Adoptions Another Facet of Life Halted by War in Ukraine
contact@hellonews.website LEEDS, Maine — The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been devastating for families of all kinds — including those who have seen their prospective adoptions put on…
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Musk Says $44-billion Twitter Deal Temporarily On Hold
Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details…
US Senator Delays $40 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine
U.S. Senator Rand Paul Thursday blocked a vote on a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, slowing U.S. efforts to quickly deliver more help to Ukraine as it battles a…
Bracing For Her Future: Baby Giraffe Fitted With Orthotic
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other —…
Meatpackers Convinced Trump Officials to Keep Plants Running During COVID Crisis, Report Says
Top U.S. meatpacking companies drafted the executive order issued by President Donald Trump in 2020 to keep meat plants running and convinced his administration to encourage workers to stay on…
'Like an Inferno:' US West Burning at Furious Pace
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. — Wildfires are on a furious pace early this year — from a California hilltop where mansions with multimillion-dollar Pacific Ocean views were torched to remote New…
Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas McCarthy, 4 Other Republican Lawmakers
WASHINGTON — A House panel issued subpoenas Thursday to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers in its probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary…
Nations Pledge Over $3B to Fight Pandemic
World leaders pledged more than $3 billion on Thursday for the global fight against the pandemic, as the United States marked a grim point in its own COVID-19 battle –…
California's Minimum Wage Projected to Rise to $15.50 Under Inflation Trigger
LOS ANGELES — California’s minimum wage will rise to $15.50 an hour for workers at all businesses, large and small, on Jan. 1, 2023, under an automatic inflation trigger built…
Illinois Predominantly Black College Closing After 157 Years
CHICAGO — A predominantly Black college in central Illinois named after Abraham Lincoln and founded the year the former president was assassinated will close this week, months after a cyberattack…
11 Dead, 31 Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A boat loaded with suspected migrants capsized north of an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico and 11 people had been confirmed dead while 31 others…
Washington Struggles to Solve Infant Formula Shortage
An infant formula shortage that began several months ago is reaching crisis proportions in the United States, as a combination of supply chain problems and a major recall are making…
Empty Chair for Myanmar in US-ASEAN Special Summit
White House — The Biden administration and ASEAN leaders have agreed to put out an empty chair to represent Myanmar’s overthrown civilian government during the two-day U.S.-ASEAN (Association of Southeast…
First Look at Black Hole in Center of Our Galaxy
An image once thought impossible becomes reality. Plus, the International Space Station has four fewer passengers. And you might have heard of the company that was trying to catch a…
US Senate Confirms Powell for Second Term as Central Bank Chief
Washington — The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell to a second term as head of the Federal Reserve, as the central bank fights to crush soaring inflation. The…