Ancient tombs discovered in Iraq due to drought after water levels in country’s largest reservoir declined

[ad_1] Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels in the country’s largest reservoir declined, an antiquities official said Saturday. The tombs, believed to be over 2,300 years old, were unearthed at the edges of the Mosul Dam reservoir in the Khanke region of Duhok province in the country’s north. “So…

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Dr. Céline Gounder says CDC director ouster “really does affect all of us”

[ad_1] Following disagreements with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Trump administration on Wednesday said they fired CDC director Susan Monarez, although she has challenged the legality of the firing. Dr. Céline Gounder joins “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” to explain how recent firings, mass layoffs, resignations and policy changes…

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U.S. to resume “neighborhood checks” for citizenship applications as part of Trump push to heavily vet immigrants

[ad_1] The Trump administration is reinstating a long-dormant practice of conducting “neighborhood checks” to vet immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship, expanding its efforts to aggressively scrutinize immigration applications, according to a government memo obtained by CBS News. The neighborhood checks would involve on-the-ground investigations by officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that could include…

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