Hospitals Hit by Ransomware Over Thanksgiving

Ardent Health, a major hospital operator overseeing 30 hospitals across the United States, announced Monday it had been the victim of a ransomware attack that affected ambulances and operations, Axios reported. The attack, which took place over Thanksgiving, forced a…[#item_full_content]

4 news photographers shot, wounded in southern Mexico

Unidentified assailants on Tuesday wounded four news photographers in the violence-wracked southern Mexican city of Chilpancingo, authorities said. Prosecutors in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero said all four had been taken to a hospital, but did not say whether their wounds were serious. All of the journalists appeared to work for local papers or […]

Tennessee Gov. Lee pushes for school voucher expansion, removal of income cap

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday backed a plan to expand beyond a three-county school voucher program for low-income kids by offering public money for private schooling statewide, regardless of family income. State lawmakers narrowly approved the so-called education savings accounts initiative for the three counties in 2019. It awards eligible families around $8,100 in […]

Veterans Affairs lawyer faces call to resign after mocking Israelis

A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs attorney is under investigation after posting a video to social media, mocking Israelis as they plead for the return of their hostages taken by Hamas-led terrorists. Shekeba Morrad, an appellate attorney for the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, posted a video in which […]

Former Indiana lawmaker pleads guilty to casino corruption charge

INDIANPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana lawmaker pleaded guilty Tuesday to supporting a bill favoring a casino in exchange for promises of lucrative employment. Sean Eberhart, 57, was charged with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. He had agreed to plead guilty earlier this month. The offense is punishable by a maximum sentence of five […]