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Navy is retiring the last of its storied cruisers. To San Diego veterans, they were 'the pinnacle of naval power'
SAN DIEGO — Falling in love can happen in a snap. Dave Hatzenbuehler knows this from the way he responded nearly a half-... Read More
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Florida has executed 9 people this year. What to know about the record
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed orders to execute more inmates in one year than any other governor in state history.
Edward Zakrzewski, 60, died at Florida State Prison on July 31, marking the state�...Read more
New $55 million University of Minnesota institute will pursue secrets to youthful aging
The University of Minnesota is investing millions in a quest to understand aging and why some people feel and look much younger or older than their birth dates suggest.
When it opens next summer, the University’s ...Read more
Kratom faces increasing scrutiny from states and the feds
For years, state lawmakers have taken the lead on regulating kratom — the controversial herbal supplement used for pain relief, anxiety and opioid withdrawal symptoms. Some states have banned it entirely. Others have ...Read more
Immigration agent fires shots at vehicle with people inside in San Bernardino operation
San Bernardino, California, police responded to what they described as "an officer-involved shooting" involving federal immigration officers Saturday morning.
When police officers responded to the area of Acacia Avenue ...Read more
Hurricane Erin, at Category 4, tracking north of Bahamas; two disturbances arise in Atlantic
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin, after strengthening into a Category 5 storm early Saturday, only a day after becoming a hurricane, saw its classification drop to a Category 4 on Saturday night.
NOAA Hurricane ...Read more
COVID-19 surges nationwide with highest rates in Southwest as students return to school
COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation — according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week. Meanwhile, Los Angeles ...Read more
Sierra Club in turmoil after board fires executive director
The Sierra Club, one of the nation’s oldest and most prominent nonprofit environmental groups, was thrown into upheaval this week after its executive director was fired.
In an email to staff Monday, Sierra Club ...Read more
Erin becomes a 'catastrophic' Category 5 hurricane tracking north of Bahamas; 2 disturbances arise in Atlantic
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm on Saturday only a day after becoming a hurricane and was forecast to continue intensifying for at least several hours.
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After short reprieve, heat and fire weather to return in SoCal
As cooler, wetter weather helps southern and central California fire crews contain a handful of blazes burning in the region, the National Weather Service warns it likely won’t last.
Starting Monday, the weather service...Read more
Vaccine-limiting legislation has for years passed through Georgia Legislature
ATLANTA — Investigators working to understand the motive of the man who shot 500 bullets at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week have uncovered his history of distrust toward vaccines, blaming the ...Read more
Dan Tana, founder of eponymous LA restaurant known for celebrity clientele, dead at 90
LOS ANGELES — Dan Tana, the restaurateur whose eponymous Santa Monica Boulevard eatery has for decades been a Hollywood hotspot — one with dishes named for celebrities who are liable to be there on any given night — ...Read more
Vandals lob bags of dog poop at LA-area LGBTQ youth center, officials say
LOS ANGELES — For the past several months, volunteers and community members arriving at the Mi SELA youth center in the city of Bell have encountered a putrid smell.
The source? Bags of discarded dog feces.
The center ...Read more
Judge freezes Beto O'Rourke's ability to send money, property outside of Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Democratic activist Beto O’Rourke and his non-profit Powered by People are no longer allowed to send money out of Texas, a Tarrant County judge ruled on Friday.
Judge Megan Fahey of the 348th ...Read more
Thai lawmakers pass $117 billion budget to revive economy
Thailand’s lower house of parliament passed a 3.78 trillion baht ($117 billion) annual budget, needed to support a fragile economy that’s at risk from issues ranging from the effect of higher U.S. tariffs to a downturn...Read more
West Virginia Guard to join Trump's crackdown on crime in DC
WASHINGTON — West Virginia is sending several hundred National Guard troops to Washington to bolster the federal deployment that President Donald Trump has ordered in his effort to reduce crime in the nation’s capital....Read more
Air Canada attendants strike leads to canceled flights across US
A strike by thousands of Air Canada flight attendants caused travel chaos and hundreds of flight cancellations across the U.S. on Saturday.
The Canadian government quickly stepped in Saturday morning, shutting down the ...Read more
Hurricane Erin becomes a 'catastrophic' Category 5, tracking north of Bahamas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm on Saturday only a day after becoming a hurricane and was forecast to continue intensifying for at least several hours.
NOAA Hurricane...Read more
Trump's push for peace shifts to Zelenskyy in Oval Office again
WASHINGTON — The fate of Donald Trump’s push to stop the fighting in Ukraine will be tested again as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to respond to the U.S. president’s shifting demands following mixed signals from the ...Read more
Meta allowed AI bots on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp to have 'sensual' and 'romantic' chats with kids
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Disgusting. Sickening. Unacceptable. Reprehensible.
Those are descriptions from federal politicians and child-safety advocates of the “sensual” and “romantic” chats Meta allowed its artificial...Read more
Early lead exposure could result in memory issues later in life
PITTSBURGH — A new study has found that people who lived in areas with high levels of leaded gasoline emissions in the 1960s and '70s are more likely to report memory problems today — a finding that researchers say ...Read more
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