Today is Friday, May 16th. We're talking about a military buildup on the U.S.-Mexico border

and another air traffic control outage, this time out west. Also, we'll tell you about a major

step forward in personalized medicine that could one day be used to treat millions of people.

Plus, the biggest retailer yet to raise prices because of tariffs, a historic discovery

made at Harvard Law School, and the WNBA is back

and bigger than ever as the NBA gets closer to the finals. Those stories and even more news

to know coming up. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in around 10 minutes.

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much

for being here. You're ready? Let's do this. The U.S.-Mexico border could soon become even

more crowded with military personnel. Reports say the Homeland Security Department asked for more

than 20,000 National Guard members

to help with the immigration crackdown. It's still not clear exactly where the forces would go,

which states would contribute, and who would pay for the mission. But no matter what, it would be a

big change in strategy for the U.S., which usually leaves the border to law enforcement agencies.

Things are changing now since President

Trump signed an order describing border threats as an invasion, and with that, justifying a military

response. Just last month, Trump signed another order to let the U.S. military take control of the

strip of public land along the border that goes through California, New Mexico, and Arizona.

The U.S. military is present on the border in other ways, too.

It's dispatched spy planes, surveillance drones, helicopters,

and even two Navy warships to watch the borders and coasts around the clock.

Plus, thousands of active-duty combat troops and armored striker combat vehicles have already arrived.

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