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Californian exposed to hantavirus aboard cruise ship resides in Bay Area, officials say
A Bay Area resident who was stuck on a cruise ship during a deadly hantavirus outbreak has returned to Santa Clara County and is being monitored by health officials.
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department confirmed Sunday that a county resident has returned to California after being exposed to the Andes hantavirus while on the MV ...Read more
Victims speak out against neo-Nazi leader who inspired school shooting, planned NYC poison spree
The survivors of a school shooting are speaking out against the neo-Nazi leader whose writing inspired the killer — in the hopes he’ll get a heavy sentence for trying to plan a terror attack against minority and Jewish children in New York City.
“This man manipulated a vulnerable and impressionable boy and turned him into a self-hating ...Read more
Swarm of more than 350 earthquakes slams Southern California city. What to know
A swarm of more than 350 earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 4.7 rattled Brawley in Southern California near the Salton Sea, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
The other quakes in the Saturday evening swarm ranged from magnitude 1.3 to 4.5, according to the USGS.
The swarm began with a quake at 4:14 p.m 2 miles southwest of Brawley in ...Read more
With session deadline looming, what's left for the Alaska Legislature to vote on?
Alaska legislators have less than two weeks remaining to pass the budget and their other top priorities, with a constitutional May 20 end-of-session deadline fast approaching.
Leaders in both the Senate and House say a special session, focusing on the Alaska LNG project, is possible after the conclusion of the regular session. But lawmakers are...Read more
Parents of slain Annunciation student pressure Speaker Demuth to allow gun bill to move in the House
Last September, Mike Moyski and Jackie Flavin opened their Minneapolis home’s door to the most consequential person in a crusade that, just weeks before, they did not know they’d be leading.
The cause was violence prevention, which they took up after their 10-year-old daughter, Harper, was killed in a hail of gunfire while attending a back-...Read more
Trump rejects new Iran peace offer as 'totally unacceptable'
President Donald Trump labeled Iran’s latest response to his proposal to end the 10-week conflict with the U.S. as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE” as the two sides continue to maintain a fragile ceasefire.
“I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives,’” he said in a social media post. “I don’t like it.”
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Earthquake swarm shakes Imperial County with 4.7 magnitude quake reported
A swarm of earthquakes shook Imperial County this weekend, with dozens of quakes, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.7, rattling the region around Brawley, California, south of the Salton Sea.
The most intense earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.7 shortly after midnight in the early morning Sunday, according to the United States Geological ...Read more
This Coloradan can plug his brain into a computer. He's trying to help turn science fiction into reality
ELBERT, Colo. — To say Brandon Patterson’s father wasn’t fully on board when he first brought up the idea of having electrodes implanted into his brain would be an understatement — and their family doesn’t mince words.
Brandon, 41, already relied on his dad for all of his daily needs, ranging from setting up the lift to move him from ...Read more
Meet the Seattle woman behind a national effort to end same-sex marriage
Earlier this year, a national coalition of conservatives unveiled a new campaign to turn back the clock on same-sex marriage.
In a promotional video, supporters of the “Greater Than Campaign” said they want to push the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse its landmark 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriages ...Read more
Iran offers reply to US peace plan as Hormuz crisis simmers
Iran submitted its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end 10 weeks of war as a series of incidents continues to threaten a shaky ceasefire.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported on the latest response without giving any further details, and Tehran hasn’t yet given any public indication it would accept Donald Trump’s plan...Read more
Iran makes new offer on uranium in response to US, WSJ says
Iran offered to transfer some of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to a third country in its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end 10 weeks of war, but rejected the idea of dismantling its nuclear facilities, the Wall Street Journal reported.
As a series of incidents continues to threaten a shaky ceasefire, Tehran hasn’t yet ...Read more
Chicago health department leaves millions of federal COVID dollars on the table
Throughout last year, Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to protect Chicago’s public health dollars from President Donald Trump.
But behind the scenes, his health commissioner voluntarily returned tens of millions of dollars in COVID-19 grants to the federal government months before expiration — funds that could have gone to disease surveillance ...Read more
Iran offers reply to US peace plan as Hormuz crisis simmers
Iran submitted its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end 10 weeks of war as a series of incidents continues to threaten a shaky ceasefire.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported on the latest response without giving any further details, and Tehran hasn’t yet given any public indication it would accept Donald Trump’s plan...Read more
Kidnapping of El Chapo's cartel partner hangs over US indictment of Mexican governor
The indictment is remarkable in its detail, laying out a web of corruption at the highest levels of the Mexican government.
At the center, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, is Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya, accused of allowing his state's eponymous cartel to operate with impunity after its leaders guaranteed his election by sending ...Read more
Iran offers reply to US peace plan as Hormuz crisis rages on
Iran submitted its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end 10 weeks of war, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported, without giving any further details.
Tehran hasn’t yet given any public indication it would accept President Donald Trump’s plan that stipulates Iran permits passage through the Strait of Hormuz and Washington ...Read more
Midwest pump prices are spiking at worst possible time for Trump
As gasoline prices have ratcheted higher across the U.S. due to the war in Iran, several Midwestern states have seen the steepest increases. That’s putting a strain on many of the voters Republicans need at the midterm elections in November to keep control of Congress.
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin have all borne the brunt of ...Read more
Once ridiculed, Nigel Farage is closing in on his quest to rule the UK
Nigel Farage descended from a helicopter as the sun was setting over Chelmsford City Racecourse in Essex. Wearing a blue suit, a multi-colored tie and a patriotic Union Jack pin, he was getting ready to raise a toast — champagne in hand.
The southeastern county of England had just fallen to Reform U.K., one of a host of council areas to ...Read more
Landlord of NYC building where 3 died in blaze had racked up nearly 1,000 violations
The landlord of an Inwood apartment building where three people died in a raging fire is responsible for several other apartment buildings in the city that have racked up nearly 1,000 fire and safety violations — infractions the city believes are part of a campaign to chase out rent-stabilized tenants, the Daily News has learned.
Jack Bick, ...Read more
Taiwan fears Trump will speak off-script on its fate in Beijing
A resolute Secretary of State Marco Rubio took to the White House lectern Tuesday and declared the United States, under President Trump's leadership, had launched a bold new operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, based on the principle that international waterways must remain free.
An hour later, Trump walked it all back, ending the complex...Read more
Bay Area cities crack down on RV living, pushing homeless residents across borders
People who live in cars and RVs throughout the Bay Area are moving between cities as crackdowns on street encampments ramp up, a trend that pushed Oakland officials to adopt a new policy speeding up tows over concerns the city is becoming a “destination” for displaced residents.
Advocates for homeless people and some experts are horrified ...Read more
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