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A board member at TikTok’s parent company said that a deal to save the app from disappearing in the United States will be done soon. Despite the messy legal landscape, both the US and China appear to show interest in dialogue to keep the app available for America’s 170 million users.
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President Donald Trump is dispatching around 1,500 troops to the US-Mexico border to follow through on a promise to crack down on illegal immigration. The move comes just days after the Trump administration asked the military to be prepared to deploy up to 10,000 active duty troops immediately, setting off a scramble inside the Pentagon. In an Oval Office interview on Wednesday, Trump also told Fox News he “might have to” cut funding to so-called sanctuary cities if they do not comply with his immigration orders. Meanwhile, the House voted on Wednesday to pass the Laken Riley Act, a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, handing an early legislative win to Trump and congressional Republicans.
One student has died and another was injured in a shooting Wednesday at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Authorities said a 17-year-old male student armed with a pistol fired multiple shots in the school’s cafeteria, killing a 16-year-old female student. The shooter killed himself after the attack. Police are investigating whether the victims were directly targeted or struck by random gunfire. Wednesday’s tragedy was the first school shooting to occur in the US this year, based on CNN’s school shooting database parameters. There were 83 incidents in 2024, the most of any year CNN has tracked.
A new fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has prompted thousands of evacuations. The Hughes fire in Castaic — impacting both Los Angeles and Ventura counties — had burned more than 10,000 acres and is 14% contained as of early today, according to Cal Fire. No structures have been reported damaged or destroyed but the fire threat remains critical in the region. The unincorporated community of Castaic is about 15 miles northwest of the city of Santa Clarita and borders the Angeles National Forest. Approximately 31,000 residents in the area are under evacuation orders, while 23,000 are under evacuation warnings.
Video shows aerial view of fast-moving Hughes Fire in Castaic
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Icy roads are creating treacherous conditions across the Gulf Coast after a massive winter storm on Tuesday dumped historic snow on several states. The storm and its brutal cold impacted 1,500 miles of the Deep South, killing at least 11 people and causing widespread travel disruptions, including stranded motorists and thousands of canceled flights. The heavy snowfall is over, but the cold is sticking around and keeping slippery conditions in place. Many cities are asking residents to avoid driving as the sun melts snow that then refreezes, increasing the danger on roadways.
Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand today as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality. The landmark bill marks a momentous win for the LGBTQ+ community, which has fought for more than a decade for the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples. Under the legislation, passed by Thailand’s parliament and endorsed by the king last year, same-sex couples are now able to register their marriages with full legal, financial, and medical rights, as well as adoption and inheritance rights.
Why some Instagram users aren’t able to unfollow Trump and JD Vance
Some social media users, including celebrities, are posting complaints that Meta won’t let them unfollow President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and first lady Melania Trump on Instagram. Here’s what we know.
There’s a steep fee to climb Mount Everest
Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35% to $15,000, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade.
Trash or treasure?
A marble statue believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said.
Feeling bored has a purpose. Here are 5 things to know about boredom
Many try to avoid boredom, but it serves a purpose. A neuroscientist explains why people get bored and how to turn boredom into motivation.
This animal is bouncing back from the brink of extinction
Animal conservationists in Australia have launched an initiative to bring back miniature kangaroo lookalikes.
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That’s around how many species of fish live in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef. However, a new study has found that record ocean heat and coral bleaching have reached “catastrophic levels,” disrupting most fish communities in the area.
“It’s a miracle that I’m here.”
— Emme Bellucci, a 12-year-old who was hospitalized for months after she was prescribed the powerful antibiotic widely known as Bactrim. The medication, often used to treat severe acne, is prescribed to an estimated 3 million people in the US each year but can also cause rare, dangerous reactions, researchers say.
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These athletes are dragon boat racing. But they’re not on water
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These athletes are dragon boat racing — but not on water
Hundreds of athletes from around the world raced their dragon boats across frigid ice in a bid to claim the Ice Dragon Boat Championship in China. Watch the video here.
