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'I live in constant fear': Fraternity suspended after UC Davis student alleges hazing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sean Tran, a first-year UC Davis student, began to blossom as he threw himself into campus culture. He experienced college life with a core group of friends and loved his environmental sciences ...Read more
Several dozen ships lost propulsion in Maryland waters before Key Bridge collapse: 'You're basically just drifting'
BALTIMORE — After delivering a load of sugar to the Domino refinery in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor two winters ago, a 567-foot bulk carrier departed for Georgia but didn’t get very far before experiencing engine trouble...Read more
Editorial: Joe Biden should commit to presidential debates
Joe Biden famously ran a basement campaign during his successful 2020 presidential bid. But he emerged to participate in two debates with his opponent, Donald Trump. Will he agree to share the stage this fall? He’d ...Read more
Commentary: Is Arizona's abortion ban a return to the 19th century? No, it's actually worse
Arizona’s Supreme Court opened a new front in the war on women’s reproductive rights last week when it resurrected an obscure 1864 law that bans abortion in almost all cases. Critics of the ruling say the court has ...Read more
Editorial: No debate about it: A fitting end to the ridiculous impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
The 49 Senate Republicans spent Wednesday afternoon furiously sputtering that they weren’t allowed to debate if Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, duly and formally impeached by the House, should be ...Read more
Solving the puzzle: Autism diagnosis often takes longer for girls, whose symptoms can differ from boys'
SAN DIEGO -- Donning one of her favorite unicorn-themed nightgowns and perched comfortably in an extra large beanbag chair, Alyssa Tracy watches videos on her tablet.
It’s a quiet, early April morning at the Lakeside, ...Read more
Vulnerable Florida patients scramble after abrupt Medicaid termination
TAMPA, Fla. – Esther JeanBart leaned over her son’s wheelchair, caressing his face and trying to make him giggle. Gianni JeanBart was under the weather, but still his eyes rolled toward her and his mouth widened, ...Read more
Supreme Court tackles homelessness crisis. What that means for California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is poised to hear its most important case ever on the homelessness crisis, and to decide whether cities in California and the West may enforce laws against camping on sidewalks or other ...Read more
Commentary: Health care is not a top issue in 2024. COVID-19 explains why
In a striking departure from recent voting and polling trends, health care has tumbled to the 16th most important problem facing Americans today, according to new Gallup data.
At first glance, this shift is bewildering, ...Read more
Israel launches missile strikes on Iran, US officials say
Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Iran less than a week after Tehran’s rocket and drone barrage, according to two U.S. officials, but Iranian media appeared to downplay the incident in the hours that followed the ...Read more
Pennsylvania House Democrats take step toward expelling state Rep. Kevin Boyle
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A top House Democratic leader took a first step Thursday toward expelling State Rep. Kevin Boyle from the state House, as the lawmaker faces criminal charges and his family says he’s suffering from a ...Read more
It's taken 100 scientists two years to rename airborne viruses after COVID-19 mistakes
Airborne viruses will be called “pathogens that transmit through the air” under new terminology the World Health Organization hopes will end a scientific rift that hampered the early response to COVID-19.
After two ...Read more
Blasts heard near air base in Iran's Isfahan, news agency reports
An explosion was heard early Friday in Iran’s central city of Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, citing local sources.
The cause of the blast is unknown, according to the report. An Iranian army air ...Read more
Full jury selected for Trump hush money trial
NEW YORK — The 12 New Yorkers who will decide whether or not Donald Trump is a felon before this year’s presidential election were seated during a dramatic day of proceedings Thursday, leaving the court to find five ...Read more
Gov. Jared Polis signs bill sending $24 million to Colorado schools seeing influx of immigrant students
DENVER — Colorado will distribute $24 million in one-time funding to public school districts and charter schools impacted by the unprecedented influx of immigrant students who arrived after the annual October headcount ...Read more
Harry Styles' stalker gets prison sentence, decade-long concert ban
The stalker who allegedly sent Harry Styles 8,000 cards in less than a month is headed in one direction — to jail.
The Hendon Magistrates’ Court in London on Tuesday sentenced Myra Carvalho to 14 weeks imprisonment ...Read more
Karen Read murder case still 4 jurors short of ready for trial
BOSTON — Attorneys on Thursday selected two more in the third batch of potential jurors in the white-hot Karen Read murder case at Norfolk Superior Court, but didn’t get enough for trial and will have to interview at ...Read more
Democratic National Convention organizers leaning on locals to handle possible migrant surge in August
CHICAGO — Anticipating Chicago will see a surge of buses bearing migrants from the southern border ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August, organizers say they’re relying on Mayor Brandon Johnson and ...Read more
ks-NEV-REPRODUCTIVE-FREEDOM // Nevada Supreme Court rules reproductive freedom petition can move forward
A petition to protect reproductive freedoms in the Nevada Constitution can advance to the November ballot, the State Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Justices determined the District Court made errors in an earlier ruling ...Read more
NYPD arrests students, clears Columbia University campus of pro-Palestinian protest encampment
NEW YORK — NYPD officers arrested more than 100 Columbia University students Thursday after groups protesting the war in Gaza refused to take down a two-day encampment zone.
Hundreds of cops flooded the campus at the ...Read more
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