Melania Trump flaunting their figures in dude-centric duds. NYC-based custom suit tailor Melissa Watson Ellis … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX was able to bring American astronauts stranded on the ISS back home. Fox News Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth after being stuck on the International Space Station for nine months.  For their return, thank Elon Musk and SpaceX — and for the catastrophic delay, blame Biden-era dysfunction.  … Read more

Nipsey Hussle, left, and Eugene “Big U” Henley at an event in Atlanta in December 2018. (Prince Williams / Getty Images) Eugene “Big U” Henley, a Crips leader who helped launch Nipsey Hussle’s career and was dubbed rap’s “godfather,” has been accused of murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion and fraud, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. As … Read more

A rockslide has closed a portion of Route 140 between the communities of Briceburg and El Portal. The slide was caused by wet weather in the narrow canyon. (Caltrans) After several recent rains, a main highway into Yosemite National Park is closed indefinitely due to a rockslide, state officials said. About a two-mile stretch of … Read more

Conservative lawmakers in Illinois are sounding the alarm about a bill that could drastically change homeschooling rules in the Prairie State. The Homeschool Act, also known as HB2827, would mandate homeschooling parents to fill out a “homeschool declaration form” that would essentially register them in their nearest public school district. The children of parents who don’t fill out the … Read more

In an undated image from video, teenager Nicholas Prosper holds a plank of wood as a mock gun, pretending to shoot people. (Bedfordshire Police / AP) A 19-year-old British man who shot and killed his mother and two younger siblings and who wanted to carry out a high-profile school shooting has been told he will … Read more

San Jose, CA, is cracking down on “vanlords,” whom city officials say are “bad actors” charging the homeless to live in dilapidated, nonworking vans. “This is a problem that flies under the radar, but my office has heard directly from residents about exploitative vanlords taking advantage of desperate renters searching for affordable housing,” Councilmember David Cohen tells Realtor.com. … Read more

U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft F-35 performs aerobatic maneuvers on the third day of the Aero India 2025, a biennial event, at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, last month. (Aijaz Rahi / Associated Press) Questions are mounting in Canada and in Europe over whether big-ticket purchases of high-end U.S. weaponry, such as the F-35 … Read more