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California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
California’s largest active fire has exploded in size, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scramble to meet the danger More »
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A look at 'El Mayo' Zambada, the kingpin of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel who is now in US custody
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has eluded the reach of U.S. enforcement for decades as the top leader and co-founder of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel More »
Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senseless
Autopsy findings on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff’s deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head More »
Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages
Two former FBI officials have settled lawsuits with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy was violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages that they had sent one another that disparaged former President Donald Trump More »
Newsom orders California state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to start removing homeless encampments on state land Thursday More »
Gaza war protesters hold a 'die-in' near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris
Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu More »
Mexican kingpin's arrest likely to set off violent jockeying for power
A new era is coming for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel in the wake of the capture by U.S. authorities of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the last of the grand old Mexican drug traffickers More »
California date palm ranches reap not only fruit, but a permit to host weddings and quinceañeras
Small date palm ranch owners in Southern California’s Coachella Valley have been petitioning for permission to host special events ranging from quinceañeras to weddings on their properties More »
Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application
Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy's approval in doubt More »
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a law restricting access to both medical care for transgender youth and abortion More »
