One of the new cheetah cubs born in Virginia. (Courtesy Smithsonian’s National Zoo) Four new cheetah cubs are in need of names after their mother, Echo, gave birth to the litter back on April 8. You can watch the cheetah cubs — three boys and a girl — on the cheetah cub cam, and also vote for their names. The cubs live at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. There are only a few days remaining in the vote. The winning names will be announced on May 27. Right now, voters can choose among eight possible names, including:
Female names
Iambe
Vivace
Amabala
Male names
Jabari
Hasani
Tolbo
Phoenix
Erindi
See a video below of the cheetahs’ first exam with the institute’s veterinarians.
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Fentanyl seizures plummet as Trump administration shifts focus to immigration
WASHINGTON — Fentanyl seizures decreased by 39% during the first year of the second Trump administration after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shifted the Department of Homeland Security’s criminal investigations arm to conducting immigration enforcement, according to a report government investigators published Friday.
Agents with Homeland Security Investigations, a subagency of DHS’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reported an “all hands-on deck” environment toward immigration enforcement began in January 2025, according to the DHS Office of Inspector General report.
“With ICE dedicating more staff hours to immigration investigations, staffing hours for fentanyl investigations declined,” the report said.
The report found that the hours dedicated to fentanyl investigations for fiscal 2025 declined by more than 250,000 hours, or 31%, compared to fiscal 2024.
