Rene Compean’s picture of his soot-streaked legs mobilized SoCal hiking community and saved his life
Click here for updates on this story PALMDALE, California (KCAL/KCBS) — It was a picture of a man’s soot-streaked…
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State sends downtown El Paso historic district proposal to feds for consideration
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Historical Commission has forwarded a nomination to the National Park Service for a downtown El Paso historic district,…
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Biden calls gun violence ‘a national embarrassment’ and order flags to half-staff after another mass shooting
President Joe Biden deemed the recent spate of mass shooting a “national embarrassment” on Friday, hours after he ordered flags to be…
Continue Reading Bill would repeal law banning objects hanging from rearview mirror, an issue in Daunte Wright’s case
Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — A bill introduced Thursday in the Minnesota…
Continue Reading ‘Unacceptable and unconscionable’: Democrats slam Biden for initial decision not to raise refugee cap
Prominent Democratic lawmakers and top progressives expressed outrage and disappointment on Friday in response to news that President Joe Biden would…
Continue Reading Biden uses meeting with Japanese Prime Minister to emphasize new focus on China
President Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday for his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader as he…
Continue Reading Biden made the right call on Afghanistan
President Biden has weighed the risks and considered the political and personal implications. He has listened carefully to the advice of the military…
Continue Reading Armed robbery, car chases, gunfire: 2 CA men arrested after multi-city crime spree
Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — Two Stockton men are in jail in connection to a…
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Daunte Wright’s mother says ‘justice isn’t even a word to me’ as ex-officer makes court appearance
The family of Daunte Wright — the Black motorist shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt last weekend —…
Continue Reading Trans Advocates Warn Legislators: ‘Kids Are Going to Die’
Click here for updates on this story Gender Infinity’s Andrea Segovia discusses the dangerous impact of the anti-trans…
Continue Reading Heavy metal guitarist with ties to Oath Keepers is first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty
A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Friday to two crimes related to the US Capitol insurrection, making him the…
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El aumento del nivel del mar está afectando más rápidamente en las zonas costeras pobladas, según un estudio
(CNN) — Las comunidades costeras están experimentando un aumento del nivel del mar cuatro veces peor que el aumento global del agua, según un…
Continue Reading Police pull German Shepherd named ‘Booger’ from pickup’s undercarriage
Click here for updates on this story ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — A German Shepherd named Booger is safe thanks to…
Continue Reading 4-year-old accidentally swallows dime, which leads to doctors finding cancerous tumor
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Miracles come in all shapes and sizes. But for 4-year-old…
Continue Reading Unique Bilingual Newspaper Focuses on Bay Area Chinese Americans
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A longtime journalist who got laid off from a newspaper…
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Department of Defense will re-allocate Moderna doses to overseas bases following Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause
The Department of Defense Covid-19 task force plans to re-allocate doses of the Moderna vaccine to overseas US military bases to make up for Johnson…
Continue Reading Second body recovered as search continues for 11 still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana coast
The US Coast Guard said Friday that a second body was recovered from the water near a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week several miles…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court’s key Second Amendment opinion and what might come next
America’s latest barrage of mass shootings, including the murder of eight people in Indianapolis Thursday night, has renewed attention on the…
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San Antonio police officer wounded and 2 dead after shooting during traffic stop
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Two people are dead and police officer was wounded after a traffic stop Friday ended in gunfire, according to the San…
Continue Reading Police ID suspected gunman at Indianapolis FedEx facility where 8 died as 19-year-old former employee
Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere” at a FedEx Ground facility near…
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GM and LG announce another $2.3 billion EV battery plant
General Motors and LG plan to build a new $2.3 billion plant to build batteries for electric vehicles, a key step toward the US automaker’s…
Continue Reading DÃa de la Tierra: asà surgió la celebración que convoca a millones de personas cada año
(CNN) — Millones de personas celebran cada 22 de abril el DÃa de la Tierra. Encuentra aquà un vistazo a su historia. El DÃa de la Tierra se…
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After blowback from allies, Biden will move to lift Trump-era refugee caps next month
WASHINGTON, DC — Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House says President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s…
Continue Reading ‘Unacceptable and unconscionable’: Democrats outraged and disappointed that Biden won’t raise refugee cap
Prominent Democratic lawmakers and top progressives expressed outrage and disappointment on Friday in response to the news that President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Florida passes bill to crack down on riots, but critics warn it threatens peaceful protest
The Florida legislature passed legislation that its backers say aims to crack down on riots and property damage, but the bill’s opponents argue…
Continue Reading Students ‘disgusted’ by transgender bans
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — The Associated Students of the University of…
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Authorities were warned about FedEx suspect Brandon Hole’s potential for violence, sources say
The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was a former employee there and, according to law enforcement sources, known…
Continue Reading GBI investigating inmate death from medical emergency that occurred at Gwinnett County jail Friday morning
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A Dacula man who had been an…
Continue Reading Gaetz does damage control, telling GOP colleagues he’s been treated unfairly
Rep. Matt Gaetz, facing a scandal that threatens to end his career, is privately telling his colleagues that he has been treated unfairly while at…
Continue Reading AG Garland ends restrictions on consent decrees, aims to hold troubled police departments accountable
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that the Justice Department is rescinding a Trump-era memo that limited the use of consent…
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