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California couple, Alaska nurse battle in court over critically ill newborn’s care

A California couple and an Alaska nurse are locked in a Dallas courtroom fight over who controls medical decisions for a critically ill newborn—a case that hinges on competing interpretations of a surrogacy contract worth $60,000 and questions about what happens when intended parents and their surrogate fundamentally disagree on a child's fate. The newborn, […]

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12 charged in $324K drone smuggling operation targeting Virginia prisons

A coordinated investigation has exposed how organized operations deploy drones to smuggle contraband into federal and state correctional facilities across multiple jurisdictions, revealing systemic vulnerabilities in prison security protocols. Virginia Department of Corrections officials intercepted a drone delivery at Sussex I State Prison early Monday morning, recovering an estimated $324,000 worth of contraband in a […]

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Older Americans Sitting on $12 Trillion in Home Equity

Policymakers and economists are increasingly focused on how to encourage seniors to tap into the substantial wealth locked in their homes. Americans age 65 and older collectively hold approximately $12 trillion in home equity, according to recent data. The question of whether and how these older homeowners should access that wealth has become a topic […]