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Writer looked to topics such as computer engineering and life in a nursing home to produce richly researched booksTracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80.Kidder’s longtime publisher Random House confirmed his death in a statement on Wednesday: “Tracy’s gifts for storytelling and tireless reporting are an enduring reflection of the […]

Guatemalan nationals Angelina Lopez Jimenez and Wendy Godinez Lopez, nine, were apprehended en route to MiamiSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers targeted a mother and her child at San Francisco international airport for arrest after TSA agents tipped them off, according to a report from the New York Times.The report, which cites federal documents, adds a […]

Surcharge, spurred by oil price spikes due to the Iran war, is set to take effect on 26 April and run until January 2027The US Postal Service (USPS) plans to introduce its first-ever fuel surcharge on packages to offset rising energy costs, according to a statement.The surcharge, set at 8%, is expected to take effect on 26 April and remain in place until 17 January 2027 under the current plan. […]

Latest strike comes as part of US Southern Command’s efforts to apply ‘total systemic friction on the cartels’The US has launched another strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, killing four people, the US Southern Command said Wednesday.The command which oversees combatant operations in Latin America and the Caribbean announced on X that it had conducted a “lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations”. Continue reading...Source: […]