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Veteran, 83, allegedly shoved onto NYC subway tracks dies from injuries; illegal migrant charged with murder

Richard Williams, an 83-year-old retired Air Force veteran, died after being randomly shoved onto NYC subway tracks by an illegal immigrant, DHS says.

ICE agent saves life of 'unresponsive' 1-year-old boy in JFK airport as panic ensues in TSA security line

A quick-thinking ICE agent saved the life of a 1-year-old boy who stopped breathing at JFK Airport by performing the Heimlich maneuver, DHS said.

Panicked travelers hear a new message from airports: Don’t get here so early

The sight of travelers suffering through long security lines at U.S. airports this week have many people showing up way before their flights.

Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Senate works into the night on funding deal

President Donald Trump says he will sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration workers.

Slain DC intern's mom urges Sheridan Gorman's family to 'fight back' after obituary olive branch

The mother of a slain D.C. intern urges Sheridan Gorman's family to "fight back" after the Loyola student was shot and killed in Chicago's Rogers Park.

Veteran, 83, allegedly shoved onto NYC subway tracks dies from injuries; illegal migrant charged with murder

Richard Williams, an 83-year-old retired Air Force veteran, died after being randomly shoved onto NYC subway tracks by an illegal immigrant, DHS says.

ICE agent saves life of 'unresponsive' 1-year-old boy in JFK airport as panic ensues in TSA security line

A quick-thinking ICE agent saved the life of a 1-year-old boy who stopped breathing at JFK Airport by performing the Heimlich maneuver, DHS said.

Around the world

Colombian military plane crash kills at least 66, head of armed forces says

A Colombian military transport plane crashed near Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, shortly after takeoff, killing at least 66 people and injuring dozens.

Authorities share update on circumstances around missing college student Jimmy Gracey's death

University of Alabama student Jimmy Gracey, 20, went missing in Barcelona during Spring Break. His body was found near a nightclub.

Over 90% of Iranian missiles intercepted, but a critical vulnerability is growing, report warns

Experts say Iran's cheap drones and missiles are depleting allied interceptor stockpiles, raising questions about long-term air defense sustainability.

NATO scrambles jets as Russia fires nearly 400 drones toward Ukraine, signaling new spring offensive

Russia launched nearly 400 drones and missiles at Ukraine, prompting Poland and Romania to scramble NATO fighter jets as strikes neared their airspace.

Costa Rica to accept 25 'third country' deportees from US every week

Costa Rica said that it would accept 25 “third party” migrants deported from the United States per week.

Trump, Starmer agree Strait of Hormuz must reopen as Middle East conflict escalates

Strait of Hormuz closure dominates a Trump-Starmer call, as Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to Iran warns of further U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure.

UNICEF says Iran war means more children will suffer in Somalia

Mothers in a displacement camp in southern Somalia struggle to keep their children alive as drought and aid disruptions deepen hunger, a crisis that now also has a link to the far-away Iran war.

Technology

The social media ban for kids is spreading. This country is the latest to plan on restrictive legislation

Austria’s governing coalition on Friday announced plans to ban social media use for children under 14, joining a string of other countries in drawing up restrictions for young people.

Yahoo turns to AI-powered answer engine Scout to lead it back to its roots in online search

Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence.

OpenAI adds plugin system to Codex to help enterprises govern AI coding agents

OpenAI has introduced a plugin system for Codex, its AI-powered software engineering platform, giving enterprise IT teams a way to package coding workflows, application integrations, and external tool configurations into versioned, installable bundles that can be distributed or blocked across develo

One-third of help-desk tickets stop work, says study

Nearly one-third of all help-desk tickets handled by large organizations are work-stoppers, according to a study from help-desk automation company Fixify, which also found Tuesday to be the busiest day of the week for help desks.

How Apple became Apple: The definitive oral history of the company’s earliest days

Before there was an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, or an Apple Watch—before there was a Macintosh or Apple II or even an Apple-1—there were a couple of kids who came of age in Silicon Valley in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Cloudflare launches Dynamic Workers for AI agent execution

Cloudflare has rolled out Dynamic Workers, an isolate-based runtime designed to run AI-generated code faster and more efficiently than traditional containers, as the company pushes lightweight, disposable execution environments as a foundation for enterprise AI applications.

Speed boost your Python programs with new lazy imports

When you import a module in Python, the module’s code must be evaluated completely before the program can proceed. For most modules, this isn’t an issue. But if a module has a long and involved startup process, it’s going to slow down the rest of your program at the point where it’s imported.

Sports News

Pirates ace Paul Skenes has nightmare opening day start vs Mets, leaves before first inning ends

NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes lasted just two-thirds of an inning on opening day, allowing five runs against the New York Mets in a start to forget.

Yankees shortstop José Caballero makes MLB history, becomes first player to use Automated Ball-Strike System

New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero made MLB history as the first player to use the Automated Ball-Strike System, losing his challenge on opening day.

Olympians react to the IOC's policy change to protect women's sports

Olympians, including Martina Navratilova and Nancy Hogshead, are responding to the IOC's decision to bar biological males from women's sports, calling it a step toward fairness.

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's mother makes heartbreaking plea to county officials after deadly house fire

Mary Lou Hamlin, mother of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, made an emotional plea for fire department funding after a deadly North Carolina house fire killed her husband.

NHL star's fiancée makes emotional return after undergoing harrowing heart transplant ordeal

Rasmus Dahlin's fiancée, Carolina Matovac,returned to a Sabres game months after suffering major heart failure and receiving a transplant in France.

Indiana coach Cignetti sends message to star transfer with pre-practice dress code lesson

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti said his staff has more work to do with its transfer class, noting he called out wide receiver Nick Marsh over gold shoes prior to spring practice.

Cam Newton views adding 18th regular-season game as 'good business,' questions how preseason games will work

Cam Newton said an NFL 18th regular-season game would further dilute preseason, calling the league's expansion push simply "good business" for the sport.

Politics News

The Latest: House speaker rejects Homeland Security funding bill passed by the Senate

House Speaker Mike Johnson has rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund Homeland Security as a ‘joke’ and plans a vote on an alternative.

ICE officers soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, Trump says

President Donald Trump says he'll order federal immigration officers to take a role soon in airport security unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Don Jr.’s shadow hangs over Trump mine fight as China retains critical minerals leverage

Trump's push for domestic mining faces contradiction as his administration defends Biden's EPA veto blocking Alaska's copper-rich Pebble mine project.

Fetterman tells far-left prosecutor to 'lighten up' after threatening to arrest ICE agents over raids

Sen. John Fetterman criticized fellow Democrats for ignoring violent crimes by illegal aliens after a Venezuelan national was charged in a Loyola student's killing last week.

Minn. lawmakers move toward repeal of César Chavez

Following allegations that the late labor leader sexually abused women and girls, state lawmakers said they would work quickly to repeal a Minnesota law honoring César Chavez.

Knives out for Fetterman as Democrats turn on one-time progressive star

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman faces Democratic backlash as Rep. Brendan Boyle calls for his ouster over his support for Mullin and voter ID stances.

Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy It aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women's sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.