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Hospital beds for the nation's sickest kids are disappearing
Hospital units dedicated to treating the nation’s sickest kids are disappearing nationwide. In the past year alone, ... Read More
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Jacksonville, Florida's, gun violence is rooted in redlining and homes built on toxic waste
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a Florida county with a startling rate of child firearm injuries, a boarded-up elementary school named for famed educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune sits in a 250-acre site once...Read more
California's wine slump is fueling a risky bet on agave
California’s vintners, struggling with a precipitous drop in wine consumption, are experimenting with making an American version of tequila.
Facing state-imposed water restrictions and an oversupply of grapes, second-...Read more
Miami Hispanic voters split over GOP, Trump -- immigration, economy the big issues
MIAMI — Mayumi Castro Fernandez voted for Donald Trump twice, but after high food and fuel prices, higher health insurance costs and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, she switched her voter registration...Read more
What's it like to care for mothers under Idaho's abortion ban? Doctors weigh in
BOISE, Idaho — About once a year, in recent years, Dr. Becky Uranga has found herself in the same high-stakes situation: The Meridian OB-GYN sees a patient whose water has broken around 20 weeks into her pregnancy.
At ...Read more
Judge orders DOJ to not threaten California election officials
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to not threaten California election officials with criminal prosecution over the handling of election ballots cast by people swept up in a crackdown on alleged noncitizen ...Read more
O.C. woman who lured puppy with food to run him over was caught on video, federal prosecutors say
An Orange County, California, woman is facing federal criminal charges after being accused of luring a pit bull puppy underneath her minivan and running it over in an incident that was caught on video.
Animal services ...Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom renames new state building after labor advocate Dolores Huerta
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State workers at the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency moved to a new building this January. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced he’s renaming the building after labor advocate ...Read more
Snowball thrower arrested for injuring NYPD cop accepts plea deal
NEW YORK — A man arrested for injuring a cop responding to a giant snowball fight in Washington Square Park accepted a plea deal, officials said Friday.
Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, pleaded guilty to harassment and agreed to ...Read more
Video shows ICE agent pointing handgun in face of North Hollywood bystander
LOS ANGELES — A federal immigration agent pulled out a handgun and pointed it just inches from the face of a bystander during an apparent operation in North Hollywood on Friday morning, according to video obtained by the...Read more
Controversial DOJ attorney takes over 'Broadview Six' case, tells judge they have not agreed to cooperate
CHICAGO — On the deadline to turn over discovery in the “Broadview Six” case, the controversial No. 3 attorney in the U.S. Justice Department instead filed a defiant brief declaring the government “has not agreed ...Read more
Boyfriend of 'SNL' writer's missing sister among two arrested on suspicion of murder
LOS ANGELES — Nearly a year after Christina Downer disappeared, her actor boyfriend was among two people arrested on suspicion of murdering her, Los Angeles police said Friday.
Downer’s brother is “Saturday Night ...Read more
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Texas shatters record for ballots cast during early voting in a midterm election
AUSTIN, Texas — Texans didn’t wait until Election Day to vote. More than 6.4 million ballots were cast through the end of the day ...Read more
Stocks slump as Wall Street gets AI wake-up call: Markets wrap
Wall Street got a reality check as a bruising selloff in technology shares fueled concern the artificial-intelligence frenzy that has powered the equity bull market might be overblown.
Disappointing tech results spurred ...Read more
'Medically frail' Medicaid enrollees won't have to prove their inability to work to keep coverage
Medicaid recipients who are disabled or have a chronic illness will not have to prove they are unable to work to be exempted from new work requirements that take effect next year, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
The ...Read more
No crab for the holidays: California's 2026 Dungeness season delayed to protect whales
SAN JOSE, Calif. — For the seventh consecutive year, California officials are delaying the Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season because of the high number of migrating humpback whales already getting ensnared by...Read more
Ex-Oakland mayor trial: Prosecutors' star witness takes the stand
OAKLAND, Calif. — Federal prosecutors’ star witness took the stand Friday in the sweeping corruption trial of ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, describing years of illicit payoffs by the city’s recycling contractor to ...Read more
Minnesota's Operation Metro Surge has scared crime victims from court, county attorney says
MINNEAPOLIS — Operation Metro Surge continues to scare crime victims from attending court, according to a new report by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, forcing prosecutors to dismiss some cases and allowing some...Read more
9th Circuit again denies Trump administration request to block 20,000 California ballots
LOS ANGELES — A federal appeals court for the second time Friday denied a Trump administration request to block 20,000 ballots from California voters the administration alleges may be noncitizens — ruling that the ...Read more
DOJ seeks grand jury indictment of Comey on defense secrets
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is actively working to secure a grand jury indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly directing the sharing of secret national defense information, a federal ...Read more
All 50 Chicago aldermen take pay raise, Mayor Brandon Johnson skips it
CHICAGO — As Chicago’s 50 aldermen scramble to balance the city’s budget, they will have one new cost to pay for: raises they gave themselves.
Every member of the City Council elected to take the 2027 pay bump, ...Read more
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