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The fight against destructive wildfires tearing through North Carolina and South Carolina is being significantly hampered by Hurricane Helene’s lingering devastation, officials revealed, calling the situation “an absolute travesty.” Adding to fire-related concerns in the region, South Carolina continues to address the large Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge fires burning over 6,100 acres. The wildfires have prompted Gov. Henry McMaster to issue a … Read more

A Michigan resident died after contracting rabies following an organ transplant. gpointstudio – stock.adobe.com A Michigan resident died of rabies contracted from an organ they were donated, state health officials said Thursday. The unidentified patient died in January, a month after getting the transplant at a hospital in Ohio, Lynn Sutfin, a spokesperson for Michigan’s … Read more

WASHINGTON — A Senate Republican launched an investigation Thursday into American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) over its “alleged ties to Hamas” and its funding of anti-Israel protest groups on US college campuses — including at Columbia University. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced the investigation at the top … Read more

Gregg Keyes, 63, suffers enduring pain from a pressure wound that worsened while he was a resident at Napoli in the Desert, a congregate living health facility in Palmdale. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. A Times investigation reveals troubling blind spots in … Read more

President Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House on March 20. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press) Federal officials have launched an investigation of the California Department of Education for withholding from parents information about changes to their child’s gender identity, setting … Read more

Tourists walk on the Giftun Island beach as the sun sets over the Red Sea in Hurghada, Egypt. (Hassan Ammar / Associated Press) Six people died and nine others were injured after a tourist submarine sank in the popular Egyptian Red Sea destination of Hurghada, two municipal officials said Thursday. They were speaking on condition … Read more