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Trump is promising deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. What is it?

Former President Donald Trump says if reelected, he will invoke a centuries-old law to expedite the removal of undocumented immigrants. Can he? Here's what to know about the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Two years after Dobbs; militants attack in southern Russia

Deadly attacks reported in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan. Abortions are up two years since the Supreme Court revoked federal abortion protections.

U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Adam Schiff, left, and Republican Steve Garvey, participate in a debate in Glendale on Oct. 8, 2024.

Garvey, Schiff clash on abortion, guns and Trump in only one-on-one debate

In their only TV face-off before Election Day, U.S. Senate contenders Steve Garvey and Adam Schiff also tussle over immigration and other issues.

Ants treat certain leg injuries with lifesaving amputations

Medical amputation isn't a uniquely human form of medicine, it turns out. Some ant species will cut off the limbs of injured buddies when it's necessary to save them.

Trash and other debris blog storm drain pipes that carry contaminated water to the Tijuana River, Aug. 9, 2023.

Officials respond to alarms of toxic gasses from Tijuana River Valley

Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Nora Vargas said residents should not be concerned.

Union workers picket near the entrance to an AT&T facility in Miami, Fla. CWA members on on strike after union negotiators alleged that AT&T management engaged in unfair labor practices during contract negotiations.

17,000 AT&T workers have been on strike for three weeks. Here's why.

AT&T workers are on strike across the south. Their union says the company refuses to bargain on a new contract with higher wages and healthcare benefits.

A table with Narcan Nasal spray is organized at a press conference, Jan. 23, 2023.

To fight Tijuana's fentanyl crisis, San Diegans smuggle naloxone into Mexico

Here in San Diego, life-saving medicines like naloxone have helped reduce the number of fatal fentanyl overdoses. But Mexico's restrictive drug policies make the medicine almost impossible to get in Tijuana.

When Australia's black flying foxes are well-fed, they tend to be healthy. A lack of food stresses the bats — and stress causes them to shed, or release, viruses into the environment.

How do we halt the next pandemic? Be kind to critters like bats, says a new paper

A team of scientists argue that new vaccines and treatments wouldn't be critical if humans could figure out how to stop viruses from spilling over from animals in the first place.

Chenedy Wiles, 27, poses for a portrait at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Chicago, Ill. Wiles took a 23andMe test over the summer and got her results in September. While she finds the data breach concerning, “so much of our data is already out there,” she said.

23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all its DNA data?

The once-hot Silicon Valley startup has seen its stock’s value decline 99% and is struggling to survive. That has put the spotlight on the genetic data it has on 15 million people.

Alex Morgan, the generational soccer star who helped lead the U.S. to two FIFA Women's World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal, announced on social media that she will retire.

Alex Morgan, the face of American soccer for a generation, says she will retire

Morgan led the U.S. to two FIFA Women's World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal. At age 35, she has now bid farewell to a career that she said was "more than I could have ever dreamed of."

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